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Pufferpunk
12-02-2008, 3:03 PM
Today is WC day & when I went to Punkster's tank (my red miurus), there was a giant red ball of fungus in there. I didn't think I fed her a piece of shrimp that big. When I went to get it out, it was her! Man, did she smell bad. She was swollen too. I just fed her to other day & she was fine. I tried an autopsy but her organs were kind of mushy. Nothing looked awry though. I'm so devistated... :cry:
She was a really cool fish who would bite anyone that stuck their hand in her tank.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/Pufferpunk/Pufferpics/Jeni-Tmiurus8.jpg
RIP Punky. :rip:
ghostknifefish0909
12-02-2008, 3:05 PM
RIP Punky :rip
looks like he was an awesome fish!
sorry for your loss :(
-GKF
benzjamin13
12-02-2008, 3:17 PM
Sorry for your loss:(
Pufferpunk
12-02-2008, 4:05 PM
The only think I can think of I did different was put a sponge over the filter intake to keep the sand out. I was tired of cleaning out the impeller all the time. Maybe it slowed down the flow too much, depleting the O2 in the tank. I wish I had checked on her sooner.
cl0wn knife
12-02-2008, 4:08 PM
sorry 4 ur loss with out sounding cold hearted i guess its one of those things dont blame ur self
PufferXtreme
12-02-2008, 4:09 PM
real shame, I guess she'd been dead for a bit if she'd gone hairy :(
I hope you're not too sad
Tom500
12-02-2008, 4:52 PM
Really sorry for your loss he looked amazing.
Calaustria
12-02-2008, 5:11 PM
Sorry for your loss. Looked like a nice fish. :(
Pufferpunk
12-02-2008, 6:55 PM
Yeah, I'm really surprised how fast she got furry. I fed her an earthworm just the other day. I checked to see if it was digested & it was.
RedDevilDon2005
12-02-2008, 6:57 PM
wow, so sorry for the loss Jeni, i know if i lost one of mine id be a mess.
killerfish
12-02-2008, 11:29 PM
ohh no bummer it was a great puffer
happymidgetpaul
12-02-2008, 11:34 PM
I am very sorry for your loss, that was an amazing looking puffer.
Pufferpunk
12-03-2008, 12:59 AM
I had Punkster for about 5 years. She was a tiny 1" baby when I got her.
Here she is when I 1st got her, next to a UGF down tube cover:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/Pufferpunk/Pufferpics/Punkster.jpg
happymidgetpaul
12-03-2008, 1:02 AM
Aw man, so any clues as to the death?
Pufferpunk
12-03-2008, 1:04 AM
Other than the new sponger I had just added over the filter intake slowing down the flow to the tank, none. I cut her open & saw the worm I fed her the other day was fully digested--the organs were pretty mushy.
Tsubakai
12-03-2008, 9:27 AM
Sorry for your loss.
cl0wn knife
12-03-2008, 9:33 AM
jw much do these run 4 seeing urs makes me want 1
ryverrat
12-04-2008, 4:06 PM
Sorry to here about your loss. If not the filter, where did you get the earthworms?
Bogwoodbruce
12-04-2008, 4:09 PM
Im very sorry my friend.
She was a stunner
RedDevilDon2005
12-04-2008, 9:08 PM
jw much do these run 4 seeing urs makes me want 1
dont really think this is the right thread to ask this.
Pufferpunk
12-05-2008, 1:50 AM
I have been buying easrthworms from my LFS for 20 years. Fed from the same batch to 4 other puffers & many other large fish.
ryverrat
12-05-2008, 10:10 AM
Just thought I would ask. Didn't mean any disrespect. In PA most pet stores don't carry earthworms- need to go to a fish/bait shop and I don't trust them to not have any chemicals on the worms. If I need worms, I go to an organic farm and ask if I can dig some- I know the farmer.
groovitudedude
12-08-2008, 5:37 AM
Sorry PP, Puffers are special fish :(
niblit
12-28-2008, 1:54 AM
that bites sorry to hear it
Pufferpunk
12-28-2008, 2:10 AM
I didn't put another fish in there. The tank is drained now.