The Puffer Forum

Jeeze!

Sorry to here this flash.dan, that cannot be nice to see your poor girl in that state!

Sorry I have no good advise, just want to say good luck with getting her better mate

Ouch! Well, figuring in the teeth, it would make sense that she got startled and smashed into something.

I would agree, send Corvus a PM and see if he has any ideas, Pufferqueen might be a good one to ask as well, even though she's usually more into the saltwater species, she knows a heck of a lot about treatments.

If its blunt injury and not some sort of infection, I would think keeping the water as clean as possible and reducing all stress levels (activity around the tank, lighting, any tankmates that might harass her, etc) and give her time to heal.

Just throwing it out there, you double checked that your heater didn't go wonky or anything like that?

edmlfc1 wrote:Once you get her eyes better then you can trim her teeth. I have seen a puffer before with one side longer than the other, after a few bites out of a mussel the other side broke off and they were even again. I sure hope she starts to feel better soon.

i think if she pulls through i will get away without trimming them the point of the brak is gone so its flat and one is split upward... its pretty upsetting seeing her like that. just for info all heaters and wires are external in a sump appart from a koralia 4 none of her tankmates go near her they know not to mess her about shes just no responding to me at the glass its heartbreaking

That is just so heart breaking.

bit of a update. her eyes are almost completly filled with blood / fluid now she is free swimming but up/down and bumping into everything.

She probably just can't see. Try removing things with sharp corners, or wrapping them in something. That way, she won't bump into something else and hurt herself again.

im so sorry to hear this Flash.dan, hope she begins to get better soon and recovers, all hugs and wishes xx

she has now found a spot under the driftwood and is breathing very very hevilly. i hope she either restrs it out or goes peacefully overnight im heartbroken if she goes ill possibly contemplate selling up all my fish. i can imagine going looking in any tanks again without her greeting me out of the 3 mbus ive ever owned she is a little star so so soft and sweet

oh dan! you poor thing, everything is crossed that she makes it through Please keep updated more hugs xx

this is the saddest thread ever.

I hope she makes it!

woke up shes trying to swim but not oing a great job really heavy breathing anf im not so sure she can see atall put myhand right infront of her and stoked her. she wtilled injoyed me stroking her but didnt respond much. ive turned the lights off hope she goes peacefully now

This is sad.

Here's a website that might help you:
http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/diseases.html

I looked through it but couldn't find anything on bloody eyes. Maybe you can contact them and see what they tell you. Monday is a holiday here so I'm sure they won't be able to answer you until Tuesday. Did you send a pm to Corvus yet?

shes still hanging in there.... for about 12 hours today she was at the top of the tank and for about 30 minutes just i noticed she was swimming around normally but no shes not better she was battling to swim must of drained her now shes back at the top of the tank not moving. im glad the flowerhorns and jags are leaving her alone. popped a mbu up for sale i got last week and my suvattis. if she goes ill sell up i think ..... might be the way i feel at the moment but still. her eye is almost completly filled with fluid. she has had epsom salt baths for 4 days now i have a big water change planned tomorrow in her tank i really cant see it helping but still doing all i can.