Jackie,
So sorry to hear about Puffy. You definitely gave Puffy a good life and went above the average hobbyist in trying to help him. May he be upright again.
Again so sorry. A big hug is being sent your way.
Emergent advice for traumatized puffer!
Forum rules
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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Rouge
- Puffer Fry
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- My Puffers: Precocious "PUFFY" Arothron Reticularis {deceased},
two dwarf puffers. - Location: Minneapolis
Re: Emergent advice for traumatized puffer!
Dear Kelly and Pufferpunk . . .
One last entry simply to thank you for your final messages.
I have a few really nice photographs I will send you when my friend can assist me.
I will notify you.
God's Blessings and my warmest wishes to everyone connected to The Puffer Forum.
Jackie and "Puffy"
One last entry simply to thank you for your final messages.
I have a few really nice photographs I will send you when my friend can assist me.
I will notify you.
God's Blessings and my warmest wishes to everyone connected to The Puffer Forum.
Jackie and "Puffy"
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OraLacerta
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- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Tetraodon biocellatus.
RIP: C. travancoricus, Chilomycterus schoepfi. Canthigaster jactator. - Location (country): USA
- Location: USA
Re: Emergent advice for traumatized puffer!
I am so, so sad to read that your Puffy did not make it. Please do come back to us if and when you decide to try a puffer again; we will be more than happy to assist you if that day comes.
-Michelle
Prevent unnecessary deaths due to disease- quarantine ALL new additions at least 4 weeks in a separate tank before adding to your main display tank!
Puffers: Hindenburg the Figure Eight, 75gallon Brackish
Prevent unnecessary deaths due to disease- quarantine ALL new additions at least 4 weeks in a separate tank before adding to your main display tank!
Puffers: Hindenburg the Figure Eight, 75gallon Brackish
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Rouge
- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 28
- Joined: Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:54 pm
- My Puffers: Precocious "PUFFY" Arothron Reticularis {deceased},
two dwarf puffers. - Location: Minneapolis
Re: Emergent advice for traumatized puffer!
Michelle . . .
Such a sweet message, thank you. I see that you, too, have lost a puffy. I love your photo OraLacerta with wings . . .
Should I decide to try another puffer I will definitely contact you. I noted your information on the quarantine.
I see you have three puffers, you must have one in each kind of water. Puffy loved being the "only" fish. Early on we tried a few that were supposed to be suitable tankmates, however, sooner or later the Puff got them. In the very end I had the two blue damsels but they were just to clean the tank floor. Puffy was not well enough to bother them and close to the end I saw them lingering too close to Puffy and had them removed.
Again, thank you for your caring message.
Jackie
Such a sweet message, thank you. I see that you, too, have lost a puffy. I love your photo OraLacerta with wings . . .
Should I decide to try another puffer I will definitely contact you. I noted your information on the quarantine.
I see you have three puffers, you must have one in each kind of water. Puffy loved being the "only" fish. Early on we tried a few that were supposed to be suitable tankmates, however, sooner or later the Puff got them. In the very end I had the two blue damsels but they were just to clean the tank floor. Puffy was not well enough to bother them and close to the end I saw them lingering too close to Puffy and had them removed.
Again, thank you for your caring message.
Jackie