Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
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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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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
Wouldn't you think that non-humans might need glasses to see well, too?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
Then he could be cool!!Pufferpunk wrote:Wouldn't you think that non-humans might need glasses to see well, too?
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
RTR any ideas on this one Flukes?
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
Still not eating in week 5 now.
Hides in corner swims occasionally
Treated with PraziPro last thursday
Did a 50% water change two days ago
Salt Dipped him for 2 min to try and kill any external parasite.
Treated Tank again with Prazipro
I need ideas
Hides in corner swims occasionally
Treated with PraziPro last thursday
Did a 50% water change two days ago
Salt Dipped him for 2 min to try and kill any external parasite.
Treated Tank again with Prazipro
I need ideas
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
You're doing your best. Continue offering earthworms.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
I have an old stunted cull goldfish who has been blind for many years. I feed him sinking food in a reptile watering dish at one end of his tank. He knows feeding day and time and is usually there waiting. Sometimes he goes there on non-feeding days, but eventually gets the message that no food is being delivered and goes back to nomal activity.
Blind fish are not rare, but they are best alone as they cannot compete well with sighted fish for food. After a cleaning, get everything back in the same places. Fish do have memories and some pressure and current sensors so rarely run into fixed-position decor.
Blind fish are not rare, but they are best alone as they cannot compete well with sighted fish for food. After a cleaning, get everything back in the same places. Fish do have memories and some pressure and current sensors so rarely run into fixed-position decor.
Where's the fish? - Neptune
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
Sorry, I did not respond to one question: Don't count on me seeing anything in a forum-posted picture. Most do not respond well to my programs. Visual issues do limit some things in many forum programs. Normally I can only see very high-definition photos on the web, and those are forbidden on most forum programs as they eat storage space.
Sorry about that, but it part of my life these days.
Sorry about that, but it part of my life these days.
Where's the fish? - Neptune
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
So I got a nice surprise this morning..
Not sure I am 100% out of the woods but this is a really good start.
Now if he will just eat..
He is playing in the current.
Click the picture
Not sure I am 100% out of the woods but this is a really good start.
Now if he will just eat..
He is playing in the current.
Click the picture
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
Well something amazing happen last night.
I tossed in a clam and for the first time and I cant remember how long Dexter actually ate the clam.
I had to put it right in front of him almost touching his mouth but he ate.
I tossed in a clam and for the first time and I cant remember how long Dexter actually ate the clam.
I had to put it right in front of him almost touching his mouth but he ate.
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
Woo-Hoo!!! 
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
I hope you're soaking whatever he'll eat in good vitamins--he's gonna need them! Try meaty earthworms.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
He wont touch earthworms at all just looks at them and swims away. He has always been like that.Pufferpunk wrote:I hope you're soaking whatever he'll eat in good vitamins--he's gonna need them! Try meaty earthworms.
But I have some frozen clam strips we are going to try next and I will soak those.
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Re: Fahaka Stopped Up ? or Bloat?
Update:
Dexter doesn't move much these days comes out of his cave every now and then to play in the current.
He is eating about 2 clam strips every 2 days. He gets scared of the feeding tongs but once the clam meat touches his mouth he is all over it.
If you drop the food right in front of him he doesn't know what to do so you have to literally touch it to his mouth.
I am a little frustrated because I have him in a 210gallon tank and he never comes out
Wish I knew how to help him.
Willing to try anything to get him comfortable in the tank again.
He used to swim with authority but now not so much.
Dexter doesn't move much these days comes out of his cave every now and then to play in the current.
He is eating about 2 clam strips every 2 days. He gets scared of the feeding tongs but once the clam meat touches his mouth he is all over it.
If you drop the food right in front of him he doesn't know what to do so you have to literally touch it to his mouth.
I am a little frustrated because I have him in a 210gallon tank and he never comes out
Wish I knew how to help him.
Willing to try anything to get him comfortable in the tank again.
He used to swim with authority but now not so much.