hope it helps
newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
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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.
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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.
Re: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
Hmm my mbu also does that...hes just stays still and stares at hes reflection at the side glass, occasionally he will try to 'peck' at it..maybe i will try to cover up my side walls..
hope it helps
hope it helps
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matt willis
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Re: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
success !!!!!!!!!!
thank god for the towel puff has just eaten 5 mussels and a cockle in the shell
thank god for the towel puff has just eaten 5 mussels and a cockle in the shell
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matt willis
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Re: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
i would suggest you give it a try for sure, since ive put that towel on the end he hasnt sat and looked at himself once,his colour is good, he is swimming all over the place and he ate 5 mussels one cockle and 2 prawnsshagy382 wrote:Hmm my mbu also does that...hes just stays still and stares at hes reflection at the side glass, occasionally he will try to 'peck' at it..maybe i will try to cover up my side walls..
hope it helps
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jongrover
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Re: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
What is a towel puff?
My Puffer won't eat or swim. All water levels safe 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 5ppm nitrates, 79F water temp, SG 1.007, pH 7.6, He is turning black and will not move from the bottom was very helathy just 2 days ago and has rapidly deteorated in just a few hours.. How did you get yours to start eating again? Did you use medicine or just change the food?
My Puffer won't eat or swim. All water levels safe 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 5ppm nitrates, 79F water temp, SG 1.007, pH 7.6, He is turning black and will not move from the bottom was very helathy just 2 days ago and has rapidly deteorated in just a few hours.. How did you get yours to start eating again? Did you use medicine or just change the food?
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RTR
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Re: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
I would suggest getting a liquid based test kit. Test strips are not reliable.
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Re: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
when we bought our mbu, it sulked for a good 2 weeks eating only a tiny amount of food if at all, until he decided that eating was a better option and could he have some more..NOW!Pufferpunk wrote:I wouldn't add any chemicals like that. Water changes are the best way to remove nitrate. Add Prime to dechlor. My fahaka was moved from a 55g into a 125g & sulked, not eating, for 3 weeks.
Longest 2 weeks of my life...trying to wean children is much easier...
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But puffers are a girl`s best friend.
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Re: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
I still want to know what a towel puff is?!
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: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
a missing full stop/period I think.
is how I'd have writen it.thank god for the towel. puff has just eaten 5 mussels and a cockle in the shell
A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
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But puffers are a girl`s best friend.
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Re: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
Lol towel puff. Normally it's my punctuation that causes confusion lol
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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RTR
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Re: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
I want a towel puffer... Are they like Hammacher'd top-of-the-line towels and last forever but are quite pricey? We decided to be self-indulgent when the kids were out of the house and bought a set. Later we used them as special gifts and were accused of extreme decadence, but they do last forever and are guaranteed. The originals are still in daily used. I want a puffer like that. 
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Re: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
Do they inflate as a safety/floatation device? I would love to have one of those. lol
WARNING: Puffers are mischievous little blimps with enchanting powers. You may not be content with having just one.
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RTR
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Re: newly rehomrd puffer wont eat and sits on the bottom
LOL! Probably not, as a puffer's only "safe" inflation is with water.
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