puffer died...why?

[gaya]

I just got six puffers the other day. I set them up in a tank. Then the next day changed from gravel to sand. Today I found a puffer wedged in the intake hose dead. I don’t know if he was killed getting sucked up in it or died and then got sucked up. He was moved 2-3 times within a few days maybe this just stressed him out?

 

[Phantom Thief]

What type of puffer is it? Did it appear to be unhealthy before that?

P.T.

 

[gaya]

He was a freshwater dwarf puffer. Some of them looked a bit skinny when I got them but when I pulled him out he seemed to have a belly. I’m still getting to know them and I have a hard time differentiating whose who. I just put three into a different tank so I could have three in each when I noticed him. Plus two out of the six were always hiding so it was hard to tell. Now that I have them in different tanks and it will be easier. I notice that two of them have yellowish/orange underbellies. Is this normal? thanks

 

[Phantom Thief]

I'm sorry but i am no puffer expert. You might get better help at Oddballs. Could he possibly have had some internal parasites/diseases?

P.T.

 

[gaya]

I have no idea. I should post this in the oddball section. thanks