The Puffer Forum

He now lays on the bottom upside down. When I attempt to grab him, he fights and is very strong but he has zero balance

He keeps ending up on his side or upside down. Not floating to the surface however. Often on the bottom. When I grab him, he is extremely strong but will swim like he is brain dead and eventually end up on his side again. Super weird

Ok, sadly I believe I have discovered the issue and it has nothing to do with quality of care. I realized about 2 weeks ago I touched up a stain on my ceiling with a rattle can of paint blocker. The next morning I had small particles of paint on the counters and even the top of the aquarium glass. I...

Hello everyone. I am new to this board but am a longtime aquarium fan. I have a year old MBU puffer. It is currently housed on a 400 gallon tank. It does have some small either fish with it (barbs, neons, and a school of small clown loaches). All inhabitants have been together for the last 12 months...