Sick DP ~ help?

[MOsborne05]

I got three dwarf puffers a few weeks ago, and two of them have been doing great from the start. The other one though, has always been skinnier than the others and his belly never seems to get round. In fact, it doesn't look like he can swallow the bloodworms for some reason. I hadn't seen him in two days and I looked all over the tank for him. Right now he is laying on the driftwood breathing heavily and his little belly is so sunken. He doesn't seem to have much control either, he's just kind of floating wherever the current goes. He is still alive and breathing, and his eyes are moving, but I don't think he has much time. Do you think its IP? I have some Jungle IP medication that you add to the water. Or could it be something else? Should I move him into a small bowl, or the 5.5 gallon that I have sitting in the basement? It's not cycled though

 

[Mahamotorworks]

I would move him. It sounds like an IP.

MAHA

 

[MOsborne05]

That's what I thought originally too, but his belly was never lumpy when he ate. His belly never changed at all, and it looked like he just chewed on the food. I just got him out of the tank and put him in a cup with some powdered ip medication. I think I am going to set up the 5.5 gallon and move him over to that. Anything else I should do other than add a heater and a plant for him to lay on? I was going to use a sponge filter.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

I think that would be it. Use the Water from the tank he is from.

MAHA

 

[MOsborne05]

Ok I set him up with a sponge filter and heater, some driftood, wisteria and some gravel from the big tank. The temp is at 80 degrees, is that ok? I added some melafix and the powdered jungle brand ip medication. I put him in the tank and he landed in one of the cracks of the driftwood belly up. He's been in there for a few minutes and he hasn't righted himself up yet. He's not floating, so I"m assuming he's not dead yet, but he isn't moving at all

 

[MOsborne05]

My little guy didn't make it through the night