GSP what happened?
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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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muggles915
- Puffer Fry
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- My Puffers: I have 3 cute GSPs. My three Nemos. :-) The live in a 30 Gal tank with a Danio, a Guppy , a Harlequin and a rubber lipped Pleco.
- Location: Glendale Heights, USA
GSP what happened?
Not sure how this happened but before the missing of the top..it was a slight brownish color. I have been treating the tank with "Melafix" once a day for three days now. "Nemo" ate yesterday but nothing today. I feel so awful. Is there anything I can do more to help him or is he doomed? Any tips or help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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manutius
- Former Staff Member
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- My Puffers: RIP Clooney the Mbu :(
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Re: GSP what happened?
Is there another fish in there? Maybe the top was bitten off? Failing that it could have been damaged on some sharp rocks/gravel or filter intake is quite common.
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muggles915
- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:37 am
- My Puffers: I have 3 cute GSPs. My three Nemos. :-) The live in a 30 Gal tank with a Danio, a Guppy , a Harlequin and a rubber lipped Pleco.
- Location: Glendale Heights, USA
Re: GSP what happened?
thanks for your reply. 
I have some danios in there and a pleco. two weeks ago I bought a Mono fish and after 12 days I returned the Mono because it seemed that the Mono was intimidated by "Nemo" my puffer. That same day I noticed that part of the lip of the puffer was missing and then part of his tooth also. Could they have been in a fight? Maybe. Well, Nemo is still alive this morning and I am going to treat the tank a third time with Melafix, which is a Tea Tree Oil solution. Before that though I am changing the water 25 - 35%. Have you had something like that happening to you or has anyone else ever seen this before? Thanks a bunch friends.
I have some danios in there and a pleco. two weeks ago I bought a Mono fish and after 12 days I returned the Mono because it seemed that the Mono was intimidated by "Nemo" my puffer. That same day I noticed that part of the lip of the puffer was missing and then part of his tooth also. Could they have been in a fight? Maybe. Well, Nemo is still alive this morning and I am going to treat the tank a third time with Melafix, which is a Tea Tree Oil solution. Before that though I am changing the water 25 - 35%. Have you had something like that happening to you or has anyone else ever seen this before? Thanks a bunch friends.
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manutius
- Former Staff Member
- Posts: 1316
- Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:49 pm
- My Puffers: RIP Clooney the Mbu :(
- Location: Southend essex, UK
- Contact:
Re: GSP what happened?
If you say the tooth id broken too I think maybe the poor little fella has broken it on a bit of rock and the skin/lip may have become infected. Treating with melafix is good but you should consider keeping the puffer on its own. Are you aware that GSP are high brackish water fish. the current fish you have will not be able to tolerate those water conditions