Puffer fish possible needing burped?

[swanedog]

We have been battling flukes and now a bacterial bloom after dosing prazi-pro a second time. See that thread here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/1...ossible-bacteria-bloom.1165472/#post-14456940

Now we have a secondary issue with our puffer. He’s not maintaining buoyancy and is face down vertically wedging himself face down in the rocks near the sand. We already have two air stones running, lids off, and skimmer with no collection cup running full blast. My wife has sent me some pictures and read a krill only diet can cause these issues and likely needs to be burped by holding his tail down in the water and pushing his head upward. Has anyone had experience with this? See attached picture for puffers current status. Also attached a picture of Spintouch FF parameters from about 45 min ago.

 

[Paul B]

Yes that is what you should do.; It happens if they inflate above water or suck in air from the surface. Hold him underwater, head up and gently squeeze. Be careful as they have a strong bite.

You can hold him in a net. I have done this many times.

 

[swanedog]

Yes that is what you should do.; It happens if they inflate above water or suck in air from the surface. Hold him underwater, head up and gently squeeze. Be careful as they have a strong bite.

Thank you! Will gave that a try and keep the thread updated.

 

[vetteguy53081]

We have been battling flukes and now a bacterial bloom after dosing prazi-pro a second time. See that thread here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/1...ossible-bacteria-bloom.1165472/#post-14456940

Now we have a secondary issue with our puffer. He’s not maintaining buoyancy and is face down vertically wedging himself face down in the rocks near the sand. We already have two air stones running, lids off, and skimmer with no collection cup running full blast. My wife has sent me some pictures and read a krill only diet can cause these issues and likely needs to be burped by holding his tail down in the water and pushing his head upward. Has anyone had experience with this? See attached picture for puffers current status. Also attached a picture of Spintouch FF parameters from about 45 min ago.

You cant really force a puffer to dislodge air and it has to do it on its own. Stress is usually the cause of inflation and the spin test , a product of API is often false or unreliable. Take a water sample to an LFS that does not use anything API and see what results they come up with or acquire Hanna or Saifert brand kits for more reliability

 

[swanedog]

We have been battling flukes and now a bacterial bloom after dosing prazi-pro a second time. See that thread here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/1...ossible-bacteria-bloom.1165472/#post-14456940

Now we have a secondary issue with our puffer. He’s not maintaining buoyancy and is face down vertically wedging himself face down in the rocks near the sand. We already have two air stones running, lids off, and skimmer with no collection cup running full blast. My wife has sent me some pictures and read a krill only diet can cause these issues and likely needs to be burped by holding his tail down in the water and pushing his head upward. Has anyone had experience with this? See attached picture for puffers current status. Also attached a picture of Spintouch FF parameters from about 45 min ago.

You cant really force a puffer to dislodge air and it has to do it on its own. Stress is usually the cause of inflation and the spin test , a product of API is often false or unreliable. Take a water sample to an LFS that does not use anything API and see what results they come up with or acquire Hanna or Saifert brand kits for more reliability

This is the Spintouch FF not the aquaspin. I have multiple Hanna’s. Which parameters would you recommend testing? This just works in a pinch and is somewhat close.

 

[vetteguy53081]

This is the Spintouch FF not the aquaspin. I have multiple Hanna’s. Which parameters would you recommend testing? This just works in a pinch and is somewhat close.

Ammonia and Nitrate. The Spintouch is by LaMotte as I used these at my LFS and discovered less than reliable and has been sold to API

 

[swanedog]

This is the Spintouch FF not the aquaspin. I have multiple Hanna’s. Which parameters would you recommend testing? This just works in a pinch and is somewhat close.

Ammonia and Nitrate. The Spintouch is by LaMotte as I used these at my LFS and discovered less than reliable and has been sold to API

Perfect thank you for letting me know that! Tried to do some research on it but couldn’t get a clear picture.

 

[Ks4726]

Ive been going through this as well and usually takes 2 to 3 days for the bubble to pass for me. When you feed your puffer the krill does it pick it from top of the water?

Thanks to a fellow reefer he pointed out that could be the cause. I started watching and confirmed it.

 

[swanedog]

Ive been going through this as well and usually takes 2 to 3 days for the bubble to pass for me. When you feed your puffer the krill does it pick it from top of the water?

Thanks to a fellow reefer he pointed out that could be the cause. I started watching and confirmed it.

Sometimes. We’ve tried to start feeding him down further in the water. That makes a good point. He’s never inflated (while he’s been home with us) since we’ve had him until this.