The Puffer Forum

So i was at my LFS and decided to take a stroll by the dwarf puffers. All of a sudden this decent sized male came swimming up right in front of me. I could not believe my eyes. he was totally emaciated. I was disgusted by the way he looked. I was surprised he was even alive. I had to get him and try...

sorry for the delay, he started eating again and acting normal. everything is fine. so who knows what happened. but thanks for every body's help

He is all by himself in a ten gallon tank. This morning he ate a little, but not like he normally does. He was just sitting in a plant, then swam to eat a little. He's just not acting the same. He knows when it is time to eat and comes to the top. Now he'll just eat a little of whatever lands in fro...

I'll have to get back to you on that one. do you think that is what it is?

He is in brackish water. He was fed blood worms. The only thing I can think of is that I added new fake plants into the tank two days ago. I rinsed them first and he was happy, but all of a sudden today he is not eating and breathing heavily.

Today when I went to feed my figure eight, he wouldn't take any of the food. I didn't think much of it, but when I went to feed him just afew minutes ago, he still wouldn't take the food. He also appears to be breathing heavily and just kind of swimming in a daze. I have had him for about a month no...