I do not know what the problem is. I just finished using Jungle Parasite tank buddies for internal and external parasites. I followed the instructions and did 2 treatments.
he is currently in a qt 10 gallon tank he has been in there for 1 week now. he is normally with his friend in a 90 gallon tank.
amonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrates about 10-20 most likely less. was light color than match chart.
salinity 1.005
exactly 79 degrees
same for qt and 90 gal
sole inhabitant in the 10 gallon with plastic plants
no changes to the aquarium in the last week or more
he gets fed once a day either blood worms, snails crushed, shrimp, or mussel. (i skip a day once a week like the guide says)
any help would be great.
thanks in advance
GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
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Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
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Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
i dont know much about this, but it looks to me like hes still got IP's. Did you soak his food in the treatment? Im sure I read somewhere that you are meant to soak the food in the treatment so that the fish swallows it? (could be wrong)
Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
I used these ones http://www.junglelabs.com/pages/details.asp?item=TB636 it said do not soak food in the medicine for it.
i just dropped it in and it fizzed.
maybe i should try a different ip medicine? one that you soak the food in?
i just dropped it in and it fizzed.
maybe i should try a different ip medicine? one that you soak the food in?
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Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
Try Gel Tek for IP. Just soak the food in it for 30 minutes with some water and then feed it to your puffer.
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Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
I'd add garlic to that soak.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
I had to treat a GSP once and it was a couple of days after the last treatment before he started eating again...so maybe that's what's happening with yours?
Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
I got the gel tek for internal parasites. do i just follow the insutrctions on the bottle or do you guys use more for better treatment? also how do you mix in garlic with it and how long do you soak the food for? 3-4 hours?
Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
he is now not swimming much , he hovers around falling to one side and doinf full body flips. mostly he is just sinking : [
Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
but why does his skin color turn more bright? it use to be pail before he started flipping and sinking
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Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
Sorry to say, I rarely see a puffer come back at this point. Have you tested the water parameters lately?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
yes i dipped the stick in like 2 hours ago and tested amonia
amonia = 0
nitrites - 0
nitrates are like 10
he is still floating around? so there is nothing I can do for him?
amonia = 0
nitrites - 0
nitrates are like 10
he is still floating around? so there is nothing I can do for him?
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Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
Not unless you want to try force-feeding.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
how do you do that?Pufferpunk wrote:Not unless you want to try force-feeding.
Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
i put him down with clove oil he couldnt move anymore
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Re: GSP Will not Eat and keeps getting skinnier
I had to do the same thing recenlty and know it is a very hard thing to do. Sorry for your loss.