lolagurl

my puffer died.. i dont know how and i dont know why but pea is dead.

Tom

I am so sorry to hear that.
Tom

Bonochick

Oh no! I'm sorry.

COBettaCouple

awww.. poor little guy.. we're sorry that you lost him.

lolagurl

yea its ok i just have no idea how it happened

armadillo

That's really bad. Was quite sudden too, wasn't it?

lolagurl

yes...t was ..and he didnt float when he died like they are supposed to be like.. he died on the bottom. but trust me he was dead.

armadillo

Oh nooo. I'm really sorry about that.

COBettaCouple

we've never had a dead fish float.

armadillo

Us neither. Always at the bottom or stuck in the plants.

lolagurl

yea but apparently puffers bloat up with air when they die and float.

COBettaCouple

oh, i see.. and yours didn't? maybe it had to do with whatever illness took him?

griffin

sorry for your loss.

just fyi - puffers don't bloat with air unless they are exposed to air. i've actually never heard of a puffer that died floating unless it was because it was taken out of water and got some air in it.

lolagurl

o well i guess the person on www.dwarfpuffers.com was wrong

Amorinthe

not to poke fun at your loss but.....gross!

from everything i've researched thus far, they aren't a particularly hardy fish, but i bet pea was very happy to have you as a friend. Do you think you'll try again?