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Hello everyone I need help about my fahaka puffer. Let's start with the 65 gallons Aquarium. All e.g. water parameters normal like NO3 and No2 the aquarium has been working for 6 years. Weekly water change 20%.Fish fed alternately with masels, clams, squid, prawns, live stock such as earthling fish. The fish is 10cm in size. The problem is that the fish has not been interested in eating for 5 days. Its color changed to dark and it started to breathe hard plus she is not very active.In the aquarium I have two plecko plus 5 barbs fish that look good and are active.the fish was disinfected some 3 weeks ago, levamisole was used for this. After that, the fish was still active and ate.

Thanks for help me.

Hi, Could you please post EXACT parameters? Ammonia/nitrite/nitrate/pH
The other fish may be stressing him out, when were they added?

Hi So No3 and No2 is 0 ph is 7.4 I add this fish like 5 months ago. All rest fish look great and healthy. Every time I approached the aquarium, he was already waiting fot the food. Now it is inversely darkened its colors and it lies mainly at the bottom. Sometimes it looks like he is trying to stretch himself and opens his mouth a lot. Thanks

What test kits are you using? Ammonia? With fish in your tank for 5 months, you should be showing nitrate.

I use api test kit 5 in 1 ammonia normally, fhakaka I keep around 5 months. Is very strange becouse one day was normal next day when I come to feed him, he was look completely different like usually.

Ammonia 0?
When did you add the other fish, especially the barbs?

Yes ammonia is 0. Barbs I add arou d 1 months ago. I keep them for 2 weeks in another tank for quarantine before add to my main tank.

Do you have elsewhere to put the other fish just to see if it's them?

Got one small tank bad for me look like is something else. Can be something with food? last time when he was eat my son give to him frozen white bite.

I don't know what white bite is but these fish are not piscivores. I'm thinking this is some kind of fish meat?

Are you sure you are thoroughly shaking your nitrate test kit as per the instructions? I still say you should be showing nitrate. Please test again for all parameters.

A lot of bullying by barbs are done in the evening when the fish is resting.

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