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Lol i think he was just playn around or something cuz he was doing it on purpose. He burrowed last night too cuz i woke up this morning as he had sand on his head:) gonna feed him some earthworms today.

ip is internal parasite(s).......................probably gulped some air, hold him gently by the tail , so heads pointing up and wave him gently from side to side that;ll dislodge the trapped air .................prob might be bit constipated aswell with that feast he's had in his new tank ! lol

i might have missed it, but i couldnt find it while going back through this thread. what type of puffer is it? it does sound like air to me. if it doesnt come out, he will wind up dead. you could do some epsom salt to help with constipation but i dont think that is the issue. tell tale signs of air is rolling to a side, trouble with swimming or keeping itself anchored at the bottom of the tank(i.e: tail raising while rest of body on substrate).

were not blaming you, were just asking you methods of introducing him into your tank. did you dump him from the bag in the tank, put in a container and ease into the tank, scoop him with a net to put in? just that type of stuff. he very well could have done it to himself if he was curious and tried getting something above the tank or got startled and darted around splashing about

I let him soak for like an hour in the bag and scopped him out. Ill try the burping thing wen i go home

i tried the grab the tail thing and he wont let me grab it lol what should i do?

success!!! i put him in a little bucket got ahold of his tail took about 30 seconds of slow waving then two little bubbles came out:) i put him back in the tank hes kind of stressed but on the bottom no floating so far! thank you guys so much idk what i would do without THEPUFFERFORUM.com and all of you helpfull people. mahaloes so much from puff and myself. i hope hes gonna be ok now

glad to hear! hopefully he pulls through. if he doesnt show signs of improving then you might have to try again, but at least you know you got something out! rubbing the belly also is suggested sometimes if it seems pretty lodged in there

Came home and he was vertical again. I did the burping thing but no bubbles came out rub his tummy nithing. I put a small earth worm inside his tank it wiggeled right under him. Is there anything else i can do to help him? Medicenes? Please help i dint want him to die idk what i could have done to make this happen:// im desprerate to keep him alive please if u willing to talk to me over the phone pm me and ill send u my number or just pm me urs.

Try the tail-holding burping again. Still air in him.

here are some pics i im going to attempt another burp in a hour or so, the last burp he filled with water and puffed up. a little piece of shell i think came out.

the last burp he filled with water and puffed up

That's exactly what you want to happen. The water he has inhaled when puffing will replace the air.

should i keep doing it till he dosnt float up?

Even after puffing with water, he's still floating?

not as bad but hes deff not sticking to the bottom. could it be my sand? i used freshwater sand bought at my LFS

Nah, your tank looks fine. Give him a rest & try again.