The Puffer Forum

You could be right about the age thing. He was sick only one other time in his life--7 yrs ago which I am convinced was from a bad snail (he did not touch snails after that). That time, he became emaciated and tried to swim to get food but was very weak so I gave him maracyn two along with a watered...

And thank you for your advice. I would be open to giving another pufferfish a forever home sometime in the future.

Unfortunately, he passed. I was with him to the end. He was resting at the bottom with black tummy then all of a sudden spiraled up vertically three times with the belly turning perfectly white, puffed up completely and settled at the bottom anf the green health dot faded slowly. Our family had a me...

Hi - I am new to the forum but have been lurking off and on for the past several years. I have a 10 yr old GSP named Brittany but who we affectionately call "Fishie". Fishie was fine up until last Thursday when I noticed. he wasn't eating and had a chunk of skin near his right eye missing....