ReefinMadness89
New member
Recently bought a dogface puffer from a fellow local member. She spent a few days in a 55g and then when I bought her I put her into a healthy but empty 90g. First day she showed signs of ich. Moved her to a 47g and slowly reduced salinity for hypo-salinity treatment. Over a few days she made huge bounds in progress and hand healed up pretty well and was swimming happily.
But I'm not sure what happened today. I walked in the room, heard sucking, and found her floating up top and quickly inflating with air. :uhoh2:
Grabbed the closest (large) net, and submerged her to prevent further air inhalation. But she had already gotten a lot. I then put on a pair of latex gloves and begin the gentle burping process. She released a few minor bubbles of air but not anywhere near enough to prevent her from floating. A few minutes in her eyes went lifeless and she stopped beaking.
My question is, will she deflate when she is dead or stay inflated? I can't completely tell if she's gone or not, but I don't want to keep pressing on her poor little body if she is. :uhoh2:
Me and my wife LOVED this fish and it's so sad that not even 2 months into owning her did she go this way. But it was the ich she got from all the moving stress. Since the tank was bare before her I know it had already been present on her.
But I'm not sure what happened today. I walked in the room, heard sucking, and found her floating up top and quickly inflating with air. :uhoh2:
Grabbed the closest (large) net, and submerged her to prevent further air inhalation. But she had already gotten a lot. I then put on a pair of latex gloves and begin the gentle burping process. She released a few minor bubbles of air but not anywhere near enough to prevent her from floating. A few minutes in her eyes went lifeless and she stopped beaking.
My question is, will she deflate when she is dead or stay inflated? I can't completely tell if she's gone or not, but I don't want to keep pressing on her poor little body if she is. :uhoh2:
Me and my wife LOVED this fish and it's so sad that not even 2 months into owning her did she go this way. But it was the ich she got from all the moving stress. Since the tank was bare before her I know it had already been present on her.
