Mysticshadows3;4247429; said:
My dogface pufferfish was really all happy and playful this morning and then after he ate his strip of clam he started breathing super heavy and puffed up and is STILL puffed up....the water is 78 and I am trying to cool it. I have been changing 5 gallons every day since Saturday and now it is Monday because the water got really bad but I have really really amazing filtration in it and it is 30 gallons and I am frantic!!!!!!!!!! What should I do???
I may not have firsthand experience with a lot of fish, but I do research so I'll try my best to help you out.
1)78 isn't bad, stop trying to cool it. It will only cause fluctuations in the temperature that will stress the fish out more than warm temperature will.
2)Why have you been changing so much water? Do you mean Saturday Sunday and Today or all of last week?
3)What do you mean by the water got bad? What are your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate readings? What about your ph and hardness?
4)What is your "really really amazing filtration" and what do you mean by 30 gallons? Is the tank 30 gallons??
5)How many lbs of live sand/rock, what other decor, tankmates, etc. in the tank.
Good luck
-David