Dogface puFFer

[puffrbware]

My dogface was caught in my 802 powerhead this morning,, after i freed him ,,he died later in the afternoon. I'm very upset and my tank seems empty without the lil fella. He was 3 in big,,, has this happened to anyone before? Can i get another one? please respond !!! ill appreaciate it..thanks

 

[darknes]

Do you have anything covering the intake??
Like a pre-filter of some sort?

 

[puffrbware]

it works as a filter of some sort and the bottom of the water suction is capped off with holes across (its not THAT powerful)

 

[mystic cat]

aww i'm so sorry to hear that...thats horrible...i wish there was something i could do to help you...don't worry...everything will be okay...i think you should get another one...don't feel upset hun...this will only make you stronger...

 

[nw2sltfsh]

My sympathies on your loss. I can completely identify with what you are feeling. We had our porcupine puffer, "Puffy", for 3 months when the same thing happened to us.
We later found out that due to the fact that puffers are such slow swimmers, you need to have large pre-filters on your powerheads if you have small Puffers. Aquaclear sells them for their models (they are small cylinders about 3 inches in diameter and 6-7 inches tall).
If you want to replace your puffer, I would recommend that you try and purchase one at least 5 inches in legnth. "Puffy 2" is about that legnth and does not seem to be having any difficulty with the powerheads.

 

[mona]

sorryyy