The Puffer Forum

Good luck Angel. Really hope he(she?) makes it.

Why cant puffers just have hands like us? Then he could just pop it, When it gets a head.

Ummm... yeah...

I'm really sorry your friend is ill. You can tranq him with MS222 so you can look into his mouth. IDK where you live but if it's in the UK, do a search here & I believe you may find folks willing to share theirs.

Hi bigfatfish

Feel terrible calling you that, whoever you are and I do apologize. I have telephoned the Blue Reef Aquarium at tynemouth, they suggested that I use Melafix on Mr/Maisy Mbu, their marine vet flys in when they need them on an as and when bases but she only tends to aquarium business and not the general public, however they were really helpful but havent told me anything I didnt already know.

The water quality is as good, if not better than it has ever been. I do water changes every 7 - 10 days because of the nature of the food Mbu's eat, although he still hasnt eaten yet. Like I have stated I have increased the temp. 1 degree to help aid his immune system, so the temp. is now 27. Ammonia is still 0ppm, Nitrites is still 0ppm, and the Nitrates is still <10ppm. The PH is 7.6, salinity is freshwater .024 - .025.

The redness has decreased slightly, however the swelling in his mouth is still the same. Do you think it possible that a peice of shell his gone behind his beak and lodged behind the piece of skin that goes up and down in his mouth. I'm sorry I do not know the correct term for this piece of anatomy. Or do you think that immpossible.

I am very sorry to hear about your GSP. We get so attached to our pets dont we. I hate to see anything suffer. I hope he does improve. All I can do now is see how things go. I have drawn a blank in the way of finding an aquatic vet.

Thanks bluntokian for your best wishes, it would be fantastic if puffers could talk to it would save all our worrying. xx

How safe would it be to put a puffer to sleep using IDK ?

I would consider it if I knew what I was doing, but I have read that Mbu's in particular are not very adaptable when it comes to putting them to sleep.

I have sent you a PM.

Have you considered adding aquarium salt (not marine salt)? It does help a lot of topical issues and can kill bacteria by changing the osmolarity of the water, especially if it is FW type bacteria. I would highly consider it, 1 tablespoon to every 5 gallons of tank water. It also can have a soothing effect on inflammation.

Any news AngelMbu? Hoping for an improvement in his condition, but wondering if you had found anyone to help?