The Puffer Forum

Hello everyone.

My tank has recently been struck by Clownfish disease (Brooklynella hostilis) and then 4 days after I got rid of It I noticed Marine velvet (Amyloodinium ocellatum) starting so I have now been treating my fish for these things and they are looking very healthy.

I have recently upgraded from a 75 gal to a 180 gal to house my fish. About a week after I did the swap was when I noticed the first signs and started treating them immediately with formalin dips and in formalin treated water.Well lucky me I also had to treat them with copper after that for the velvet.

Well now they are all looking healthy except my puffer he seems to only be breathing out of his right side gill and only eats a few bites a day if any also he squints his eyes a lot as if he is in pain. He used to eat 2-3 times a day and quite a bit each time he ate.

I just need to know if and what I can do to get him better?

Did you treat in QT?

Yeah I have had all my fish in a qt tank for 2 1/2 weeks now.

The pain thing just started last night and I found out what it was my powerhead started to short out and would occasionally shock the tank and I guess the puffer was the one who noticed the most.

But he was eating great up until a 4-5 days ago.

thanks
Justin

So this is from him being shocked?

Well the squinting eyes were but I still dont know why he isn't eating.

Would you be, if you were being shocked? Try adding garlic to it's food to enhance appetite.

I just plugged in the power head in last night but he hasn't been eating for 4-5 days now.

I figure he is just stressed with being in the qt with all the other fish, its just I am not used to him not eating.

Well I finally found the problem.

Today I decided to clean out the qt tank and put all my other fish in the display tank except P-Diddy and I treated him to a nice 45 min formalin bath.
While he was in the bucket I decided to clean out the qt and put in fresh unmedicated water. Well what do you know the little piggy just ate almost an ounce of krill and is still begging for more food. So I guess he doesn't like the Melafix or the copper.