I feel so horrible... I was cleaning tanks, and Elton blends right into his tank like camoflage.. and I didn't see him and he was curious as always... and he got sucked up. Thank goodness for the valve that you can use to stop the flow on the python... he stopped when he'd just gone into the tube (besides the big gravel sucker part on the end) an inch or two. And then he puffed I feel so bad. We were able to get him out without exposing him to air, and he deflated fully the instant he was out of the tube. But now he's swimming slowly and hiding, sometimes resting... Poor guy. I'll have to give him some nummy treats to make him feel better. I feel so bad.....
He's still sitting around. I started taking pics of him, and then he moved away from me (as you can see in the sequence of pics). Hopefully he just didn't like the camera/flash, and it wasn't cause he was scared of me....
Poor little guy. I hope he makes it through the night and feels better tomorrow.
Thanks everyone
I turned out his lights so he can get some rest. I don't think there's anything else I can do at this point.
I'm just praying that he's still there in the morning....
This morning he's still sitting on the bottom. When he tries to swim, it seems like he's having a hard time staying upright, he kinda wavers and tips side to side. I'm afraid he's sustained some internal injury.
This morning he's still sitting on the bottom. When he tries to swim, it seems like he's having a hard time staying upright, he kinda wavers and tips side to side. I'm afraid he's sustained some internal injury.
He's just looking worse and worse... I got home and looked at him. It took me a while to find him. He is under a ledge in the driftwood, laying slightly tilted (kinda on his side) and breathing heavily. I thought he was dead at first, but then saw his body moving as he breathed. He is facing inward, so I can see his face I'm afraid that he's just going to keep going downhill. I'm afraid I've killed my sweet little puffy baby
Oh Pink, I'm so sorry! I have accidentally sucked fish up with my python, and its absolutely horrible I hope that he pulls through. Poor baby. Its not your fault and you have given the little guy nothing but TLC. I'll keep you guys in my thoughts and prayers.
Oh, Pink, I'm so sorry He knows you didn't do it on purpose. Maybe he'll pull through. Let him know we're pulling for him and you hang in there. Please keep us posted.
So sorry Pink,
Accidents do happen. I hope that he makes a full recovery and if that's not possible I hope he has a speedy trip to fish heaven. I'm thinking of you and your little guy.
If any of you remember my figure 8 puffer Fletcher Rayni Torrance, you know that I've watched a puffer die before. So I could tell that he was on the brink, and there was no coming back. I love him so much, I just couldn't let him suffer anymore. My dad suggested we put on some nice music for him, so I put on "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John. Then I used clove oil and put him to sleep. I buried him out behind the rose bushes, in the place that I put Winter, Fletcher, Moby, Volta, the dwarf puffers, and all the dragon betta babies that I lost to that mystery disease. It's a beautiful spot.
Oh Elton, I miss you so much already. Your tank is empty now except for a few snails and clams. I'm so so sorry that I caused your death. I wish so much that I would have paid closer attention. Momma is so sorry baby. I hope you'll have fun playing with Fletcher and the DPs and my betta babies too.
I remember the way he used to try to bite my finger when I held it up to the glass, he was so cute. Always begging for food, his fins going so fast... And his silly buck-toothed grin. I never even got to trim his teeth, because they didn't grow to the point that I had to cut them. I've only had him for a few months. I wish I could have kept him longer, but because of a stupid mistake I've killed him.
I'm heartbroken.
Goodbye Elton puff, though I hardly had you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself, while those around you crawled
It seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in
And I would have like to have known you better
But the candle burned out long before the legend ever did
If any of you remember my figure 8 puffer Fletcher Rayni Torrance, you know that I've watched a puffer die before. So I could tell that he was on the brink, and there was no coming back. I love him so much, I just couldn't let him suffer anymore. My dad suggested we put on some nice music for him, so I put on "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John. Then I used clove oil and put him to sleep. I buried him out behind the rose bushes, in the place that I put Winter, Fletcher, Moby, Volta, the dwarf puffers, and all the dragon betta babies that I lost to that mystery disease. It's a beautiful spot.
Oh Elton, I miss you so much already. Your tank is empty now except for a few snails and clams. I'm so so sorry that I caused your death. I wish so much that I would have paid closer attention. Momma is so sorry baby. I hope you'll have fun playing with Fletcher and the DPs and my betta babies too.
I remember the way he used to try to bite my finger when I held it up to the glass, he was so cute. Always begging for food, his fins going so fast... And his silly buck-toothed grin. I never even got to trim his teeth, because they didn't grow to the point that I had to cut them. I've only had him for a few months. I wish I could have kept him longer, but because of a stupid mistake I've killed him.
I'm heartbroken.
Goodbye Elton puff, though I hardly had you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself, while those around you crawled
It seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in
And I would have like to have known you better
But the candle burned out long before the legend ever did
I'm so sorry Pink You made a good decision, and I'm glad that he didn't have to suffer any longer. I am so sorry for your loss. You are such a wonderful fish mom, so don't beat yourself up about a mistake. It could have happened to anyone. RIP Elton
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Thank goodness for the valve that you can use to stop the flow on the python... he stopped when he'd just gone into the tube (besides the big gravel sucker part on the end) an inch or two. And then he puffed 
I feel so bad. We were able to get him out without exposing him to air, and he deflated fully the instant he was out of the tube. But now he's swimming slowly and hiding, sometimes resting... 
