The Puffer Forum

19 years wow that’s a good life tho. Poor Percy was only 3 too young. However the short life he did have I believe he enjoyed he was very spoilt and everyone that came over love him haha. (Seems weird that you can get that attached to a fish but I guess until you keep a puffer you never know). Again...

sadly percy hasnt made it through the night. not going to be the same coming home from work to be greeted by him. not sure what we are going to do yet as i have a rather large tank looking very empty at the moment and im not sure any other mbu will be as good as percy was, never once even at over a ...

Hi John132, i didnt see what they actually did but from what they explained they used a syringe to release the air. they did anaesthetise him to do so. bit of an update on percy tho. hes not doing so well the infection is getting worse and he is weakening im going to watch over the next day or so an...

Yes it was stressing me out a little was up till 3:30 am the first day trying to burp him and then more the following days just glad it wasn’t anything much worse and that he held in to get him to the vets. He’s on .2mls of marbocyl for the next 7 days and review after that.

Hi all, Little update. Percy is doing better. It was trapped air however it was futher back than his stomach which is why burping him wasnt working and has now been release by vets. he is on a strong course of antibiotic injections for the infaction in his fins which has imrpoved over the last few d...

I will try them again tomorrow and ask the questions. I’ll update with any change in his condition tomorrow morning. Thanks a lot for all the suggestions and trying to help I really appreciate it.

The teeth trimming was done but an exsotic vet specialist they use ms222 I did try to get hold of them today to ask more questions but coulDnt get hold of the vet that done the works. I do know from speaking with him at the time that he used to keep Mbu Puffers personally himself which is why I went...

Parasites in treating with flubendazole I have got metro in the past for treating parasites when I first had him I rememeber it being very hard to get hold of. I did call the vets that trimed his teeth today. They have an aquatic specialist hopfully they can come take a look but I’m thinking every h...

Hi all, The big lad is still hanging in there he’s a fighter I’ll give him that. I’ve tired to treat as if trapped air I get nothing. Like said something differently hard in the lump. I got to the point I feel helpless and causing him even more stress. He’s not improved with treatments for antibacti...

I’m Hoping the big fella is still with me in the morning. Just tired for half hour he’s getting really stressed. I’m concerned with part of the lump being hard as far as I know and can tell by looking at a mbu skelington there are no bones where the lump is so if it was completely air is should be c...

I will give this another go now. It is 2:16 am here and I don’t want to stress him out much more than he already is. Hopfully it works this time.

Just tired the method for removing air a few time no luck.

I had a good feel of the lump it is soft. But running from the fin to the middle of the lump it is hard. Possible trapped shell??? Could that cause this?

I am currently treating with antibiotics for the fins. Is there anything I can do if it is air. How would he even take the air on?

Can see how much his fins have turned red this has happened in the last few hours. He’s finally taken a rest from trying to swim to get a picture.

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he is on he side at the top aswell

The fin picture was taken yesterday and he only had veining on his anal fin and tail yesterday. All his fins seem to be reder today and veins showing. I can’t get a good picture tho.


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