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Posted	Mbu Puffer
03-09-2007 17:54 by steve mc	Does anybody have any ideas with a poorly Mbu. He is aprox 18" and has been in good health upto about ten days ago. Has stopped eating and shows very little interest in food. I think that he might possibly have an intestinal blockage due to the shape of his stomach. Does anybody no of any veterinary hospital that specialises in fish?
03-09-2007 21:21 by Jake Casson	Afraid to say he has a bactarial infection and prob wont make it. Nile's and mbu's often die from it, its like food poisoning. I lost mine to it and know of many others. I would recommend salt baths 2-4 times a day, but that will be hard with him being 18" and not being able to take him out of water (he'll just take in air). Hope this helps and I know how horrible it is. I had to finish mine off as he got so bad and would lie on his side.
03-09-2007 21:37 by steve mc	He's actually eaten a couple of apple snails this evening. Have dosed the tank with salt, methyle blue and anti-intestinal bacteria medication. At this point there seems to be nothing to loose. Has anybody heard of an aquatic pharmecutical company. I know they have them in the states but have never heard of one in this country?
03-09-2007 21:48 by Jake Casson	puffer cant handle many treatments, be warned. Give him strong salt baths if poss. Good luck. RIP
04-09-2007 19:37 by tony	what about your water tests i know they dont like high nitrate
05-09-2007 06:28 by steve mc	The tank is very heavily filtered and all test come back fine. Even has them double checked at LFS to be sure.
05-09-2007 21:01 by Jake Casson	Nitrates will have nothing to do with it, although they are sensitive to everything. How is he?
05-09-2007 22:11 by steve mc	He's up and swimming around as normal but still not eating. Stomach does not appear to be distended anymore. Going to lfs to but a load of apple snails to seeif i can tempt him!

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