puffer with a sore eye
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:32 pm
Hi
I hope any dwarf puffer forum members Will forgive me but I have posted this question there too as I am hoping to start any treatment ASAP and thought I would double my chances of some expert advise!
I have 3 dwarf puffers living together in an 18 G tank,which has been running happily for the past 7 months, all water parameters are fine. The smallest of the 3 ( a female) has always been the most active but in the last few days she has been acting quite strangely hiding away in the plants and not coming to see me as usual.her markings have changed to a speckled pattern and she kept missing her worms although she does eat well if I can persuade her to come out of her hidy holes. The other 2 puffs seem to have paired up and I suspect the larger female has been bullying her and I am now wondering if she has been bitten. I had a really good look at her today and she seems to have a swollen eye and as she keeps missing her food when she swims for it,I am now wondering if she is blind in that eye!!
I have some melafix but I am not sure if it would be appropriate to use and as I have never used it .Would it cause any harm to the other puffers or indeed my biological filter! I don't have another tank to put the little puffer in although I could separate her with a divider if I had to.
I am encouraged by the fact that she is still eating well but would hate to think she was suffering in any way and would really appreciate any advise
Thanks Sue
I hope any dwarf puffer forum members Will forgive me but I have posted this question there too as I am hoping to start any treatment ASAP and thought I would double my chances of some expert advise!
I have 3 dwarf puffers living together in an 18 G tank,which has been running happily for the past 7 months, all water parameters are fine. The smallest of the 3 ( a female) has always been the most active but in the last few days she has been acting quite strangely hiding away in the plants and not coming to see me as usual.her markings have changed to a speckled pattern and she kept missing her worms although she does eat well if I can persuade her to come out of her hidy holes. The other 2 puffs seem to have paired up and I suspect the larger female has been bullying her and I am now wondering if she has been bitten. I had a really good look at her today and she seems to have a swollen eye and as she keeps missing her food when she swims for it,I am now wondering if she is blind in that eye!!
I have some melafix but I am not sure if it would be appropriate to use and as I have never used it .Would it cause any harm to the other puffers or indeed my biological filter! I don't have another tank to put the little puffer in although I could separate her with a divider if I had to.
I am encouraged by the fact that she is still eating well but would hate to think she was suffering in any way and would really appreciate any advise
Thanks Sue