pufferlovergirly14
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have two pufferfish. One is having a hard time swimming. Any advise?
pufferlovergirly14 said:I have two pufferfish. One is having a hard time swimming. Any advise?
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What size tank? What kind of puffers? What are the levels of ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates? How long has the tank been cycled? Is it heavily planted with lots of hiding places???
Fresh, Brackish, or Salt? This isn't the right place, need to know so I can move it to the right place.
how big is each puffer? there's a lot of things to learn about this seemingly simple fish.
All of its fins look healthy? If its injured, then maybe you can figure out a way to put it somewhere with less water flow.
Are you overfeeding? After each meal, their belly should be slightly rounded.
Fresh, Brackish, or Salt? This isn't the right place, need to know so I can move it to the right place.
I find feeding a big raw prawn from the grocery store helps a lot with the messy eating behavior. I unthaw, cut off the head, then hold the prawn by the tail and slowly stick it into the water. When my puff eat just enough, I pull my hand away and feeding is over. At the end, there is a lot of shrimp left, but I throw it away. This is a little more challenging with 2 active puffs in a tank. Try to thaw it in vitamin water. More vitamins helps the healing process.
If your weaker GSP looks like its struggling to swim, then definitely try to find a way to put it into a place with less water flow. If it just looks funny when its swimming, then I don't think you need to remove and let the natural healing process go to work. I'm the least knowledgeable person about medicine and unhealthy fish since all my fish has been healthy so far.
Hopefully someone can delve into medicating your fish.
FW & BW unhealthy fish.