Help puffer fish dying!

[tylr_am]

My blue spotted puffer hasn’t been eating lately and seems really bloated or fat he also has intense breathing please help I don’t want to lose this fish he is my favorite

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

Sorry to hear this. I will try my best.

How long have you had him for?

 

[Reefer Matt]

#fishmedic
@vetteguy53081
@Jay Hemdal

 

[vetteguy53081]

My blue spotted puffer hasn’t been eating lately and seems really bloated or fat he also has intense breathing please help I don’t want to lose this fish he is my favorite

Fish appears to be constipated or retaining fluids.
What foods are you feeding?
Does fish show interest in food during feeding?
Is fish breathing normal or labored?

 

[tylr_am]

Sorry to hear this. I will try my best.

How long have you had him for?

Probably 6 months

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

Probably 6 months

Ok, so it's not a sickness that you bought him with. I would listen to @vetteguy53081 as he knows more than me.

 

[tylr_am]

Fish appears to be constipated or retaining fluids.
What foods are you feeding?
Does fish show interest in food during feeding?
Is fish breathing normal or labored?

I feed him brine shrimp mysis shrimp clams algae pieces etc has not been eating much lately breathing heavily

 

[vetteguy53081]

I feed him brine shrimp mysis shrimp clams algae pieces etc has not been eating much lately breathing heavily

Pull off with clams and mysis temporarily as clams may be hard to digest and mysis can cause excess mucus in the stomach lining. brine shrimp can act as a laxative once eating again.
Assure the following not elevated:
Ammonia
Nitrate
ph
temperature

Add aeration with air stone also. Water change would not be a bad gesture

 

[tylr_am]

Pull off with clams and mysis temporarily as clams may be hard to digest and mysis can cause excess mucus in the stomach lining. brine shrimp can act as a laxative once eating again.
Assure the following not elevated:
Ammonia
Nitrate
ph
temperature

Add aeration with air stone also. Water change would not be a bad gesture

Cleaned tank yesterday and did a huge water change also threw in som water conditioner just in case it was ammonia and nitrate I’ll try to get him to eat I don’t know if he will do u think he will survive the heavy breathing is scaring me and I already have a aerator going in there

 

[vetteguy53081]

Cleaned tank yesterday and did a huge water change also threw in som water conditioner just in case it was ammonia and nitrate I’ll try to get him to eat I don’t know if he will do u think he will survive the heavy breathing is scaring me and I already have a aerator going in there

Heavy breathing suggests either water quality or disease. While it can be flukes as example ,,,,, which water conditioner did you add?
If Prime,. It does not remove ammonia as bottle suggests.

 

[tylr_am]

Heavy breathing suggests either water quality or disease. While it can be flukes as example ,,,,, which water conditioner did you add?
If Prime,. It does not remove ammonia as bottle suggests.

 

[tylr_am]

Heavy breathing suggests either water quality or disease. While it can be flukes as example ,,,,, which water conditioner did you add?
If Prime,. It does not remove ammonia as bottle suggests.

It was prime should I go to my local fish store to get something for ammonia if so what do you recommend

 

[vetteguy53081]

Your reply is blank

 

[vetteguy53081]

It was prime should I go to my local fish store to get something for ammonia if so what do you recommend

Water changes reduce ammonia- Do noy use or rely on chemicals which simply lock it up temporarily to release it back into tank.

 

[tylr_am]

Water changes reduce ammonia- Do noy use or rely on chemicals which simply lock it up temporarily to release it back into tank.

I did a huge water change yesterday so I don’t know if it could still be water quality isssues

 

[Idech]

When you cleaned the tank, did you disturb a lot of the sand and is your sand deep ?

 

[tylr_am]

When you cleaned the tank, did you disturb a lot of the sand and is your sand deep ?

I did disturb the sand and the glass was pretty dirty and I scrubbed all of that off too but I did the water change after I cleaned the glass and sand

 

[vetteguy53081]

I did a huge water change yesterday so I don’t know if it could still be water quality isssues

Despite water change, the level may have been high.
What is your ammonia and how are you testing?
Are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet?

 

[Idech]

I did disturb the sand and the glass was pretty dirty and I scrubbed all of that off too but I did the water change after I cleaned the glass and sand

Disturbing a deep sand bed after being left untouched for more than 6-8 weeks can cause problems, even deaths in the tank.

 

[tylr_am]

When you cleaned the tank, did you disturb a lot of the sand and is your sand deep ?

I did disturb the sand and cleaned the glass which was pretty dirty but I changed the water after I did all of that