The Puffer Forum

Never seen Squirt puff. Wonder what a dwarf puffer looks like puffed- like a little "pea" probably! I've noticed, too, that he has well-defined spots and stripes, in addition to the eye rings.

pufferfreak wrote:My old valentini puffed but once he saw me deflated. Its weird how they deflate when we see them.

The same thing happened to me when I came home last night. I was thinking why was it puffed up and then deflate as soon as I came to the glass?

You've got to ask yourself and wonder why they puff? as in my opinion its a bad thing regardless of how cute or the surcomstances. Its not a good thing, shows some form of stress, and they cant always deflate. I know id worry if i saw it. Dont know if its true though <---

Sometimes it's just arbitrary, with no stimulus. Other times, it's just because they heard a dog bark next door. They can be kinda neurotic.

My suvatti puffs up all the time. Once he decides to swim around his tank, he'll inevitably hit the outflow of the filter and then puff up like mad. It's hillarious. You think he'd have learned by now not to be scared of the water flow.