Help Puffer Dying

[rx7racer11]

well i came home late last night my fish were unattended for a little over 32 hours.... and my puffer (who usually is swimming around hangin around the waterline) was on the sandbed with eyes totally clouded over.... he isnt dead but def something wrong... i just changed my water out about 1 week ago... he was doing fine.. and then i come home to this.... any idea on whats going on ? i also lost a damsel :help: my puffer is quarentiend right now ...
*edit* its a porc puffer had him about 2 months and ever since i changed my water i rearranged my rock... my yellow tang has been a biatch to my puff... :notsure:

 

[triga22]

Is the tank cycled.. Whats the nitrate trites ammonia ph temp size of tank?

 

[rx7racer11]

its a 33 gallon..... temp 78degrees. tank is cycled... had it about 4 months.... nitrates were a little high when i checkd.. i got 6 little crabs in the tank 3 damsels and a yellow tang...

 

[triga22]

Ok.. Well #1 Before the tang police come that is way to small for a yellow or a porc... They will become stressed because lack of room and then will get dissease and later die.
#2 78 is fine but id got to 80 81
#3 Damsels are a hassle and become pests.. If you like em keep em but alot of pl here dont like them.

 

[rx7racer11]

hmmmm maybe thats what happend? cuz he has been doing great i rearranged my rock to make more caves.. and the tang has been beatin the crap outta him.. since i have done that... i have a 55 gallon.. that i am setting up..... is it to late for my puff?

 

[triga22]

Well I dont know much bout diseases so put that on the disease forum. I do know that the yellow prolly beaten him up kause when u rearranged tha rock it mad the yellow s territories go away.. Well I hope everything goes well.. If the puffer does make it he could go in the 55.. Not the yellow tho.

 

[emeralcrab]

How is your puffer doing? I have one that I have had for about 3 weeks,she is in QT right now, am nervous about putting her in the 150 as I have a regal tang who is a meany. The puffer is by far my favorite fish with so much personality. She even blows bubbles for me and will spit water at me sometimes. Always "wagging" her fin when she see's me. Hope yours is doing better.

 

[rykna]

I'm sorry to hear about your puffer. They a neat fish. how's he's doing today?

 

[rykna]

[QUOTE= She even blows bubbles for me and will spit water at me sometimes. Always "wagging" her fin when she see's me. Hope yours is doing better.
awwwwwwwwwww how cute!!!! do you have a picture of your's?

 

[emeralcrab]

Have to get off to work, will take some pictures of "Reba" when I get home. She really is a cutey, and to think I really wasn't going to get one, didn't really like them, my son talked me into it. I am SO GLAD now that I got her. She is a wonderful addition to my fish family. :cheer:

 

[rx7racer11]

my puffer didnt make it very sad.... the tang def/ stressed her out to much... she had lots of personality also..... im getting my 125 gallon set up this week... i will be getting another porc puff when im ready... by far my fav fish ..

 

[scubadoo]

If you plan on getting another porcupine puffer make sure you feed them hard shelled foods. In the ocean they eat hard shelled foods so mother nature has blessed them with a rapid set of growing teeth.
If hard shelled foods is not provided in the closed marine system..the blessing becomes a curse as the teeth will outgrow the mouth and the animal will not be able to eat and will die. Or, you will have to perform puffer dentistry and trim the teeth so the animal can eat.