Porky Puffer Didn't Deflate all the way

tanked_life · 07/27/2014, 07:04 AM

Hey everyone, upon transferring my porky from my quarantine system after an ich attack to my main tank, he puffed up from the stress and when he deflated, his rear dorsal side didn't deflate properly and he is having problems swimming correctly. It has been a few days and it still has deflated. How or what can I do to fix this? Would making him puff again and then deflate possibly help or would it make it worse? Please help

Paul B · 07/27/2014, 07:30 AM

Hold him underwater with his mouth up and squeeze him "gently". They sometimes have trouble expelling air.

viggen · 07/28/2014, 09:00 PM

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Push his tail end down and often times the air will come out w/o any squeezing

xrayjeeper83 · 07/28/2014, 09:06 PM

You can also gentle shake him ba k and forth to help

tanked_life · 07/30/2014, 05:37 AM

Thank you all for your time, I have tried all of these methods plus more over a period of time and yesterday morning he passed away. The spot on his body that didn't deflate turned why and then there he was not moving on the bottom of the tank

xrayjeeper83 · 07/30/2014, 11:23 AM

Sorry for your loss

tanked_life · 07/30/2014, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by xrayjeeper83

Sorry for your loss

thank you rayjeeper

07/27/2014, 07:04 AM	#1
tanked_life Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 231	Porky Puffer Didn't Deflate all the way Hey everyone, upon transferring my porky from my quarantine system after an ich attack to my main tank, he puffed up from the stress and when he deflated, his rear dorsal side didn't deflate properly and he is having problems swimming correctly. It has been a few days and it still has deflated. How or what can I do to fix this? Would making him puff again and then deflate possibly help or would it make it worse? Please help

07/27/2014, 07:30 AM	#2
Paul B Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15,549	Hold him underwater with his mouth up and squeeze him "gently". They sometimes have trouble expelling air. __________________ I used to get shocked when I put my hand in my tank. Then the electric eel went dead. Current Tank Info: 100 gal reef set up in 1971

07/28/2014, 09:00 PM	#3
viggen Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 2,213	X 2 Push his tail end down and often times the air will come out w/o any squeezing __________________ A tub of fish

07/28/2014, 09:06 PM	#4
xrayjeeper83 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Orange Park, Fl Posts: 619	You can also gentle shake him ba k and forth to help

07/30/2014, 05:37 AM	#5
tanked_life Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 231	Thank you all for your time, I have tried all of these methods plus more over a period of time and yesterday morning he passed away. The spot on his body that didn't deflate turned why and then there he was not moving on the bottom of the tank

07/30/2014, 11:23 AM	#6
xrayjeeper83 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Orange Park, Fl Posts: 619	Sorry for your loss