I could not believe it!

aecasasus · 12/20/2011, 01:26 PM

Thought I share what happened to me this morning…….

I have two Green Spotted Puffers, Cleo and Homer (long story on there purchase). I have had them for two years now, there converted into fully saltwater and they have been behaving very well with the corals. Anyways here is my story……

I woke up today to find one of my Green Spotted Puffers on the floor; she was still wet and still soft just not breathing. So I got the measuring cup we use to top off the tanks, put some water from its tank and put it in there just to see if I wasn’t too late. It did nothing, no breathing, floating to the top so I decided to play doctor and give it a couple of pumps just to see if it would start breathing, but nothing happened. It was still floating to the top dead. I left it in the cup while I went to make some coffee, went to look at it after a while and nothing. It was about 10 minutes later when I went into the room and I saw that it was no longer floating, it was at the bottom of the cup. So I got closer and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw its fins moving. It was alive!!!!!

I was so happy and amazed!

So my project for today….cover that tank again! LOL

Has this every happened to anyone before????

seapug · 12/20/2011, 01:32 PM

lucky you. A solar wrasse I used to have jumped out the tank and landed in my lap about 8 feet away on the couch while I was watching TV one night. He must have thought it was a lot of fun because he tried it again a few days later. Unfortunately, I was at work so he was jerky by the time I got home.

Danzig · 12/20/2011, 01:52 PM

Omg you are so lucky. Congratulations. Im sure he has to have some permanent damage though from not having oxygen for so long.

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Floowid · 12/20/2011, 02:31 PM

I used to work at a LFS. We had a large Tessalata Eel jump out while we were all out on service calls. It had been on the floor long enough that its outer layer of skin was dry to the touch in places. We put it back in the water and it was fine later that day.

aecasasus · 12/20/2011, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

Omg you are so lucky. Congratulations. Im sure he has to have some permanent damage though from not having oxygen for so long.

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Thanks! I am keeping an eye on her just incase. She has been hanging out where she sleeps, but besides that she seems to be ok. She is a piggy so I'll see how she reacts this evening at feeding time.

aecasasus · 12/20/2011, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Floowid

I used to work at a LFS. We had a large Tessalata Eel jump out while we were all out on service calls. It had been on the floor long enough that its outer layer of skin was dry to the touch in places. We put it back in the water and it was fine later that day.

I have heard stories before about Eels being out of the water for a long time and still surviving. Is this something that happens often with Puffers too? Or did my CPR work? LOL

Khemul · 12/20/2011, 04:54 PM

I've heard of freshwater eels doing that, but a lot of them are designed to survive out of water for extended periods.

Hope it makes a full recovery. In my experience, puffers are tough to tell when they were truly close to death or just in their zen state until rescue arrives. I've noticed, especially if they puff up, there is a short period afterwards where they effectively play dead after heavy stress.

Reef264 · 12/20/2011, 05:00 PM

That's the coolest thing I've heard all day!

aecasasus · 12/21/2011, 12:00 PM

Well I am happy to say that she is back to her old self today. Swimming around and eating like a pig!

12/20/2011, 01:26 PM	#1
aecasasus Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 343	I could not believe it! Thought I share what happened to me this morning……. I have two Green Spotted Puffers, Cleo and Homer (long story on there purchase). I have had them for two years now, there converted into fully saltwater and they have been behaving very well with the corals. Anyways here is my story…… I woke up today to find one of my Green Spotted Puffers on the floor; she was still wet and still soft just not breathing. So I got the measuring cup we use to top off the tanks, put some water from its tank and put it in there just to see if I wasn’t too late. It did nothing, no breathing, floating to the top so I decided to play doctor and give it a couple of pumps just to see if it would start breathing, but nothing happened. It was still floating to the top dead. I left it in the cup while I went to make some coffee, went to look at it after a while and nothing. It was about 10 minutes later when I went into the room and I saw that it was no longer floating, it was at the bottom of the cup. So I got closer and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw its fins moving. It was alive!!!!! I was so happy and amazed! So my project for today….cover that tank again! LOL Has this every happened to anyone before???? __________________ Breathe IN...Breathe OUT! http://www.youtube.com/user/aecasasus?feature=results_main Current Tank Info: 150gallon, 40g Innovative Marine

12/20/2011, 01:32 PM	#2
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	lucky you. A solar wrasse I used to have jumped out the tank and landed in my lap about 8 feet away on the couch while I was watching TV one night. He must have thought it was a lot of fun because he tried it again a few days later. Unfortunately, I was at work so he was jerky by the time I got home. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

12/20/2011, 01:52 PM	#3
Danzig Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 694	Omg you are so lucky. Congratulations. Im sure he has to have some permanent damage though from not having oxygen for so long. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Keep our planet clean "PH s/b 7.9-8.3, salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp abt 80. Alk and cal will not rise if mg is low."

12/20/2011, 02:31 PM	#4
Floowid Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Centerville, UT Posts: 712	I used to work at a LFS. We had a large Tessalata Eel jump out while we were all out on service calls. It had been on the floor long enough that its outer layer of skin was dry to the touch in places. We put it back in the water and it was fine later that day. __________________ 75 gallon mixed reef

12/20/2011, 05:00 PM	#8
Reef264 Where's The Reef? Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southaven, Ms Posts: 2,098	That's the coolest thing I've heard all day! __________________ I'd rather Die on my feet, than Live on my Knees. Current Tank Info: 150g SPS Reef, 2x250w 14k Pheonix Metal Halides w/T-5 Actinics, 2 Tunze 6095's, Tunze 7096 controller, Ozone, Precision Marine Skimmer, Reef Octopus Bio-Churn Bio Pellet Reactor, GFO & Carbon Reactor, Ozone Reactor, ATO, Reef Keeper.

12/20/2011, 04:54 PM	#7
Khemul Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 988	I've heard of freshwater eels doing that, but a lot of them are designed to survive out of water for extended periods. Hope it makes a full recovery. In my experience, puffers are tough to tell when they were truly close to death or just in their zen state until rescue arrives. I've noticed, especially if they puff up, there is a short period afterwards where they effectively play dead after heavy stress.

12/21/2011, 12:00 PM	#9
aecasasus Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 343	Well I am happy to say that she is back to her old self today. Swimming around and eating like a pig! __________________ Breathe IN...Breathe OUT! http://www.youtube.com/user/aecasasus?feature=results_main Current Tank Info: 150gallon, 40g Innovative Marine