I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
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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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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
Sorry you lost Filbert. It's crazy how fast you fall in love with these little guys.
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
Sorry man... I know how it feels to lose a prized puffer
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
I'm so sorry for your loss Spock .
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
Sorry about your loss.
Have you considered taking the body to the vet to find out what happened?
Have you considered taking the body to the vet to find out what happened?
i'm busy thinking of ways to remember what i was going to say
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
Thanks everyone
I'm sure none of the local vets would have but I did think about doing it myself. I have a pretty good stomach when it comes to such things being raised on a farm. Somehow I couldn't bring myself to do it. When I was a kid I saw most of my sheep either get sent away to auction or my grandparents kill them themselves and cut them up for meat but I couldn't bring myself to check out Filbert. I guess that shows how much my fishes mean to me, and I don't think of them as food!
I'm sure none of the local vets would have but I did think about doing it myself. I have a pretty good stomach when it comes to such things being raised on a farm. Somehow I couldn't bring myself to do it. When I was a kid I saw most of my sheep either get sent away to auction or my grandparents kill them themselves and cut them up for meat but I couldn't bring myself to check out Filbert. I guess that shows how much my fishes mean to me, and I don't think of them as food!
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
I was just going to post that you should cut him open & look around. I had a suvattii that dies for seemingly no reason after having him for 6 weeks. After I cut him open, I saw a yellow hard-as-rock liver & even with my limited medical knowladge, I knew he died of liver disease.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
I wish I could have done it, it would have been way too difficult for me. Maybe if had a strong drink before hand, lol...Pufferpunk wrote:I was just going to post that you should cut him open & look around. I had a suvattii that dies for seemingly no reason after having him for 6 weeks. After I cut him open, I saw a yellow hard-as-rock liver & even with my limited medical knowladge, I knew he died of liver disease.
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
awww im sorry spock i couldnt cut open my puffer either though....maybe my guppies but not dumpsters
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
aww he was a cute little guy. *hugs*
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
Sorry for your loss.
My first "guess" with the rapid respirations and rapid progression would be parasitic infection/infestation of the gills - possibly velvet.
Was this puffer quarantined?
My first "guess" with the rapid respirations and rapid progression would be parasitic infection/infestation of the gills - possibly velvet.
Was this puffer quarantined?
Kelly
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
No he wasn't QTed. Yes, I know I should have and yes I bought a qt tank for future uses.
I think it could have been parasitic as well. He seemed to want to eat, looking at the food but he just wouldn't try it. And even though he didn't really eat his stomach stayed pretty big and round, I figured after awhile it wouldn't have stayed so round since he hadn't really eaten much for over a week.
I think it could have been parasitic as well. He seemed to want to eat, looking at the food but he just wouldn't try it. And even though he didn't really eat his stomach stayed pretty big and round, I figured after awhile it wouldn't have stayed so round since he hadn't really eaten much for over a week.
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
After you mentioned the rounded tummy on a fish that barely ate & then died, I wass hoping you'd cut it open to see if there were worms in there.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: I think Filbert might be dying... :( (toby) He is Dead.
I know, I wish I did but I couldn't! I suggested it to my boyfriend too and he thought I was CRAZY
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