Today when I fed my fish I noticed my porcupine puffer wasn’t eating at all and he wasn’t really swimming he was just kinda floating around and going in front of my powerhead and just kinda floating through that too. I have 2 clownfish, 2 damsals, and a sand sifting gobie and they all ate fine and looked fine. It’s a 55 gallon tank and we don’t use a sump filter we have a canister filter so I try not to feed the fish too much for less waste in the tank. My puffer eyes also seen clear they usually have little dots in them and I’m beginning to worry what should I do?
Porcupine puffer is sick?
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Yes we added the clownfish maybe a month ago, but I started my tank maybe like in March and got the puffer maybe mid April.
The salinity was 0.24 I believe, ph was around 8.1 8.2, i believe my temp is at 70 or 75, I’m not really sure how to check those other things I am new to this hobby. The newest fish were the clownfish but they been in there about a month now. And I feed all of my fish dried krill and shrimp, I only feed them once a day, I try not to over feed due to our filter
0.24, I'm sure you are mistaken about that. Perhaps 1.024? What do you use to measure salinity?
It is important to be able to assess your water quality exactly and frequently and know what it means before acquiring live marine animals, otherwise you really can't take care of your system nor the animals in them. I'll suggest that you get a very good reference book which is ideal for beginners. "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" written by Bob Fenner.
https://www.amazon.com/Conscientious-Marine-Aquarist-Microcosm-Professional/dp/1890087998
A 55 is way too small for a porcupine. The food choices also need to expand to include nutritious choices. For a puffer, that will include hard shelled items in order to keep their front teeth from growing into their head (a fatal condition).
Do you have live rock in your system? Are you using other pumps? A skimmer?
It is important to be able to assess your water quality exactly and frequently and know what it means before acquiring live marine animals, otherwise you really can't take care of your system nor the animals in them. I'll suggest that you get a very good reference book which is ideal for beginners. "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" written by Bob Fenner.
https://www.amazon.com/Conscientious-Marine-Aquarist-Microcosm-Professional/dp/1890087998
A 55 is way too small for a porcupine. The food choices also need to expand to include nutritious choices. For a puffer, that will include hard shelled items in order to keep their front teeth from growing into their head (a fatal condition).
Do you have live rock in your system? Are you using other pumps? A skimmer?
You need to get water testing kits to check your water. I'll give you a link to what is sold here so you can see what is needed. Many brands. You should be able to pick these up at your local fish store, but be sure to get kits that are appropriate for saltwater. Your tank is not getting enough water circulation going with just your canister. You need to ensure that there is gentle water circulation of water throught the system, including water movement at the top, the bottom, and throughout.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/category-aquarium-supplies_test_kits
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/category-aquarium-supplies_test_kits