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MADMONKEYS25 Posts: 3 From: MICHIGAN Registered: Sep, 2003 puffer is very sick, skin is falling off Posted: Sep 29, 2003 11:20 AM Reply Hi my name is Sabrina And i have a spinny box puffer who is very sick. this is how it happened. i went to my normal fish store and got a koran and the day i put him in my show tank the koran would not leave my puffer alone at all,, so for sure my puffer got ich! So i raised the temp. and do a 10% water change.And watched him for days get worst and worst so i did a another water change and then a another.at this time the koran was not bothering my puffer but my flame angel was nipping at him and biting him as even taking off the skin on his spikes. so now i have moved him to a new 55 gallon All alone so no one will bother him, he is now changing colorhis sripes are kinda fading? But the fins that were bit off have grown back but his skin is getting worst what can i do to save him. Please help him

Ananda Posts: 7,034 From: Chicagoland Registered: Nov, 2001 Re: puffer is very sick, skin is falling off Posted: Sep 29, 2003 12:04 PM Reply I would suggest you immediately get the puffer into a quarantine tank and away from the angel.... Here's an excellent article on to treat ich: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.htm

MADMONKEYS25 Posts: 3 From: MICHIGAN Registered: Sep, 2003 Re: puffer is very sick, skin is falling off Posted: Sep 29, 2003 12:26 PM Reply I have moved him, to a new tank and his ick looks to be gone. y is his skin falling off and changing colors.. now this tank i put him in is brand new it was set up for about 2 wks with no fish and i just had to put him in there. so i put my live rock in there, was that ok? and his not eating? ,,,,, hes gonna die isnt he?

Ananda Posts: 7,034 From: Chicagoland Registered: Nov, 2001 Re: puffer is very sick, skin is falling off Posted: Sep 29, 2003 8:47 PM Reply The ich may *look* gone, but it is still there, in another stage of its life cycle. Do take the live rock *out* of the quarantine tank; it can only harbor the ich. At this point, I think you need to use hyposalinity and water changes for the puffer. Tempt him with his favorite foods -- frozen krill, or even live brine to initiate a feeding response, if necessary. The skin problem may be bacterial; you might treat that with Spectrogram or Kanamycin. The angel is likely to get ich, too -- so he may need a second quarantine tank. And the live rock, live sand, and the rest need to fallow for at least a month so that the ich will die off. Long-term, the 55g is too small for the angel....

MADMONKEYS25 Posts: 3 From: MICHIGAN Registered: Sep, 2003 Re: puffer is very sick, skin is falling off Posted: Sep 30, 2003 7:45 AM Reply WELL IM ABOUT TO DO A WATER CHANGE AND MY PUFFER IS LAYING AT THE BOTTOM OF MY TANK.? I TOOK THE LIVEROCK OUT . I THINK MY PUFFER IS BLIND BECAUSE IT DOES'NT SEEM LIKE HE CAN SEE ANYTHING. SHOULD I KEEP DOING WATER CHANGES ON BOTH TANKS AND FOR HOW LONG AND HOW MUCH?

Ananda Posts: 7,034 From: Chicagoland Registered: Nov, 2001 Re: puffer is very sick, skin is falling off Posted: Sep 30, 2003 1:38 PM Reply Acting like he is blind may be a result of poor water quality in the tank. Definitely do a water change. As to how much, that sort of depends on what your water quality levels are. What are the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels?

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