The Puffer Forum

hi all new to the site any help with my mubo would be great he,s be fine up untill last nite noticed he was iching no sign or white spot or any thing else on his body but were he was iching looks like he s tock some skin off very slightley on one side so i check the water every thing is fine ph nitrite and ammonia i do one water change a week about 35% now he seems to be sitting on the bottom of the tank and not moveing much wich is not like him at all he is very liveley and seems to be eatting alot slower too hes in a 6ft by 3ft by 3 ft tank any help would be great

How long has he been in the tank? Also, if you could answer the questions in red at the top people would be able to better help you. And, maybe a little punctuation may help.

and by mubo I'm thinking you mean an mbu?

sorry for the spelling never been my strong point the water levels are fine ph 7 ammonia 0 nitritr, nitrates 0.1 temp 28.5 C . My mbu puffer has been in my tank just over two years and is 6inch long ive done nothing to the tank its been the same as always no new plants bog wood no new fish i have had the same fish in it for over a year clown fish 3 of them some tiger barbs two plco and some other fish wich i cant rember the names but all softys every friday i do a part water change of 35% and add sum tap safe and now and again a little tonic salt with a ph buffer my filters are eheim aquaball 180 and a juwel bio flow super 8.0 ive had the thank for over three years hope this helps

Are his tankmates all fine? any of them newly introduced? what is his usual weekly diet?

All of his tank mates are fine no probs their he gets feed every day cockles krill and some times prawns

ive not had any new fish since last year

he get's fed krill everyday, maybe that's his problem? thiamanase....

ok should i feed him that once a week or stop it all together for the moe and see if that helps what should i give to help with this thanks for the help

If you've had him for 2 years, he should probly be fed no more than 2 times a week, and krill maybe once a month. Hopefully some of the experts regarding this will log on tonight and give you further insight.

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I'm almost positive krill contains thiaminase...

2 years and only 6 inches? what size tank was he in when he was young? 2 years i would think that mbu would be very close to full grown if in ideal conditions. i would stop the krill, pick up some frozen clam and shrimp to start with, thaw them out and feed. see if theres any growth change. also you should look into vitamins to soak his food in while it thaws out

How large is his tank? 35% WC, how often?

I would suspect stunting. and a poor diet.

What size is the tank?

What are the tank mates?

Also, why are you adding a buffer?