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Re: F8 not doing great.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:06 pm
by sgtmyers88
Earthworms? No fish could pass up such a offering.
Re: F8 not doing great.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:49 pm
by purplecandle
Tried the garlic, no luck. Left to go to Lowes for some paint. Came back, he was belly up.
I tested the water after he died, and it was still good. 0,0, 5. So I figure he was not dead long. I really thought that after I treated for IPs he would come around...but he never did. I just knew this was gonna happen, but it was worth a try anyway.
On the plus side, I did enjoy him while he was here. I am definitely an f8 fan. Can't wait to own a healthy one and see their true personality.
Re: F8 not doing great.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:57 pm
by *GSP*Fan*
purplecandle wrote:Tried the garlic, no luck. Left to go to Lowes for some paint. Came back, he was belly up.
I tested the water after he died, and it was still good. 0,0, 5. So I figure he was not dead long. I really thought that after I treated for IPs he would come around...but he never did. I just knew this was gonna happen, but it was worth a try anyway.
On the plus side, I did enjoy him while he was here. I am definitely an f8 fan. Can't wait to own a healthy one and see their true personality.
Oh no!
Sounds like you did all you could, hate to hear he didn't make it.
Re: F8 not doing great.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 10:21 pm
by Pufferpunk
I'm so sorry... you did your best.
Re: F8 not doing great.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:34 pm
by sgtmyers88
Ugh!
Re: F8 not doing great.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:26 pm
by purplecandle
Thanks for the kind words. It is a real bummer to lose a puff...especially when I tried everything. It is like as soon as I made the post..He just took a turn for the worst.
Re: F8 not doing great.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:54 am
by bertie 83
Sorry you lost him, you did all you could
Re: F8 not doing great.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:19 am
by RTR
F-8s are still my favorite puffer. Their activity and personality are far larger than their physical size. But not all wild-caught fish can be saved in captivity. We have to accept that some we simply cannot save. We have accept that some parasites and secondary toxicities from them are going to be fatal. Successfully adapted wild-caught fish do live in captivity far longer than their wild kin and are to me high-personality pets.
Re: F8 not doing great.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:51 am
by purplecandle
RTR wrote:F-8s are still my favorite puffer. Their activity and personality are far larger than their physical size. But not all wild-caught fish can be saved in captivity. We have to accept that some we simply cannot save. We have accept that some parasites and secondary toxicities from them are going to be fatal. Successfully adapted wild-caught fish do live in captivity far longer than their wild kin and are to me high-personality pets.
I can't wait to see the big personality of a healthy f8. I plan to get another but next time I will get it from a better source. A local lfs will order me one and he will order more than one so I can hopefully pick a more healthy one.
I know that not all puffers can be saved, but I still feel bad about losing this one.