The Puffer Forum

ok ... I knew the tank wasn't yours but I didn't know you took it back. Sorry.

Still it is the same 2x a day every day morning and night. Is the little guy eating anything other than shrimp? AND remember I asked you to look at the tail for the "white tips"? Have they grown at all? I mean has the white area become larger?

J-P wrote:ok ... I knew the tank wasn't yours but I didn't know you took it back. Sorry.

Still it is the same 2x a day every day morning and night. Is the little guy eating anything other than shrimp? AND remember I asked you to look at the tail for the "white tips"? Have they grown at all? I mean has the white area become larger?

theres just a tinny spot at the tippy end of his tail thats white its not grown at all thats a good thing right but i do have another questiong when i frist got him the lady that got him for me used a fish net is that a bad thing and could it be part of the reason his not doing so good now?

no.. the fish net this means he would have taken in air. That should have showed up right away. Not a few days later.

Are any of the other fish bothering him? and what color is his stomach?

If you fed him today, don't do it tomorrow. Just do your 2 water changes.

J-P wrote:no.. the fish net this means he would have taken in air. That should have showed up right away. Not a few days later.

Are any of the other fish bothering him? and what color is his stomach?

If you fed him today, don't do it tomorrow. Just do your 2 water changes.

no the cichlid dosent bother him at all his tummy at the moment is white in the middle and graysh black on the outer area

Is he still at the bottom?

have you tried turning off the lights?

purplecandle wrote:Is he still at the bottom?

have you tried turning off the lights?

yes and yes

purplecandle wrote: have you tried turning off the lights?

That is the best thing to do sometimes when they aren't feeling well. Turn off the lights and maybe even cover the front of the tank with a piece of cardboard or towel if the tank is in a busy place.

JRC3 wrote:

purplecandle wrote: have you tried turning off the lights?

That is the best thing to do sometimes when they aren't feeling well. Turn off the lights and maybe even cover the front of the tank with a piece of cardboard or towel if the tank is in a busy place.

the tanks in my bedroom and as far as i know its not very busy its only me in here

or at least i dont think its that busy in my room

covering the tank is easy. you can do that a during the day so the puffer thinks it is "hiding"

do you use a night light on the tank at all?

How is he doing?

J-P wrote:covering the tank is easy. you can do that a during the day so the puffer thinks it is "hiding"

do you use a night light on the tank at all?

not when im sleeping i dont when im a wake i do because its quit dark in my room during the day light because the windows are coverd so it wont get hot in here

try covering the tank for a while during the day ..

Something most people don't know: Puffers can see straight through the glass. They can see very far away and the room looks BIG and sometimes scary.. but they can't go there because the glass holds them back. Seems simple?

Most people think they see a reflection in the glass and that is what make them go up and down the glass "glass surfing". That is not true.. they can see you as easy as you can see them. If there is no cave, covering the tank may make them feel like they are in one, and make them feel safer

J-P wrote:try covering the tank for a while during the day ..

Something most people don't know: Puffers can see straight through the glass. They can see very far away and the room looks BIG and sometimes scary.. but they can't go there because the glass holds them back. Seems simple?

Most people think they see a reflection in the glass and that is what make them go up and down the glass "glass surfing". That is not true.. they can see you as easy as you can see them. If there is no cave, covering the tank may make them feel like they are in one, and make them feel safer

realy thats interesting i didnt know that so dose that mean my other fish can see out to?

i wander if i did put art on the sides and leave the front open well that help i mean my room is pritty small any way but i wander if that would help any