Fahaka is sick, need help please!!
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:04 pm
Hello all, I’m having a problem with my fahaka puffer. This all started today as far as I can tell. I have had him for about 6 months and he’s always been active, begging for food. He has seemed very healthy the whole time as well.
I looked over at him today and noticed that he was swimming at the top of the tank with his mouth almost out of the water and is not eating or paying attention to me like he usually does. I fed him snails and a small piece of clam yesterday and everything was as usual. He also has a weird appearance on his skin which I have included a picture of. Could it be a slime coat problem maybe? He is definitely not doing well and this is very unlike him. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I would hate for anything to happen to him.
Parameters:
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate about 5
Thanks!
P.s. I did a large water change yesterday to try and get rid of detritus worms and put a new decoration in as well. he is the only fish in the tank and has been in 75 gallon grow out aquarium for 3-4 months.
I looked over at him today and noticed that he was swimming at the top of the tank with his mouth almost out of the water and is not eating or paying attention to me like he usually does. I fed him snails and a small piece of clam yesterday and everything was as usual. He also has a weird appearance on his skin which I have included a picture of. Could it be a slime coat problem maybe? He is definitely not doing well and this is very unlike him. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I would hate for anything to happen to him.
Parameters:
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate about 5
Thanks!
P.s. I did a large water change yesterday to try and get rid of detritus worms and put a new decoration in as well. he is the only fish in the tank and has been in 75 gallon grow out aquarium for 3-4 months.