View Full Version : never encounter this before.. wat can i do?
PufferNewbie
05-10-2003, 2:43 AM
i was watching my puffers today and i notice that the left gill for my green spotted puffer is not working.. i dont think anyway. his right gill is working fine it seems, i can clearly see him breathing ( the the right side) and the muscles on the right area moves w/ the gill.
but for the left said i failed to see any movement of the gill or muscle ( unless its too small)
is this some kind of sickness? or somethign from birth? i searched puffernet and i dont see anything like this.
i've never encounter this problem before.. what can i do?
belpallsy (sp?) Don't know if that is the correct spelling.
It is a condition where half of your face become paralyzed.
It isn't quite known what causes this condition.
My friend had this and after he got adjusted it went away, 'pinched nerve'.
ChilDawg
05-10-2003, 9:24 AM
Bell's Palsy, I believe, but I thought that it affected the neurology of higher beings, and a part of the brain that fish don't have.
I will look to confirm.
ChilDawg
05-10-2003, 9:25 AM
Do fish have a facial nerve? That's what is affected in human Bell's Palsy.
PufferNewbie
05-10-2003, 1:03 PM
here's something strange. i just woke up..a nd notice thatnow its the other way around??? only his left gill is working and his right is not!
ChilDawg
05-10-2003, 1:04 PM
Tank parameters, please?
PufferNewbie
05-10-2003, 1:20 PM
20 gallon?
ChilDawg
05-10-2003, 1:29 PM
Sorry, I meant:
Specific Gravity/Salinity
pH
KH
Ammonia
NitrItes
NitrAtes
etc, etc
Pufferpunk
05-10-2003, 1:55 PM
If your water parameters test out alright, i wouldn't worry about it. I've seen lots of my fish do that.
ChilDawg
05-10-2003, 1:57 PM
Or just listen to Pufferpunk, since that user has more knowledge with regard to puffers...they've kept them, and I'm just going by book knowledge. Best of luck with the puffer!!!
Pufferpunk
05-10-2003, 6:22 PM
I have lots more fish than just puffers & I have noticed it with other fish too. I'd still like to know how your tank tests out.
PufferNewbie
05-10-2003, 7:13 PM
alrite i just checked w/ the test kit i got
salinity- dont know yet
temp- 25 degree
pH- 7.8
Ammonia- 0
Nitrite- 0
GH- ~13
KH ~ 14
I was just giving an example as Bell's Palsy.
Yes, fish have facial nerves, but not like humans. Fish heads and faces are made of bony plates (most not all).
Who know if fish get Bell's Palsy? They can't tell you that half of their face is numb and they can't feel it. Half of their face doesn't droop, unless it is a bone disease or infection. So who is to know?
Does your puffer seem to be having a problem?
Yes and Bell's Palsy is neurology but in some casesa pinched nerve could have the same effect, as the example I gave.
"My friend had this and after he got adjusted it went away, 'pinched nerve'".
ChilDawg
05-11-2003, 8:41 AM
Sorry, olaf, it was a novel theory, and I just wanted to run with it--and I recognize that a pinched nerve can cause Bell's Palsy, as my high school band teacher recovered from it (and that was a pinched nerve as well).
Thats cool!
No offense taken just backing up info.