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[HELP] Figure 8 puffer fish baby got cloudy eye

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:41 pm
by jfree01a
My tank information:
1. Water Parameters:
pH = 7.5
Ammonia = not sure
Nitrate = not sure
Nitrates = not sure
Salinity = 1.006

2. Tank Info:
Tank size = 2ft x 1ft x 1ft
Fish = 2 x baby figure 8 puffer fish (about 2.5cm), 1 x green spotted puffer fish (about 5cm), 2 x chinese algae eater, some ghost shrimp
Decoration = some plants, drift wood, a decoration item.

3. Environment information:
Feeding = Frozen brine shrimp, live ghost shrimp (but they dun eat)
Water charge schedule = one week once 80% (Including anti-clorin, bacterial, sea salt)

4. Any changes between a week:
Nope.

5. Aquarium info:
How long been setup : 1 month (fishless cycling for 2 week, add in driftwood and fishless for 2 weeks, then add in gsp, then after 3 weeks add in 2 f8p)
Filtering system ; UnderGravel filter with 2 output for waterfall, and bubble inside the aquarium.

I got 2 baby figure 8 puffer last week, at first they are all ok and active and like hungry ghost.
yesterday i found out that one of the figure 8 baby puffer not eating and its eye got slidely cloudy.
but today morning, when i feed them, that puffer still din eat and the cloudy become more serious on its eye...
other puffers doing normal, eat, poo poo, swimming, playing with bubble......
Please give some advice what can i do for my little baby puffer.....
Im newbie in brackish water Aquarium.....

Re: [HELP] Figure 8 puffer fish baby got cloudy eye

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 10:25 pm
by Pufferpunk
[welcome]
How exactly did you fishless cycle this tank without any test kits?

The tank is drastically overstocked. It's under 15 gallons, which really isn't even large enough for a single F8.
library/puffers-in-focus/an-introductio ... d-puffers/
library/puffers-in-focus/fig8/
library/water-filtration/fishless-cycling/
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Re: [HELP] Figure 8 puffer fish baby got cloudy eye

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 10:58 pm
by Pufferpunk
Please upgrade that tank as soon as possible, giving the F8s at least 25 gallons & the GSP a separate 30 gallon tank. Re-home the freshwater algae eaters. Add Melafix to the water for now, to combat the cloudy eye.

Re: [HELP] Figure 8 puffer fish baby got cloudy eye

Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 3:19 am
by bertie 83
+1 to the above, you have massive compatibility issues in this tank. Welcome to the forum

Re: [HELP] Figure 8 puffer fish baby got cloudy eye

Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:09 am
by RTR
Another +1 to Pufferpunk's suggestions. Otherwise those fish are doomed.