5 gallon stocking

Awww, so sorry for your loss. Was the tank cycled and everything? Puffers are notorious for being very sensitive to water changes and chemicals.
plah831 said:
ooh, he looks very thin and sunken in. dp's often have internal parasites. luckily mine didn't, but that picture looks a lot like puffers with IP's that I've seen at dwarfpuffers.com
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Not all the time is a skinny puffer the result of parasites. All four of mine where emaciated when I first bought them because they didn’t get the appropriate diet at the petstore. Took them all a solid week of eating before they looked healthy.
 
Yes I cycled it with another one of my fish water was great 79 degrees 7.0 ph no nitrites no ammonia and 10ppm nitrate not sure of cause of death for sure. This is the first one I have ever lost due to just bringing it home. I think it was just weak and the stress of moving to a new home was overwhelming.
 
akapaul26 said:
Yes I cycled it with another one of my fish water
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As in you put water from another tank into this one to cycle, or did you use the filter media from another tank to cycle? Tank water in and of itself is really nothing but dirty tank water, there is little to no good bacteria free-floating in the water column. The bacteria resides mostly in the filter and then secondly on the gravel and tank decorations. So if you used just tank water to cycle, chances are your puffer may have suffered from a minor ammonia spike after he was added.
 
No I had used a filter from another tank with the same media as well. I added a larger filter to my 10 gallon and used one of the smaller filters on the 5 gallon. I also floated a bag of gravel from the other tank during the process. I checked the levels day to day to make sure the conditions were steady. I know dp's like consistent conditions so I was very carefull in this process.
 
What had you been able to get him to eat during the time you had him?
So sorry for your loss!
 
Rowangel said:
Not all the time is a skinny puffer the result of parasites. All four of mine where emaciated when I first bought them because they didn’t get the appropriate diet at the petstore.
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That's true, too! When I asked the girl at Petsmart what they were eating she said "tropical flakes." I doubt the dp's were eating them, it's just what they were feeding everyone.

Luckily mine were not emaciated yet and I had never seen pictures of any that bad, except those that had IP's.
 
Ya, most of those poor puffers look half dead! Every time I stop at the petstore I check out their puffer tank, and all the DP's look so sad and hungry, quite a few starve to death in that tank. When I picked my puffers I looked for the ones that exhibited the most curiosity and interest in me. I would say that is the best method to picking out one of these little guys. They should be active, curious and move with quickness. Any lethargy, hiding or delayed reaction usually means health issues.
 
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