The Puffer Forum

he leans more to the left now. the last burp some more stuff came up. im going to let him rest for a few hours with the light off. I feel so bad for this puffer

should i do a water change? the guy i bought him from just told me he released toxins after puffing and blowing out????

Puffers don't release toxins.

could it be that he has a swim bladder infection?

Puffers don't have swim bladders that I know of.

ok, i had no idea. what ever is inside him wont come out:/ im so frustrated!!! should i just let him rest for a few hours?

Yes, I'm sure he'd appreciate a rest. It is also possible he has some IPs in there that are causing him to have air produced by them in there. I remember reading something about that. I wish the search function worked here!

me too:/ should i treat him with anything for the ip's or just let him rest? i thought i was rescuing him from his ten gallon. i just made him sick:((

Are you sure he was fine before you got him? He looks very thin.

You couldn't have made him sick, they almost always have internal parasites. Soak his food in Jungle Parasite clear, some pressed garlic, in a small amount of tank water, just break a piece off. Soak for about an hour, feed for 3 - 7 days.

I don't think he's interested in eating, at this point.

the guy said he had him for 6 months. he was eating frozen smelt, and guppies

The guppies could have given him a parasite, or caused some other health problem. Definitely begin treatment for internal parasites. Also, you should get a liquid testing kit, and water changes never hurt. Does his beak look overgrown at all? With not eating hard-shelled foods for 6 months I'd think there'd be some overgrowth there.

Piscivorous puffers does not have too much problem with overgrown teeth.. Hard shell food doesn't make up a big part of their diet imo.

scpion wrote:Piscivorous puffers does not have too much problem with overgrown teeth.. Hard shell food doesn't make up a big part of their diet imo.

Well that's a good thing. I don't actually know a whole lot about the species, so this is good to know. It's also good for the puffer cause he certainly wasn't getting fed hard-shelled foods.