S&S Puffer not passing waste. please help.
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 3:53 pm
KH - 180
pH - 7.8
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
Salinity - 1.021
90 gallon tank, 2ft snow flake eel, 1 yellow tang, 1 filefish, some hermit crabs, and a couple snails
20% once a week water changes
No changes to the tank
Aquarium set up since June 1st, 2013
Recently added Stars and Stripes Puffer fish to my 90 gallon tank, I had him in a qt tank for about 2 weeks, i realize now I should have left him in there longer. He seems to be eating fine, I have been feeding him krill, and silversides daily. He has been in my display tank for about 4 days now, he was acting funny last night, sulky, tail to his side but he got excited and ate fine last night. Today when i got home from work i saw what looked like poop or waste sticking out of his behind. I have no idea what to do. Please help if you know what this is or what it means. I am new to puffers and now realize after reading posts on this site that their is a whole lot more to caring for Puffers than other marine fish. The poop/waste doesnt seem to be passing, it seems to be stuck. Let me know if you need more information. Also i did a fishless cycle when i set up my tank. thanks in advance for your help. i have also uploaded some pictures. He seems to be swimming around normally, and eating normally just worried about this waste problem.
Zach
pH - 7.8
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
Salinity - 1.021
90 gallon tank, 2ft snow flake eel, 1 yellow tang, 1 filefish, some hermit crabs, and a couple snails
20% once a week water changes
No changes to the tank
Aquarium set up since June 1st, 2013
Recently added Stars and Stripes Puffer fish to my 90 gallon tank, I had him in a qt tank for about 2 weeks, i realize now I should have left him in there longer. He seems to be eating fine, I have been feeding him krill, and silversides daily. He has been in my display tank for about 4 days now, he was acting funny last night, sulky, tail to his side but he got excited and ate fine last night. Today when i got home from work i saw what looked like poop or waste sticking out of his behind. I have no idea what to do. Please help if you know what this is or what it means. I am new to puffers and now realize after reading posts on this site that their is a whole lot more to caring for Puffers than other marine fish. The poop/waste doesnt seem to be passing, it seems to be stuck. Let me know if you need more information. Also i did a fishless cycle when i set up my tank. thanks in advance for your help. i have also uploaded some pictures. He seems to be swimming around normally, and eating normally just worried about this waste problem.
Zach