Puffer Died last Night

[Biggpuff]

My Puffer died last night and i don't know why. He was acting like he was blocked up and he did not eat his fish from the morning so i put in some epsom salt to help him pass this. He went to the bathroom its was stuff that i had never seen before come out of him it was like golden eggs. And then this morning when i woke up he was dead. He had a couple of bulges on the side of his stomach like his insides ruptured. I have had him for about a year and he is about 13" long. If anyone knows what might have happend or what i did wrong i would love to know.

[bigfatfish]

Sounds like he had internal parasites. What sort of puffer?

[Biggpuff]

he was a fahaka puffer we have been feeding him feeder fish and mussels.

[lesleyanndunn]

does sound like IP's
feeder fish arent meant to be fed, can carry parasites, and would needed a more varied diet than mussels.

[Pufferpunk]

My guess is the diet of feeders killed him:
library/feeding/feeders/

[Biggpuff]

we ordered a bigger tank for him last week, we should have it in a couple days so we are just going to get another fahaka, I was going to feed him blood worms for awhile till he gets older do you have any other suggestions? Thank you all for your input it really helps.

[DarkStorm]

earth worms blood worms .market shrimp, squid, mussels, clams anything at supermarket fahakas are healthy eaters and easy to keep food stocked without ever visiting a fish store.im so sorry for your loss I hope your next fairs better

[Pufferpunk]

Puffers need a varied diet. Check out the feeding articles in our Library.