DESPERATE HELP!!! PEA PUFFER INJURED!!!

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DESPERATE HELP!!! PEA PUFFER INJURED!!!

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My pea puffer got caught on the filter and is now injured. He is in a quarintine tank and is either laying down or not swimming properly. Is there anything i can do for him???
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Re: DESPERATE HELP!!! PEA PUFFER INJURED!!!

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They actually can heal fairly well from this. Tell me more about his main tank? Last thing I'd do is move him to an uncycled tank.
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Re: DESPERATE HELP!!! PEA PUFFER INJURED!!!

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10 gallon fake plant filled. He has two tank mates that never touch him. The temperture is 77°-79°. Ph is around 6.8- 7.2 (using strips) alkalinity is low (around 40 ppm) watwr is very hard (300 ppm). No nitrate and no nitrite.
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When he swims he looks like a falling maple seed
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Re: DESPERATE HELP!!! PEA PUFFER INJURED!!!

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How was the tank cycled? Is it possible he was sickly before this happened, which is why he couldn't swim away from the filter?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: DESPERATE HELP!!! PEA PUFFER INJURED!!!

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When i moved him out of quarintine he got 75% better. This is a new tank i put him in. So it could be stress from that. Hes been staying well away from the filter now. He is still shaking a bit. But at least hes swimming better
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Re: DESPERATE HELP!!! PEA PUFFER INJURED!!!

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Put a sponge over the filter intake.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: DESPERATE HELP!!! PEA PUFFER INJURED!!!

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Will it slow how fast the filter suck up the water?
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C valentini
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Re: DESPERATE HELP!!! PEA PUFFER INJURED!!!

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Yes but if you have a large enough filter, that shouldn't matter much. It actually adds extra filtration. Rinse the sponge, when flow starts to slow down.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Update. He has returned to his normal self. And i will be looking for a sponge. Thank you for you gelp! Really apreciate it
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Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
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Re: DESPERATE HELP!!! PEA PUFFER INJURED!!!

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YAY! Puffers are quite resilient. :)
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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