The Puffer Forum

Alright GSP's guru's I need some assistance please!!

1. I have added some aquarium salt to my tank, I barely got my fish & was told there saltwater fish, so I am making the transition slowly.....
2. 50G tank currently: with 3 GoldFish, 1 AngelFish, 2 GSP's, & algae eater, 3 small crabs, & snails.......(I know were over crowded...)
3. Feed Brine Shrimp, Shrimp, & flakes. Water change was done 4 days ago....30% water change
4.Added treatment for ich, raised temperature to 84 degrees, and used finished Melafix treatment about 4 days ago...
5. A month-tank has been set up. Don't know about the types of cycling, and link isn't working....

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Issue: Fish has weird white opaque stuff on right eye, we tried taking it off him, but that didn't work......

It was tough taking pictures of my GSP, so I took a small film, maybe that work's better.

The link is here:

http://youtu.be/tu09IRpfHkw

Thank You!
I look forward to some responses!!!:)

Ich meds are harmful to puffers. Does your puffer have ich?

treat with maracyn at half dosage

Yes, it did....but it actually went away, he had the white stuff BEFORE we started the ich meds.........

Maracyn?....I have Maracyn-Oxy, does it work the same?

No maracyn is an antibiotic , maracyn oxy isn't .

uhhhhhh....-_-, anything else you recommend besides Maracyn, because I would have to drive 1 hour to get to a store that has Maracyn...

Everyone on this forum should have Melafix on hand.

So Melafix works as well? I already have it

Pufferpunk wrote:Everyone on this forum should have Melafix on hand.

They've already used melafix to no effect..

the white stuff appeared.......somewhere between when I finished the MelaFix treatment & before using the ich treatment....

Sometimes this clears up on it's own, with good water quality. Melafix can't hurt.

It's being caused by the tanks bio load. Gsp, goldfish, angelfish etc all in a 50g. They all have different requirements for one, plus the tank is too small for 2x gsp long term

Just saw the mixed fish have been addressed on your other thread, thought it sounded very familiar lol. Sorry. That is the cause tho. Many large waterchanges until you retank fish which should be ASAP. Go for 50% daily

the eye has gotten reddish color and worse, i set up a new tank, and i already ordered maracyn. Should I use Melafix for now, since i live all the way in the middle of nowhere and melafix is the only thing available right now the fish reacts normally eats normally its just his right little eye got red i pretty much did a 100% water change to transfer them to a 15 gallon tank for now i am waiting for the water to heat up since its about 40 degrees any advises help i am going to add salt as resource for now to I'm trying to save the little fella but i need advises ill try to get the water to 1.02 sg