Hey i need help, i think my baby fahaka puffer i recently got has ick? Hes about 2 -2 1/2 inches and hes been breathing hard/fast and sitting on the bottom of the tank, he eats fine but only swims around when the lights off. ive seen him scratch his sides against some rock decorations in the tank and when i was hand feeding him shrimp he would like ram my fingers and rub his side on my fingers. Is this ick or something else?
Fahaka Puffer Ick??? Need help
- Thread starter jcm707
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Ammonia and nitrites should be 0. Did you cycle your tank properly before putting the fish in? Sounds like your fish is suffering from ammonia/nitrite poisoning.
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I quick cycled using all the water from another tank then waited about a week before puting him and a few other fish in. What should i do? The other fish (barbs and tetras) seem perfectly fine and the puffer seems to be doing better, he only does the breathing thing sometimes, mostly when me or my gf like look at him so idk its weird.
Just do 15-20% water changes every other day and detoxify the ammonia with prime. It will take a few weeks for your levels to be the way they should be. I suggest you look in the setup and filtration section and read the stickies on the nitrogen cycle
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