The Puffer Forum

Im not sure if my porcupine puffer is sick or not. I got him on a Friday and i acclimated him properly and as soon as I put him in he started going a mile a minute and swimming all over the tank. This continued all through the night and morning until about 3:00 in the afternoon. Then he went behind a rock and just sat and curled up his fins he was still alert because he would look at me if I looked at him. Then some six hours later when the lights went off he got up and started swimming again but not with as much energy as before. I have no clue what happened.

Please answer the questions at the top of the forum in red (moved to the hospital forum).

Sometimes at night my porc would do this. Not often and only for a few laps. For him to do it non stop though I think something is def stressing him out. What size tank is he in?

72 gallon he's a little guy and fine right now whatever scared him is past him now thank god.

My Burrfish did this when I first took him out of his quarantine tank and placed him in his permanent home with bright lights, high current, and different fish. He was quite alarmed as I had kept his QT tank light off, and as soon as I turned the lights off he would calm down, but he still had issues dealing with the current for a few days.

Post your parameters just in case.