Toby Puffer Beak Glued Shut!

[Arcane Corals]

Help! My Toby Puffer attacked a glob of superglue and got his his mouth/Beak Glued shut. It's the brs thick super glue gel. I thought it was dry but apparently it was not

He's trying to eat but unable to open his mouth.

He's acting normal other than the glue

Should I attempt to capture and manually remove?

For other fish I read that the slime coat will get rid of it, but since it's on his beak I don't think that's going to work is it?

I'm freaking out not sure how to help him without making it worse

 

[Cell]

It will fall off on it's own. Nothing to worry about.

 

[code4]

I also believe it will come off on its own. Sorry this happened.

 

[tuscani]

Does this trick work on the wifey?

 

[AydenLincoln]

I would give it a bit then remove him and gently try and peel it off his mouth.

 

[Arcane Corals]

I would give it a bit then remove him and gently try and peel it off his mouth.

How long do you think I should wait?

 

[LiquidSpace]

How long do you think I should wait?

I think you’re more likely to stress the fish out and hurt it if you try pulling it off. @Cell is right, it will fall off on its own.

 

[Arcane Corals]

The beak is stilled glued shut and he's unable to eat but the outside glob fell off

He's trying to eat and getting frustrated breaking my heart

 

[Arcane Corals]

The beak is still glued shut... Should I give him longer before I try to capture him and scrape it?

 

[Cell]

Give it a day or 2.

 

[Arcane Corals]

UPDATE!!

I did some "physical therapy" this afternoon. He likes to nip at anything that is in the tank for a bit to test it (how he got glued in the first place) so I decided to hold a small piece of Marco rock at the surface of the water so he'd ram his beak into it. He did that a few times but then got disinterested. He wasn't able to eat but then tonight during a test feeding I saw his beak move and he stared devouring the food!!!

He's able to open his mouth and eat now! He's going to town on some squid, mysis, and brine

Thank you all for the help! Flynn is also appreciative

Here he is currently

 

[code4]

I am so glad it worked out. He is really nice looking.

Shelley