The Puffer Forum

Hi all,

Been a while since i've been on these boards, but im stuck and looking for some advise...

I have a 5yr old fahaka who is really constipated / having trouble passing what i can only guess is clam shells from 2 days ago.

Shes never had this problem before, always cracking clams open and eating parts of the shell, but this time for the last 48 hrs, she seems to be having problems passing the last bit out... Showing no signs of wanting food and extremely stressed out color...

I added 10 tbl spoons of epson salt to the 200G tank this morning, in hopes it will help her pass the rest out, but how long should i wait till i really need to worry? And is there anything i can do, other than take her to a vet since no vets here to take care of fish...

Well, sadly i just witnessed my baby girl pass away, watched her stuggling in the tank squeezing through tight spaces of driftwood presumeably hoping to get out whatever was stuck, but by doing this, im also guessing she may have cut herself internally on the blockage / shells?

The tanks never going to be the same without her in it, growing her out from 1" to just over 14" in just under 6 years...

OMG, I'm sooooooo sorry, I'd be devastated if that was Filbert! RIP Tiny.
It's 1 tbsp/10g BTW.

Seriously devestated i lost Tiny... Grew her up from a mere 1" to 14"

What makes it worst is as much as i love puffers and fahakas i dont think i could own another fahaka for a while, she was just a gentle giant that was always ready to greet me when i arrived home from work...

Definitely going to miss hearing the sloshing sound of water as she rushes to the door each morning and evening when i leave and come home from work...