Sandra the fish rookie Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Hi All~ Okay, suddenly Gazoo ( my pea puffer) is sick again. I treated him twice with precleanse back a few WEEKS ago. He had 2 full rounds (10 gallon dose) for his 5 gallon tank. He is getting skinny again, and is not doing well. I need help from you guys as to what else he can get. Water Parameters: PH = 7.3, Nitrates = 15 (planted tank), Nitrite = 0, Water harness = 250, Kh = 4 and Chlorine =0. Temp 80 and NO ammonia. (lights just turned on) but is usually 79 when lights are out. He looks quiet skinni, and now is NOT eating. He usually eats live brine shrimp ( I get from a LFS and keep in a mini tank alive with an air stone) and baby snails. I have a lot of meds, and he is alone in the tank .. what can I give him?  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted August 10, 2022 Administrators Share Posted August 10, 2022 Do you have a picture of him and his tank? Have you tried something like frozen blood worms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra the fish rookie Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 This is best I can get.. He is hiding in his little tunnel. But he looks like he is struggling I have tried frozen blood worms before, and he won't eat them. I have family visiting from Canada, and went to the beach. I left some live snails for him to eat, and when I got home ( about 5 hours later) they were all still in the tank alive, so he didn't even eat them. Could he have gotten something from the live brine shrimp from the LFS? they are in salt water, and I rinse them with water before feeding. I put them in a bit of water, and add some declinator before feeding them to him to be on the safe side  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra the fish rookie Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 Its not looking good 😞   This is how I found him when I got home.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra the fish rookie Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 @CoryI am going to do a water change, and get him some fresh water, and make sure its really clean, and get ready to add whatever medications that are recommended. I have EVERY medication imaginable, so I believe I have what I need to at least TRY to save him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted August 11, 2022 Administrators Share Posted August 11, 2022 How skinny was he when you got him and how long have you had him? When they get this skinny, usually you can't turn it around. Need to get em eating regularly before they hit this stage 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra the fish rookie Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 @Cory He was eating daily without any issues up till today. Even when he was a little skinny he was still eating. He ate a bunch yesterday. This tank has a sump drawer that actually smells like stagnant, or not as good as the water he is actually in. I did a water change 2 weeks ago of the drawer and the tank. I HATE this tank it is VERY hard to maintain, but get it done. I have a 10G QT tank. should I move him? I have had him almost 2 years. and he was a fat little nugget. I feel that ever since I started feeding him live brine shrimp he started to get sick. He was swimming around yesterday, but I did notice that even when I treated him the first 2 times, he still was not as fat as he was.. but he has had 2 FULL rounds of paracleanse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted August 11, 2022 Administrators Share Posted August 11, 2022 How long have you been feeding him the live brine shrimp? What was he eating before that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra the fish rookie Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 @Cory He is swimming around now that I am changing the water. Its a better picture @Cory he was eating snails from my other tanks. I tried a few times with blood worms and he won't eat them. He has been eating brine shrimp about 6 months  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted August 11, 2022 Administrators Share Posted August 11, 2022 I worry that the brine shrimp, may have been nutrient deficient. Lots of times they aren't fed at stores and might be food but low in quality at that point. For now, I think all you can do is keep lots of baby snails available and look at water parameters, temps etc, to see if there is something that is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra the fish rookie Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 (edited) @Cory should I move him to the QT tank? Its a 10G with 1 large mystery snail and 2 smaller ones, and pest snails. It has GREAT filtration, and has a tone of AQO plants that I am waiting to plant into 2 new tanks. Edited August 11, 2022 by Sandra the fish rookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra the fish rookie Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 @Cory There are 5 baby snails in there since this morning that are still alive. I just did a water change, and will hope for the best I suppose. I was having an issue with keeping a lot of pest snails in my tanks because I don't feed everyday. So I supplemented with the live brine shrimp and added vita chem to the water as well. Guess it wasn't enough 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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