Nile puffer ill/sick????

Fat Homer

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Sorry guys I haven't been getting notified about your messages. The night I posted this thread I did go a head an treat some food with IPs, he has pecked at it so hopefully some has got in him. I have checked my water and everything is spot on but I can take some reading gains for you guys. This is the book I have and the picture I refered to. I know my puffer has got worse and doesn't look much like the pic but he did and that's why I thought everything was ok. Thanks for all your help guys

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Its good to hear your puffer is (at the very least) still attempting to eat, so hopefully the meds will slowly start to take effect...

As for the nile puffer in the book, that is a pretty bad photo to use imho, that puffer looks sick with IP’s and should have been treated and fed before being used a reference photo...

Anyway, i digress, so if you can post your water parameters as well that would be great, since as said before, we just want to help confirm nothing else maybe playing into all of this...
 

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Right guys my puffer has started eating again and seems to look a bit better, slowly but steadily he is eating the food that I dosed in medication, he's had 2 lots of medication 4days apart. I took a water test like you guys wanted and these are the readings, PH 7.6, ammonia 0ppm, nitrite 0ppm, nitrate 0ppm.

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Glad to hear. Add some BB and get that tank cycled.
 

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Glad to hear. Add some BB and get that tank cycled.
Agreed, great to hear hes eating but please get some BB to get the tank cycled :)
 
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