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Well tonight I come home. My little puffer is just kinda hanging out near the top of the tank. now he doesnt wanna eat either.
He has been fine eating everytime i fed him. taking it from my hand and all.
All my other fish are fine and are acting totally normal.
Is this just something he is doing at night or is he getting sick.
I just did a water change as well to try and help out some.
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| How long have you had this puffer? What are your water parameters? Do you quarantine and when was the last addition to the tank? How is the puffer breathing - fast, slow, deep, shallow, gasping? What type of circulation do you have in this tank? Any discoloration, spots or redness noted?
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I have had the puffer for a week,
Breathing is normal..no gasping lookin doesnt look like its breathing fast at all.
He was the last one in the tank.
I have about 1000gph of circulation flowing in the tank.
No discolorations, sports, or redness.
I am not sure exactly what my water is right now
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| Quarantined? Quarantine available? Puffers are very prone to external parasites - first attack the gills. These are one of the few species of fish that I recommend prophylactically treating for parasites. The first symptoms of external parasite infestation is a change in behavior (especially not eating) and hanging at the surface or near a powerhead as the parasites attack the gills first as this is where the most water is passed/in contact.
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the only difference is. I added about 35lb of base rock today to my tank. Dont know if maybe that got him freaked out or something
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what kind of medication should I use on the puffer then...I could probably do a QT somewhere
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| The problem here is that if the puffer has parasites then there are parasites in your display tank - everything wet can transfer parasites. See this stickied thread in this forum:
http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic31173-10-1.aspx If this is marine velvet (amyloodinium ocellatum), it can kill a fish quickly. The first symptoms are change in behavior and change in respirations or demand for more water movement/oxygen. The velvety dusting appears later and often when the hobbyist realizes or visualized this dusting - it is too late. The only proven treatment for this is copper. Since the diagnosis is unsure as to what parasite - copper would be my choice of treatment. Treat ALL fish in separate bare bottom tank - no carbon, substrate or live rock. I would use SeaChem cupramine with the appropriate test kit. Test all water parameters and copper levels daily. Leave your display tank fallow (fishless) for 6 weeks and do not add anything - not even rock for this time period. Enrich the food with vitamins and beta glucan to boost the immune systems of the fish. Quarantine everything for at least 6 weeks. Here is a great article by Steve Pro:
http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic31173-10-1.aspx Best of luck!
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I dont know if maybe he was just acting different.
I just fed him and he is munching away at the krill and swimming around like he usually does
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Make sure to feed a varied diet - squid, shrimp, silversides, scallops, crabs, etc. A diet high in krill will lead to irreversible damage due to nutritional deficiencies. You will not see it for several months but when symptoms occur - it is usually too late.
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ok..i will go pickup some different things tomorrow....maybe he just got sick of the krill.
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