poorly valentini puffer
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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.
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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chan-t
- Puffer Fry
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Re: poorly valentini puffer
Your probably right Bertie. I will keep an eye on him. He's not done it in the last 24 hours and is being a lot calmer. Thank you for the advice I'm trying to do the move as soon as I can but we are having issues with house hunting.
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Pufferpunk
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Re: poorly valentini puffer
Your puffer is stressed because of the overstocking issue, period. We have offered a solution for your problem. IDK how I can assist you further, if you insist everything is "fine". I've been in this hobby for 40 years, wrote countless articles on puffers & other species, yet you know better.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Stratters
- Green Spotted Puffer
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Re: poorly valentini puffer
Please listen to them, you won't get better advice anywhere else, and they put the health and happiness of their fish first. Surely, the most important thing is that your fish ALL live the longest, happiest, healthiest lives they possibly can. They don't ask to be our fish, and our duty to them is to provide the absolute best environment.
Listen, learn, open your mind.
Listen, learn, open your mind.
Never trust big puffers. The fingers you save may be your own. RTR
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eieio
- Mbu Puffer
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The Congo Puffer:
"olivia"
and.......
The DP:
"cream puff"
RIP cream puff :-( - Location (country): U.S.A.
- Location: Prescott, Arizona
Re: poorly valentini puffer
even with fresh food, water & fresh air, how long do you think you would be OK locked in a 5ft x 10ft closet with 6 other people?
"I plan ahead. That way, I don't have to do anything right now!"
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Stratters
- Green Spotted Puffer
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Re: poorly valentini puffer
20 minutes, tops, then I'd be feeling stabby
Never trust big puffers. The fingers you save may be your own. RTR
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eieio
- Mbu Puffer
- Posts: 1033
- Joined: Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:34 am
- My Puffers: *
The Congo Puffer:
"olivia"
and.......
The DP:
"cream puff"
RIP cream puff :-( - Location (country): U.S.A.
- Location: Prescott, Arizona
Re: poorly valentini puffer
exactlyStratters wrote:20 minutes, tops, then I'd be feeling stabby
"I plan ahead. That way, I don't have to do anything right now!"
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bertie 83
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Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
- Location: brighton , england
Re: poorly valentini puffer
LolStratters wrote:20 minutes, tops, then I'd be feeling stabby
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Stratters
- Green Spotted Puffer
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- Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:21 pm
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- Location (country): Louth, England
Re: poorly valentini puffer
I'm not overly fond of people, I infinitely prefer Pig's company, or the cats/dogs/whatever baby birds I have in. Right now I have 2 baby pigeons and a highly demanding starling. They're still nicer than people. My tolerance time is probably slightly off whack. I'd rather talk to the dinner crabs tbh.
Never trust big puffers. The fingers you save may be your own. RTR
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bertie 83
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- Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:28 pm
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- My Puffers: lineatus R.I.P, South American puffer. Valentini puffer, porcupine puffer.
Non puffer
Danios, Tetras, Redtail Rasporas,
Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
- Location: brighton , england
Re: poorly valentini puffer
I guess you work in retail? After a few years in retail humans are less appealing lolStratters wrote:I'm not overly fond of people, I infinitely prefer Pig's company, or the cats/dogs/whatever baby birds I have in. Right now I have 2 baby pigeons and a highly demanding starling. They're still nicer than people. My tolerance time is probably slightly off whack. I'd rather talk to the dinner crabs tbh.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Stratters
- Green Spotted Puffer
- Posts: 423
- Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:21 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Piggy, a Hairy Puffer
- Location (country): Louth, England
Re: poorly valentini puffer
Lol no, I actually rehabilitate wildlife, baby birds specifically, although I do get the odd hedgehog. I used to be a PA up in London, probably that's where I get my disillusionment from
Never trust big puffers. The fingers you save may be your own. RTR