Fahaka blew up...literally [Archive]

Rudy

01-04-2005, 06:22 AM

I was moving him to his new tank and he blew up to the point of exploding. Sounded like a popped ballon There is a 1 inch hole in his skin. Treating with melafix and salt and he seems to be coming around. Comfortable at least. Amazing stuff.

Rudy

01-04-2005, 06:22 AM

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jennigypsy

01-04-2005, 09:55 AM

man! that's really something....poor, dummy fish....

bevoman

01-04-2005, 08:35 PM

Rudy,
If you can find any discomed up your way, I would use that. It works the very best on most puffer problems and will absolutely avert infection. If you can't get it, keep doing what you're doing. Good luck and please keep us posted on how he is doing. A split on top is somewhat rare. It usually happens on the bottom.

rowley02

01-05-2005, 01:00 AM

geez, that is weird

aharris

01-05-2005, 10:56 AM

I had an African do that once, but she had a ruptured swim bladder from being captured at the store.

punkypuffer

01-05-2005, 11:59 AM

oh my gosh Rudy! i hope he does okay :/

Rudy

01-05-2005, 01:07 PM

I added a mixture of tea tree oil, distilled water and salt to the water. (homemade melafix) The wound is probably a quarter of the size and my fahaka is doing great. Amazing.

He even ate a shrimp last night. Of course he lost most of it through a hole in his back, but it is a start.....just kidding about the last part.:D

Rudy

01-05-2005, 03:38 PM

Spoke to soon....he died.

01-05-2005, 03:42 PM

Tough break Rudy. What happened? It sounded like it was healing up!
Sorry about the loss.

Seedy

01-05-2005, 04:09 PM

shoot, that sucks...really sucks...those fish are hard to come by...

Rudy

01-05-2005, 06:31 PM

My wife called me this afternoon and said he was dead. Got home he was lifeless. i have been doing water changes since 3:30pm today and he is now breathing steady. He went from laying on his side with a huge bulge to laying on his belly breathing hard. I will post how it goes.

Seedy

01-05-2005, 06:41 PM

Still a thread of hope then? :confused:

Rudy

01-05-2005, 06:44 PM

Ask me an hour ago I would have said not a chance. I picked him up and was going to put him out of his misery. Convulsing and lifeless not breathing. He is doing surprisingly well right now. I seriously can't beleive it. I would take a pic, but I am worried that would stress him out.

Seedy

01-05-2005, 06:58 PM

Wow...good luck....

aharris

01-05-2005, 07:38 PM

Don't give up hope yet. That little African I mentioned survived her ordeal although I was sure she was a goner. She was losing food out of the hole in her side, too. She was just laying on the bottom of the tank breathing hard, and it took enormous effort for her to swim up off the bottom for any reason. I kept thinking that if she was eating, there was hope. I was right.

I hope your puffer can be as tough and gut it out.

bevoman

01-05-2005, 09:06 PM

Rudy,
Fahaka's are about as tough as they get.
Good luck and keep us posted.

Rudy

01-06-2005, 07:54 AM

Good news. He made it threw the night. Looks almost happy to be alive. He is breathing steady and looks like he will make it. Amazing.

punkypuffer

01-06-2005, 02:34 PM

i really hope everything turns out rudy. i'll be thinking of your little fahaka (er.. big fahaka)

Rudy

01-08-2005, 03:01 PM

He survived. Not eating yet but I am sure he will in time. Yesterday he wasn't swimming so he is making progress.

Rudy

01-08-2005, 03:01 PM

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01-08-2005, 03:02 PM

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bevoman

01-08-2005, 04:17 PM

God, that looks terrible rudy!
I'm going to give my fahaka a hug right now.
They are tough fish. I will continue to pray for him. I bet he'll make it.

GypoCichlid

01-12-2005, 10:20 PM

man..i would have died the same moment if my fish popped...let alone make it through at least one week with a fish that has a hole in its bak...i really hope it all works out...good luck

highplainsdrifter

01-24-2005, 09:06 PM

Almost unfathomable...how fares the fahaka?
Any more progress?

Rudy

01-24-2005, 10:32 PM

Eating like a champ and full recovery. Took him a while, but I don't think he wanted to give up his new digs that easy.

Still has the weird hole though so I hope that heals.

Seedy

01-25-2005, 05:26 PM

~!!!that's great news Rudy!

Pufferpunk

12-15-2009, 09:22 AM

His problem may be from the "home made" Melafix you are using. Don't be cheap--buy Melafix.

Rudy

12-15-2009, 09:27 AM

His problem may be from the "home made" Melafix you are using. Don't be cheap--buy Melafix.

For an educated person this is a dumb statement. First of all this is an old thread so old that you shouldn't be chirping about it. Secondly the fish lived...Thirdly not every post about puffers deserves to be sermoned by you.