HELP!-Air-filled Mbu
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Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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AlLpUfFeDuP
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HELP!-Air-filled Mbu
I have a Mbu that is partially inflated with air. Have tried technique described in library with no success. He doesn't make any attempt to fill with water. Currently being held underwater with a net. Please help urgently - he is going to die and I love him!!!!
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AlLpUfFeDuP
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Thank you so much for all your replies 
Glad to report that he has now deflated and is swimming around quite happily. I've been trying to 'burp' him every few hours and that didn't work. He was very weak this morning when I found him and after the first attempt at burping I left him wedged under a net to stop him floating to the surface and drying out. After a few hours he seemed much 'stronger' and was trying to fight me when I held him. Again burping didn't produce any results. A 3rd attempt saw him inflate a little with water but he remained like that and didn't deflate any. I really thought it was a no win situation and as a last ditch effort lifted him out of the water. He inflated fully with air and on placing him back in the water expelled it all in one go.
I realise they aren't supposed to inflate with air but thought I'd share the story in case it helps anyone else. I had tried lifting him out of the water when I first found him but he seemed too weak to do much then.
Again thanks for all your help!
Glad to report that he has now deflated and is swimming around quite happily. I've been trying to 'burp' him every few hours and that didn't work. He was very weak this morning when I found him and after the first attempt at burping I left him wedged under a net to stop him floating to the surface and drying out. After a few hours he seemed much 'stronger' and was trying to fight me when I held him. Again burping didn't produce any results. A 3rd attempt saw him inflate a little with water but he remained like that and didn't deflate any. I really thought it was a no win situation and as a last ditch effort lifted him out of the water. He inflated fully with air and on placing him back in the water expelled it all in one go.
I realise they aren't supposed to inflate with air but thought I'd share the story in case it helps anyone else. I had tried lifting him out of the water when I first found him but he seemed too weak to do much then.
Again thanks for all your help!
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AlLpUfFeDuP
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I really don't know what may have caused it. The temperature had risen a couple of degrees higher than I normally have it so maybe that was to blame? I fed him cockles early pm the day before as usual and he was fine at lights out.
It's the first time I've had to deal with an air inflated puffer, thankfully I'd done my research when I first started out and read the library articles so I didn't panic when I first found him (well, not too much.......
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It's the first time I've had to deal with an air inflated puffer, thankfully I'd done my research when I first started out and read the library articles so I didn't panic when I first found him (well, not too much.......
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