It wont eat its food. All it does is lay sideways at the bottom of the tank and breathe. It has been there for three days now. What should I do? I got it about a month ago and I was feeding it tropical fish flakes, but then switched to feeze dried worms.
2007-11-05 16:04:20 · 8 answers · asked by calicorricutie1 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
What kind of water are you keeping it in? Green Spotted Puffers are brackish water fish that require salt in their water [specific gravity of 1.005-1.015 as juveniles; 1.018-1.022 as adults]. Without the salt, they will become ill, or inactive, like yours. Also, it may not be eating because it was not provided with the proper diet when it was young. Puffers NEED snails to wear down their beaks. If they don't have crunchy food to wear down their beaks, their teeth will grow too large, preventing them from opening their mouths. If this is the case, the only way to fix it is to file the teeth yourself, or take it to a fish vet and have them file the teeth... Right now, you should try giving it some snails to see if it will even attempt to eat them. If not, you should take it to get its teeth fixed... Good luck with your Puffer, and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Soop Nazi
~EDIT: Puffers are predators, not scavengers, which is why it is best to feed them live foods...
2007-11-05 16:13:23 · answer #1 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like he's sick. Up the water temp 5%, add more salt, hand feed him, provide snails if possible, bring his daylight down to 8 hours a day and if he's in a tank with other fish, then seperate him.
Treat the water with Quick Cure and keep a really close eye on the temp and water condition.
Good luck!
2007-11-05 19:18:28 · answer #2 · answered by songbrd0020 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't reccomend buying fish from WallMart! LOL
2007-11-05 18:14:54 · answer #3 · answered by Pup 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I got mine about a week ago and they pretty much do the same thing. It worried me at first but if yours has lasted that long, i guess it's normal behavior for them.
2007-11-05 16:10:40 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is sick or it likes the other food better. Try changing the food if that dosen`t work Im sorry
2007-11-05 16:09:19 · answer #5 · answered by Jose M 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It has a Swim Bladder Disease.
2007-11-05 18:15:17 · answer #6 · answered by Chad, M.D. 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
is it perhaps a scavernger-type of fish?
2007-11-05 16:43:11 · answer #7 · answered by jimmybond 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
switch foods again and start mouth to mouth...sounds like it's about to croke :(
2007-11-05 16:12:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋