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1 7.2, 0, 0, <10, 0
2180gal, leopard ctenopoma, synodontis eruptus, bristlenose
3. Feeding 2-3 hikari massivore pellets, 2 pond snails or freeze dried shrimp or defosted freshwater crayfish or or mussle. 5 days a week.
Change 40% weekly with fresh rainwater. Tap water plus Seachem prime conditioner when rain water unavailable. Dose plant ferts twice weekly seachem flourish.
4. Trim plants
5. 12 months, community fish tank prior
Hi
I have had a sick puffer recently. He had been shy and lathargic for a couple weeks and off his food having read several previous threads I attemped to worm him with praziquantal. As he would not eat treated food i was forced to treat the tank entire. This has been taking place over the last two weeks.
This morning my wife found him at the front of the tank looking exhausted. And having quivering movement with his eyes. Prior to his change in behavior I treated him for white spot. The only other change has been the position of a door in the room he is in which lowered the daylight that falls on the tank. please help I am at a loss as to what to do I am currently on my way home and will perform an immediate water change and upload a video if possible.

What ich treatment did you use? Most of those meds are toxic to puffers. Heat/salt method is recommended. Have you run fresh carbon in the filter since then?

I used white spot cure by wunder. Yes changed carbon. I have now percormed a 50-70% changed and treated him with salt also raised temperature. He is currently in a large net as he was getting scared and running into decor. Still breathing but belly up just did a big white stringy poo.

I would let him out of the net. That's just going to stress him out more. Any way he swallowed air?

Possibly. Was coughing may have been a bubble with it.

Ok I have let him out of the net only signs of life are small amounts of fin movement and steady breathing.

I'm sorry, it doesn't sound like good news.
How old is your puffer? How large? Does it seem to be struggling to get upright? You could try burping it: http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/lib ... ir-filled/

He didnt last the night.