She was always a weak fish, I guess she just wasn't meant to live.Zelda Passed Away. :(
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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.
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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beautifullybrooke
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Zelda Passed Away. :(
Hey everyone, I am sad to announce that Zelda passed away this morning. It was a great surprise to me because she was alert and happy yesterday. When I woke up she was swimming around slowly and seemed very weak. She was so weak that she couldn't swim away from the suction of the filter and got stuck to it, I had to get her unstuck. Link was completely fine though and still is, so it wasn't anything with the water. I removed Zelda and put her in my "Hospital Tank" hoping that maybe Link was stressing her out and she just needed to chill for a while. But she died soon after. She was always a weak fish, I guess she just wasn't meant to live.
She was always a weak fish, I guess she just wasn't meant to live.-
xrayjeeper83
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Re: Zelda Passed Away. :(
awww sorry to hear that
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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bertie 83
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Re: Zelda Passed Away. :(
Sorry to hear this
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: Zelda Passed Away. :(
I'm short to hear that.
To be on the safe side for Link, could you answer the questions in red? If she had a disease, Link could be carrying it. Have you treated their food for IP's?
To be on the safe side for Link, could you answer the questions in red? If she had a disease, Link could be carrying it. Have you treated their food for IP's?
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Dodsy
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Re: Zelda Passed Away. :(
im sorry to hear this 
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beautifullybrooke
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High Fin Tetra's: Mario and Luigi
Betta: Vegeta
Golden Mystery Snail: Garry
Six Ghost Shrimp: Fry, Scampi, Butterfly, Grill, Kabob, and Alfredo. - Location (country): The United States of America, Ringgold, Georgia
Re: Zelda Passed Away. :(
1) pH: 7.4
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 10
Salinity: 1.015
Temperature: 76 F
2) The tank is 55 gallons. There was Zelda, another GSP Link, and about 4 ghost shrimp that have been there for months.
3) I feed my puffers pest snails I have bred from petco snails a while back. They sometimes nibble or even eat the flakes I put in for the shrimp. I feed them on a daily basis since they are still about an inch and a half long.
4) The only changes I've made in the past week is Monday I did a 50% water change. Nothing new to the puffs. They are used to it.
5) I set up this larger aquarium for them about 4 months ago, and cycled it using the fish-less cycling process described on this forum.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 10
Salinity: 1.015
Temperature: 76 F
2) The tank is 55 gallons. There was Zelda, another GSP Link, and about 4 ghost shrimp that have been there for months.
3) I feed my puffers pest snails I have bred from petco snails a while back. They sometimes nibble or even eat the flakes I put in for the shrimp. I feed them on a daily basis since they are still about an inch and a half long.
4) The only changes I've made in the past week is Monday I did a 50% water change. Nothing new to the puffs. They are used to it.
5) I set up this larger aquarium for them about 4 months ago, and cycled it using the fish-less cycling process described on this forum.
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bertie 83
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Re: Zelda Passed Away. :(
Sounds like it was just bad luck. Link will be just fine in this 55 by himself, he will be spoilt
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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beautifullybrooke
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High Fin Tetra's: Mario and Luigi
Betta: Vegeta
Golden Mystery Snail: Garry
Six Ghost Shrimp: Fry, Scampi, Butterfly, Grill, Kabob, and Alfredo. - Location (country): The United States of America, Ringgold, Georgia
Re: Zelda Passed Away. :(
That's what I think too. And although I am sad about Zelda passing, I am happy for Link, there will be lots of room for him to grow and be happy.
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sevenyearnight
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Re: Zelda Passed Away. :(
Have you treated Link for IP's?
Because they pretty much all come with them, the puffer in your avatar has a little but of a flat tummy.
If you haven't yet, soak his food in medication. Get Jungle Fizz Tabs Parasite Clear, break off a piece of the tab and drop it in smallish container, and put a small amount of tank water in it, enough to cover the food you intend to soak. Add the tabs and some pressed or chopped garlic or garlic extract. Allow the food to marinade in the solution for about an hour. Feed him like this 3 -7 days.
So sorry you lost Zelda
Because they pretty much all come with them, the puffer in your avatar has a little but of a flat tummy.
If you haven't yet, soak his food in medication. Get Jungle Fizz Tabs Parasite Clear, break off a piece of the tab and drop it in smallish container, and put a small amount of tank water in it, enough to cover the food you intend to soak. Add the tabs and some pressed or chopped garlic or garlic extract. Allow the food to marinade in the solution for about an hour. Feed him like this 3 -7 days.
So sorry you lost Zelda
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beautifullybrooke
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Other fish:
Rainbow Shark: Spyro
Upside Down Catfish: Yoda
High Fin Tetra's: Mario and Luigi
Betta: Vegeta
Golden Mystery Snail: Garry
Six Ghost Shrimp: Fry, Scampi, Butterfly, Grill, Kabob, and Alfredo. - Location (country): The United States of America, Ringgold, Georgia
Re: Zelda Passed Away. :(
I will do that. The picture in my avatar is Link, but he was skinny when I got him, he is super fat now!
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Re: Zelda Passed Away. :(
What is IP?
Hi, My name is Jen and I am a OPCD addict, Obsessive Puffer Compulsive Disorder
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Nuclear_Glitter
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Re: Zelda Passed Away. :(
internal parasitesjenrkit84 wrote:What is IP?
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