Porcupine Puffer is pale and lethargic

[puffdaddy1]

Hello! Looking for a little help on this one. We have had (and still do have) a variety of puffers. Over the past couple of days our porcupine has been lethargic and seems to be losing his color. He is still eating, although not voraciously like he usally does. We have him in our 20 gallon hospital tank with a clownfish. He just seems to be "out of it", any ideas?

 

[usirchchris]

Originally Posted by Puffdaddy1
http:///forum/post/2733762
Hello! Looking for a little help on this one. We have had (and still do have) a variety of puffers. Over the past couple of days our porcupine has been lethargic and seems to be losing his color. He is still eating, although not voraciously like he usally does. We have him in our 20 gallon hospital tank with a clownfish. He just seems to be "out of it", any ideas?
What are your water parameters? How big is he? What is the size of the original tank it was in? What are you feeding it? Last but not least what kind of tank mates if any does the DT have? Something is seemingly stressing the fish just need to eliminate the external factors first.
Oh yeah, and why is the clown in the qt with it?
OH yeah one more thing...Welcome to the site!!

 

[ca161406]

if your feeding him freeze dried he might of ingested air or a bubble...i recently had that happen to one of my puffers recently

 

[sepulatian]

Welcome to the boards!!! Please tell us all that led up to this. How long have you had him, what are his tank mates, what are the water readings in the display and in the QT. usirchchris covered most of this, but these things are very important. What have you been feeding him?