Poor thing. Scooty Puff has been throguh a lot. When I first got him and another, the tank was too salty and his tank mate died. But I managed to save him. Then we noticed he had a lump on his side, that looked like a nematode. Then one day recently it started peeling off, and now it's gone completely. But since then he has not eaten much. I used to feed him about 4 brine shirmp every day, and he'd be fat for a little while then the next day be skinny. I started feeding him snails as soon as they were big enough, and he would gobble them up. Now he is not eating though. He is skinny, he is ignoring both his shrimp and his snails, some of the srhimp have gotten caught in the current and hit him in the head, so i know he knows they are there. Now they have sunk to the bottom of the tank, which has never happened before (boy do they look creepy). He's also a lot darker than he used to be. He is occasionally wall climbing, or chilling at the bottom, but the majority of the time he is swimming around. Occasionally I see him yawning. His tail isn't clamped or anything, he just looks sad. I don't know what to do for him.... I'm going to go to the pet store today and see if they have a hydrometer that will give me accurate measurements.... Maybe he's lonely? I don't know... He's all alone in a big 20 gallon. He did have some mollies that lived with him, just babies, but he finally ate the last one. So now he's all alone... Should I get another puffer for him? My parameters are fine except for salinity, that might be off. I still havent found a good hydrometer.
ETA: If I were to get him a tank mate, what would be my best option? I know people at one of the LFS about an hour away and they can special order for me if I ask nicely, but more common critters would probably be easiest
ETA: If I were to get him a tank mate, what would be my best option? I know people at one of the LFS about an hour away and they can special order for me if I ask nicely, but more common critters would probably be easiest
Last edited:
