Puffer blows up for no reason?

Spitfire · Post by **Spitfire** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:45 am

Being a new to Puffers i looked across and there he was all puffed up but i could not see why?
Is something irritating him or are they just having a bit of a stretch. He did it about 5 times in a row and then stopped?

manutius · Post by **manutius** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:09 am

They are known to puff for no reason and we are not quite sure why, so yes it could be a stretch. Howvere that many times in a row would suggest something is irritating your puffer. Red is often a problem, decor and plants could be it it. Even furniture in the room or your clothes can cause them to behave oddly. I saw my Mbu puff once as he had trouble passing a bit of cockle shell as it was stuck in his anus so that could be a problem too. There's a couple of things for you to consider

Spitfire · Post by **Spitfire** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:54 am

That's interesting i shall investigate further.

Could it be caused by PH?
I am struggling to get his PH down at present. Its 8.0 which is high for Tropicals. Could this be the cause?

manutius · Post by **manutius** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:03 am

That is possible, what are you other water perameters and what is the PH of your tap water? It shouldn't be that high so something is causing it to go up. Tell us a bit more about your set up, how old, size frequency of water changes etc

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Puffer blows up for no reason?

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