The Puffer Forum

there is a possibility my GSP gut sucked up in the filter

i only saw 1 in my tank (i have 2 GSP)

and i took the filter apart, nothing

when i looked back in the tank i saw the other one

it had

less color
it looks like his back fin was a little torn
and he has a red think haning out of his anus



PLEASE HELP

idkk wat to do!

Start treatment with pimafix and melafix immediately. This will keep any infection from developing.

do you know what it is

or what else i can do

i dont have any melafix off hand,

i wouldnt be able to get any until next weekend

That's one thing you should ALWAYS keep on hand.

Try Epsom salt for the swollen anus, 1 tbsp/5g for BW fish.

can i keep my other guy in the tank too?

theyre still like 1 3/4 in

my salt is a little less than 5%

Sure, E salt won't harm either of them. Did you put some kind of screen across the filter intake so this won't hapopen again? What kind of filter is it?

Do you sknow the actual SG of the water? Are you using marine salt?

Yes you can keep them in the tank while treating. Melafix and Pimafix is all natural. It won't hurt a healthy puffer.

thank you

the salt level shouldnt effect the other guy

i have sea salt for them, will that be ok too

Please asnwer my Q about your SG & if you are already using marine/sea salt. It is nothing like the Epsom salt I am recommending for treatment. I cannot help you if you do not answer ALL my questions.

yeah, i took the screen off for a minute

fed them some krill, got kinda messy lol
i figured i would suck it up while it was still floating

it is a penguin filter witht he bio wheel


can i use sea salt in place of epsom

i just check on him

it already went down a LOT

should i still add the epsom salt

i found some in my closet

No, sea salt is what you should be using to make your tank brackish. Epsom salt can be fouond at your drug store for tretment of the swollen anus. Please tell us what the SG is of your tank? Are you measuring it with a hydrometer? How big is the tank?

my salts at for percent

20 gal

and ii DO use sea salt for it to be brackish



i just found some epsom salt in my closet, how much should i use the 1 tbs per 5 gal

Yes, that is the correct dosage. What are you using to measure the SG?

i work for a company tha sells pond fissh

idk what exactly its called but you drop some water on it and you look through it with like a telescope and it tells you what your SG is