Puffer in need of help!
- Thread starter cdawson
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I filled 2 Coolwhip containors w/tankwater. Put 3 drops of clove oil (next time I'll try 1 drop) in 1 containor. Added the fish. Within 1 minute the fish was laying on it's back. It looked dead. I took the fish out & clipped it's teeth with cuticle nippers & placed it in the containor of fresh tankwater. I could see it breathing. After 1 minute it had righted itself, 2 minutes it was swimming around, 3 minutes it was back in the tank swimming like nothing had happened. Repeated with other puffer & all is fine with them today.
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Would someone archive this thread? This is really useful information for Puffer owners!
~Matthew
~Matthew
no kidding useful doesn't even come close to describing how valuable this info is! I searched for a week straight and couldn't find this info ANYWHERE (I couldn't find any info on how to trim puffers teeth). Someone should send this info into aquarium fish magazine or something.
Dear you guys,
New member here. I have been looking for a forum regarding trimming puffers' beak or teeth for such a long time and finally, I found one. You guys are right, this article should be pinned somehow as the info is very, very helpful.
I have four figure eight and I noticed that one of them has its beak growing faster and bigger than the others'. I was a bit worried since they are still small and how can one actually trim their teeth. They always eat snails (plus some live and frozen food and luckily for me they also munch on some flakes too) - sometimes crushing but mostly just sucking them out. But still, his beak still got bigger and today, during feeding time, I saw him kinda struggling while eating. And now at least I can try helping them out with this problem.
Sorry for the long post... Just really glad to have gotten this info!
Thank you very much!
Peace!
Pehjon (Austria)
New member here. I have been looking for a forum regarding trimming puffers' beak or teeth for such a long time and finally, I found one. You guys are right, this article should be pinned somehow as the info is very, very helpful.
I have four figure eight and I noticed that one of them has its beak growing faster and bigger than the others'. I was a bit worried since they are still small and how can one actually trim their teeth. They always eat snails (plus some live and frozen food and luckily for me they also munch on some flakes too) - sometimes crushing but mostly just sucking them out. But still, his beak still got bigger and today, during feeding time, I saw him kinda struggling while eating. And now at least I can try helping them out with this problem.
Sorry for the long post... Just really glad to have gotten this info!
Thank you very much!
Peace!
Pehjon (Austria)
My SAPs are 1-2"( I have 3 of them). I am actually writing my next article on this (if I can ever get off these forums...) & will probably send it to TFH. If you're interested in this subject, here's the thread: Trimming Puffer Teeth
holy crap! I wrote this topic like a year ago! I don't suggest pulling up old topics like again pehjon... 
Sorry about that, cdawson... I didn't even look at the date... Was just in a little panic there. Anyway thanks again 
And you're right RTR, good info!
And thanks for the link Pufferpunk. It was really a very informative thread.
Peace!
Pehjon
And you're right RTR, good info!
And thanks for the link Pufferpunk. It was really a very informative thread.
Peace!
Pehjon
