My Tetraodon Miurus (Congo Puffer)

[SunnyHouTX]

Thanks for the info and pep talk Dawn and black_knight.

Yes, I will be removing all the sand from the tank next water change (Friday). I dozed Metro as black_knight suggested.

Will be putting in PFS when he's back to normal.

So far, he hasn't changed since the last time I check earlier today

[black_knight]

They are really fun to keep. Use play sand. bog wood, java fern and moss, and round boulders are great decor. Don't use coarse sand. They scrap up their bellies and faces. I made the mistake of putting lava rock boulders with java fern covering the top. One dug down and scrapped the top of his head and back. I isolated him in a bare tank (pH 6.8, added salt 1tsp to each gallon, heavy aeration, metro). After 24 hrs I did water changes, redosed with metro, no more salt. It took 3 weeks for him to recover.

[black_knight]

These guys do better in softer water where bacterial count is lower. It would be best to have at least a neutral pH, but lowering it fast can stress them out and kill them (personal experience). Mine alot better at pH 6.8 or so. They love live mysis and freshwater shrimp. I did make the mistake of putting 30 of small GSP in with them when I first got them. I guess they love GSP too.

[ScorpiosWife]

So sorry to see this thread take this turn. I hope he gets better soon, Sunny. Our GSPs act crazy sometimes and dart all over the place when they get spooked. They discolor & get mad when I do WCs or even rearrange their tanks. I used Mexican Beach Pebble to decorate. It's rounded so they can't hurt themselves. Picky little things. Just like women.

[black_knight]

I just saw the thread. I had had some of these guys a long time ago. They live in really soft mud bottoms. I had a similar thing happen when I put lava rock in the tank. I salted the tank, and used metronidizole and heavy aeration- your targeting alot of the anerobic bacteria that really cause these wounds to get gangrenous. Put him in a bare bottom tank. Avoid any cooper based meds, scaless fish are very sensitive. Good luck!

[SunnyHouTX]

Re: My Tetraodon Miurus (Congo Puffer)

He was still the same when I left home at 1pm.

[madugo]

i see...it is still doing ok tho?

[SunnyHouTX]

Re: My Tetraodon Miurus (Congo Puffer)

Before you get any more worked up, I'm referring to a large diy fry cage that I make. Put him there to to keep him off the substrate, to keep the rosies from picking on his skin and to keep him from being blown all over the tank by the current.

[madugo]

My Tetraodon Miurus (Congo Puffer)

Fry cage?? How so?
Why was The reason it was moved to fry cage?

[SunnyHouTX]

Re: My Tetraodon Miurus (Congo Puffer)

I think the fry cage grid is making him disoriented.

[madugo]

upside down?? what happened??
like regular dosage for all other fish should be fine...
man i hope it survive....

[SunnyHouTX]

Thanks for the backhanded compliment there Yeff.

He's now floating upside down but breathing. How much sea salt should I add? 1tbsp/10gal? Or less?

[Totenkampf]

hope he pulls through bro, i know how hard you must have looked around trying to find a fish that wasnt better looking than you are!

[SunnyHouTX]

Still in fry cage and skin around wounds are peeling off

[SunnyHouTX]

Just did an 80% WC and pulled out rocks