Very sad time, Sorry for your loss JimFletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
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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.
Read this before posting!!
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.
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
Very sad time, Sorry for your loss JimThe passage of time won't make you wise,but mistakes can. If you seek wisdom ------ try to use other peoples mistakes. 
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
Very sad time, Sorry for your loss JimThe passage of time won't make you wise,but mistakes can. If you seek wisdom ------ try to use other peoples mistakes. Woodbutcher
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
Sorry for your loss 
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
i'm so very sorry for the loss of your little friend...
my heart hurts for you.....
my heart hurts for you.....
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
Sorry for your loss.
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
Did your best.
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
Thanks everyone, it was rather heart breaking. I ran bleach through her old tank and then drained it, so I'm sitting here looking at an empty tank
I buried her in a little plastic blue box in the window well. We're going to make a 'Fletcher Memorial Home' for her.
I miss my little girl.....
I buried her in a little plastic blue box in the window well. We're going to make a 'Fletcher Memorial Home' for her.
I miss my little girl.....
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
Awww..What are you going to do with the tank?
Use it as a sump for the 80gallon?
I would maybe put the dp's in there. They would be happy.
Use it as a sump for the 80gallon?
I would maybe put the dp's in there. They would be happy.
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
Yeah, I plan to move my DPs over there. Maybe get one or two more.
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
I would get maybe one more.
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
Cyanide? How would that happen?edmlfc1 wrote:I wonder if she was caught with cyanide, that might explain what's wrong with her.
I don't know much about it but don't it take a few weeks for side effects?
Hoping she get's better, keep us posted.
Sorry about Fletcher. It's awful not knowing what to do.
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
Hi,
I'm very very sorry you lost your little puffer. I felt very sad reading all the postings. But I wanted to tell you that I have two GSP's in a brackish tank. They seem fine, but every once in a while, I catch one of them on the bottom, with their tail curled around and the first time we seen it doing that, we thought it was going to die. But I've seen that one doing that a couple of times already, the last time I was bringing food and as soon as I put the bloodworm in the water, it came up from the bottom and started swimming as if nothing were wrong. I honestly don't know what it is. What you described sounded alot like what my one GSP does, although it's not skinny and not sunken in looking, on the contrary these were very fat little puffers when I got them and they are still fat!
I know it doesn't help you, as you've lost your loved puffer, but I just thought I'd let you know that mine are doing something similar to what yours was doing -- for what it's worth.
Kind Regards,
Suz
I'm very very sorry you lost your little puffer. I felt very sad reading all the postings. But I wanted to tell you that I have two GSP's in a brackish tank. They seem fine, but every once in a while, I catch one of them on the bottom, with their tail curled around and the first time we seen it doing that, we thought it was going to die. But I've seen that one doing that a couple of times already, the last time I was bringing food and as soon as I put the bloodworm in the water, it came up from the bottom and started swimming as if nothing were wrong. I honestly don't know what it is. What you described sounded alot like what my one GSP does, although it's not skinny and not sunken in looking, on the contrary these were very fat little puffers when I got them and they are still fat!
I know it doesn't help you, as you've lost your loved puffer, but I just thought I'd let you know that mine are doing something similar to what yours was doing -- for what it's worth.
Kind Regards,
Suz
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Re: Fletcher is in bad shape, and I don't know why :'(
This is typical behaviour for Pufferfish when they are in an agitated state.schismy007 wrote:They seem fine, but every once in a while, I catch one of them on the bottom, with their tail curled around and the first time we seen it doing that, we thought it was going to die. But I've seen that one doing that a couple of times already, the last time I was bringing food and as soon as I put the bloodworm in the water, it came up from the bottom and started swimming as if nothing were wrong. I honestly don't know what it is.
Can be hostility, feeding time or just insecurity.
No health issues at all, just a Pufferfish doing what Pufferfish does.
It issues a warning, and is ready to either attack or flee.
You might want to observe the tank "after dark" in order to spot potential hostility between the two GSPs.
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