Aloha everyone! Brand new to this forum and am looking forward to learning from everyone here. I've been attempting to raise a couple fahaka puffers from juvenile stage but have been unsuccessful. First fish was about 2 inches and i had it for a couple of months in a 20 gallon aquarium. Diet consisted of shrimp, small crayfish, bloodworms, and krill. 25% water changes were done weekly. One day i came home and the fish appeared very ill. Immediately did a 25% water change but by the next morning it had passed away.
Second fish I've had for 3 months. Started in the small tank for 2 months then transferred to my 125 gallon for the past month. The tank had been cycled for about a month prior to placing the fish in. I use a cascade 1500 filter in addition to a uv sterilizer. This fish's diet was the same as the last, water changes were the same as the last, and I also treated this one with melafix and pimafix prior to placing in the larger tank. He had 5 clown loach tank mates in the large tank as well. The night before his death I did a 50% water change as I had scraped some algae that made the water filthy. I also cleaned the cascade filter that same evening. The next day the fish appeared ill and passed away the following day.
Any tips and/or advice on what I should or should not be doing will greatly be appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Second fish I've had for 3 months. Started in the small tank for 2 months then transferred to my 125 gallon for the past month. The tank had been cycled for about a month prior to placing the fish in. I use a cascade 1500 filter in addition to a uv sterilizer. This fish's diet was the same as the last, water changes were the same as the last, and I also treated this one with melafix and pimafix prior to placing in the larger tank. He had 5 clown loach tank mates in the large tank as well. The night before his death I did a 50% water change as I had scraped some algae that made the water filthy. I also cleaned the cascade filter that same evening. The next day the fish appeared ill and passed away the following day.
Any tips and/or advice on what I should or should not be doing will greatly be appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
