Starry Puffer "coughing"?

Forscythe · Feb 16, 2022

SlugSnorter · Feb 16, 2022

Forscythe said:

see anything? hard to tell with a pic sometimes as the camera doesnt always see them

Forscythe · Feb 16, 2022

So I didn't see any signs of flukes in the FW dip. Can anyone see anything in the pic that could help diagnose the problem?

SlugSnorter · Feb 16, 2022

Forscythe said:
So I woke up this morning and noticed the trigger doesn't look good now when yesterday he was perfectly fine. I have since put him in Quarantine that has Cupramine just in case.

I'm thinking maybe there's a parasite in the main tank, or is there by chance that when the puffer died it released a toxin in the system?

unlikely, you can put carbon if you want, but it would only be released if the clown was cut up. what are the tank params? maybe something is off?

SlugSnorter · Feb 16, 2022

Forscythe said:
So I didn't see any signs of flukes in the FW dip. Can anyone see anything in the pic that could help diagnose the problem?

It can be a bit hard to tell whats from sickness and whats from decay, but the fins look a bit rotted

Forscythe · Feb 16, 2022

I noticed his fins are frayed, but idk if that's because he was sick.

rmorris_14 · Feb 16, 2022

Forscythe said:
Im sad to say that the trigger did not make it.

I thought we were making progress, but unfortunately he passed overnight.

I'm wondering if the problem was something else, and now I'm afraid to restock the tank.

Should I do a complete teardown, bleach the live rock, and replace the substrate?

Such a bummer. I was really hopeful. Sorry about both your fish

Forscythe · Feb 16, 2022

rmorris_14 said:
Such a bummer. I was really hopeful. Sorry about both your fish

Thanks, yeah I was hoping he'd pull through. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with the tank. The tank is empty now, and I don't wanna add new fish if the tank is contaminated

rmorris_14 · Feb 16, 2022

Forscythe said:
Thanks, yeah I was hoping he'd pull through. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with the tank. The tank is empty now, and I don't wanna add new fish if the tank is contaminated

The safest, if you don't want to do a complete restart, would be up the temp to 81 and let it sit for 45 days.