GSP tried to commit suicide

[sbc580]

My GSP puffer jumped out of my tank today, luckily I got off work early today, so I was sitting only a feet feet away when it happened. On a normal day, it would not of ended so well. I have a glass top with a gap for the HOB skimmer and some cords for the power heads. I have read that puffers do jump, but this gap is only 3-4 inches, so I thought it would be ok. He sat out of the water for a few minutes because he landed behind the tank, which made it difficult to get to.

So, my questions is what causes puffers to jump? I did a 8 gallon water change yesterday, and I have added a leather coral. I do weekly water changes (5-10 gallons each time), the past month have been using red sea coral pro salt. The previous times have been instant ocean salt. I keep my salt levels between 1.025-1.027

Right now, he is going crazy, window surfing non stop. I put a towel over the side of the tank that gets the most traffic and turned the tank light off.

[bertie 83]

Cover the gap straight away. It could be stress from you putting something new in his home

[sbc580]

Cover the gap straight away. It could be stress from you putting something new in his home

I covered the gap as soon as I put him back in.

I have now noticed some white spots on his back. I have tried to take a picture, I hope it is noticeable.
Is this itch that I am seeing?
He did rub up against some rough wood when trying to pick him up off the ground, so I'm not sure if that is the cause of the spots.

[sgtmyers88]

I am gonna go out on a limb and say that it is healing skin tissue from abrasions sustained from the incident. It is similar to scabs on our own skin.

[Pufferpunk]

Add Melafix to his tank, to promote healing. What SG is he at?

[sgtmyers88]

I think you missed this part of the post, PP

I keep my salt levels between 1.025-1.027

And I do think that is a tad bit high. Bring it down to 1.023-1.025.

[Pufferpunk]

Use the Marine Melafix then. That's a HUGE waste of $alt!