HELP!! Porcupine Puffer might be sick.

Borderjumper · #1 02-23-2009, 10:50 PM

Ive actually sat in front of a tank and watched a fish for an hour.. also if there is one visably sick fish in the tank you might as well pass as the whole tank has been exposed.. and ask if the tank is on a shared system.

One question I always ask now after a bad discus experiance is if the tank is on a UV sterilizer. I wont buy the fish it it is.

my2rotties · #2 02-23-2009, 10:54 PM

Why is that? I am just curious just to learn to be a better buyer in the future.I have UV on my system and thought it is an excellent investment.

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Originally Posted by Borderjumper

Ive actually sat in front of a tank and watched a fish for an hour.. also if there is one visably sick fish in the tank you might as well pass as the whole tank has been exposed.. and ask if the tank is on a shared system.

One question I always ask now after a bad discus experiance is if the tank is on a UV sterilizer. I wont buy the fish it it is.

Rbacchiega · #3 02-23-2009, 11:02 PM

Just what I was about to ask. I only run UV sometimes, havn't ever run it on my Discus, but have occasionally run it on my SW tanks.

Borderjumper · #4 02-23-2009, 11:08 PM

this is just from my personal experiance, but its like buying a fish in a bubble.. its been in basically sterile water.. and I take it home and put it my healthy, but far from sterile tank. I think its ok in your personal tank cause the fish isnt being re-homed, but IMO it lowers a fishs resistance and if that fish is moved into a new enviroment that is not as sterile.. its going to be exposed to stuff it has no resistance to.

my2rotties · #5 02-23-2009, 11:20 PM

That makes perfect sense and thank you for sharing.

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Originally Posted by Borderjumper

this is just from my personal experiance, but its like buying a fish in a bubble.. its been in basically sterile water.. and I take it home and put it my healthy, but far from sterile tank. I think its ok in your personal tank cause the fish isnt being re-homed, but IMO it lowers a fishs resistance and if that fish is moved into a new enviroment that is not as sterile.. its going to be exposed to stuff it has no resistance to.

Rbacchiega · #6 02-23-2009, 11:20 PM

Very interesting. Makes sense too. But if you're running UV at home and the store is aswell, wouldn't it be fine? I only run UV when I notice something isn't quite right with my fish. For example, noticed the new CBB had what looked like a burn near the base of his pectoral fin. Ran UV for the last 3 days and it's cleared up. Odd indeed.

Borderjumper · #7 02-23-2009, 11:25 PM

I dont run UV.. I like my buggy tank

but I do have a big honkin one I set up when I see a problem, like an ich spot . Im just not a believer in running one all the time. Again, its JMO as I have never run one for more than a few days.