The Puffer Forum

after researching the web for the suitable puffer i decided to buy a sap.
i just got him yesterday and he was doing fine when he first got into the tank.even ate jelly bloodworm and some baby brine shrimp.
when i woke up today to feed him he was swimming vertically his head upwards.and he ignored whatever i offered him.so i went to my LFS and got him some live bloodworm and freeze dried brine shrimp but again he ignored them.so i started to read as much as i can to find whats going on.his belly is concave and he breathes rapidly which makes me think its a IP.my tank was fully cycled and i kept and keeping checking the parameters all the time.finally i decided to change the water around %20.he looked a bit better but still hes swimming vertically and still ignoring the food.
my tank is 15 gallon and hes sharing it with a pleco which is a bit bigger than him and the pleco was in there a week earlier(pleco is 1.5 inc and the puffer is 1)
first i thought he swallowed some air and tried to help him get it out but hes swimming in the perfect position to get it out himself...
ph : 7.2
ammonia : 0
nitrite : 0
nitrate : 0-3

thx for ur helps

How was the tank cycled?
Was he netted in the air? Also how was he acclimated?

No matter what position a puffer hangs, it cannot expell air by itself.

tank was cycled for a month and ofcourse i didnt put him in straight away and he has never been netted.also tried to hold his tail and gave him a shake, nothg happened.
now i am sure hes got ich.tomorrow first thg im gonna go to the LFs to get the medication for him
i never saw a fish gettin ich so probably that was why i didnt know whats going on.

Thanks all and have a great day/night

No medication--check the Ich article in our Library.