Sailingeric Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I have a valentini saddle puffer for about 5 months now. Great fish and very active but the last couple of days he has stopped eating. Still active but seems to have no interest in food even when I wave clam slices right in front of his face. I notices Saturday he looked a bit fatter than normal but the last couple of days back to normal shape, I did not see him puff but that might have been post puff bloat (?). Do they stop eating for a few days after they puff up?? Also I have noticed no aggression from the other fish in the tank so I think I can rule out he stressed and my water numbers are all good and all the other fish are active and eating so I can rule water problems. Any advice would be good but I am hoping I am stressing over nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailingeric Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Nevermind, he is back to his piggy self 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sailingeric said: Nevermind, he is back to his piggy self Good to hear! Saw this but didn't have any brilliant ideas. I did have this happen to an anthias a while back and tossed some live brine in the tank a couple times over the next week (which he ate) then he eventually came out of his funk. Still don't know what the underlying issue was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailingeric Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 I did add a bunch of pods to my refugium. I am also wondering if enough are getting in the tank and he was snacking at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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