The Puffer Forum

He`s just done a poo and a little bubble came out, not all of it but its a start!

My puffer fish farts LOL

The food is always thawed before i give it to them.

Hi, Your pic definately shows it has the same problem as myn and im sure the air isn`t in the bit that puffs up as it stays where it is when he`s fully inflated, surely "popping" him with a needle could cause major damage to one of his organs? Just managed to get some decent shots that sho...

Ive not fed any freeze dried food to myn, hes just had frozen cockles, frozen muscles and he sometimes pinches a brine shrimp or two off the triggers. If the air pocket is not in his stomack where will it be?

Thanks,
James

Could it be that he has jumped out of the water and taken a deep breath? The odd thing is that the air is definatley not in his stomach.

Ive just had him in my hand completely puffed up and i could see food moving around but the air is stuck in his bum. Will he poo it out or like trump?

He is well stressed now and probably wont be my friend for weeks.

Pufferpoison, how is yours?

Hi, Ive had my puffer for a few months now and hes been really happy, yesterday i noticed he was in a cave with his bum in the air as if he was trying to swim down or rather holding himself down. Ive noticed today that it looks like he has a big bubble of air as described earlier in thread, behind h...