Dog faced puffer - is this normal?

[brianhama]

My dog face puffer has been spending a lot of time resting on or between rocks. Now he’s resting face downwards in a corner of the tank. Is this normal behavior or is something wrong?

He had ich when I bought him and has spent most of his time with me in quarantine, so I’m not too familiar with what his behavior is like in a normal tank.

 

[DED65]

Maybe @AydenLincoln can help?

 

[vetteguy53081]

My dog face puffer has been spending a lot of time resting on or between rocks. Now he’s resting face downwards in a corner of the tank. Is this normal behavior or is something wrong?

He had ich when I bought him and has spent most of his time with me in quarantine, so I’m not too familiar with what his behavior is like in a normal tank.

My dog face puffer has been spending a lot of time resting on or between rocks. Now he’s resting face downwards in a corner of the tank. Is this normal behavior or is something wrong?

He had ich when I bought him and has spent most of his time with me in quarantine, so I’m not too familiar with what his behavior is like in a normal tank.

I understand the puffer is not happy but needed will be clearer pics of fish showing skin and body in lieu of top view.
Is fish breathing normal or labored?
Additionally, has it eaten recently?
What is ammonia and nitrate level and is this a new/newer tank?

 

[AydenLincoln]

I understand the puffer is not happy but needed will be clearer pics of fish showing skin and body in lieu of top view.
Is fish breathing normal or labored?
Additionally, has it eaten recently?
What is ammonia and nitrate level and is this a new/newer tank?

And is this happening all the time? Only during the day? How active is he? They will sleep in the rock during the day but if he’s not active/swimming when you walk up to the tank or at night something may be wrong.

 

[brianhama]

Tank levels are fine. Tank is a few months old, but fully cycled. My old tank started leaking so I had to replace it, but I kept the old rocks and sump.

He has been doing this about 50% of the time. Other times he swims around the tank normally. He is breathing fine and eating. I wasn’t really paying attention to if it happens more during the day or at night. Are they nocturnal? It’s a relief to hear that they sleep in the rocks though. Hopefully this is just normal behavior for them then.