Germanman
My fish are my babies
im guessing the released their toxin...i would do a water change asap just to make sure and replace any chemical filtration and rinse any pads. i agree that the ammonia should always be zero.
lethargic green spotted asian pufferfish
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Germanman
My fish are my babies
yes very good point! freshwater feederfish can give liver failure to saltwater fish.
Well, figured out the problem... eel was slowly dying, filling tank with ammonia and making water extremely cloudy (this is why 2 water changes had no effect)... which, in turn, was killing everything else in the aquarium... eel finally expired this evening... when he was removed I changed the water one last time... all seems to be well now... puffers gaining strength again and water is staying nice and clear... what a frustrating way to spend a birthday... Thank you all for your advice.
Sincerely,
Eric
Sincerely,
Eric
Just got the feeder fish advice... thank you for this as well... they will be excluded from their diet... back to black worms again
Germanman
My fish are my babies
sorry to hear about ur eel...thats always sad
also try krill, silversides and squid they should love it.
Catpicklesdog
Hindsight is a wonderful thing!
thank you all for your sympathy and good advice... lesson learned... hope this can help anyone else out there who's thinking of getting an eel, make sure you have ample filtration, and of course don't overload your environment... I knew better but thought I could make it work... guess not... at one eels expense... very bummed and won't do that again.
Oh, by the way, puffers and water perameters seem to be making a full recovery... at least I didn't end up losing everyone
