Possessed fish!!!!???

[CraZ4fiSHieS]

Hey all... So Im here on the comp talking to a friend and my puffer (the sick one) is in his hospital tank next to me and Im kinda lookin at him and then talkin some more and I had just gotten done telling my friend: Swat Monkey27: hes still sick and still alive! he hasnt eaten in days an he has been swimming full speed into the sides of the tank head first! i am amazed..
and as soon as I finish typing that I look over and my puffer is all pale and not moving/breathing and laying dead on the floor of the tank. So i go to my friend: Swat Monkey27: know how i JUST told you the fish was still alive and i was amazed Swat Monkey27: just looked at him after 2 secs and hes dead friend: awww poor fish friend: I'm sorry about yer fish
Swat Monkey27: i kno least hes not suffering anymore
THEN After that this happens:
Swat Monkey27: dammit now hes bobbing around, its makin me sick i gotta go flush him and clean up the tank or i'll be ....... Swat Monkey27: WTF friend: ?
friend: what ... what is it?
Swat Monkey27: hes moving again, but its all uncontrolled ..... friend: ... freaky
Swat Monkey27: wasnt breathing... now hes breathing...
friend: dude that's bizarre

Honest to goodness this just happened! What the heck is going on??? Is this a normal thing for sickly/dying fish to do or is my puffer a freak??? I swear he was even Stiff and doing that "dead fish bob"! His color was all gone, and when he "woke back up" it was still gone for a min then came back. Anyone know what the heck just happened? Should I just suck it up and decapitate him?? ** Or should I take pitty on the fish that wont die???!!!

**refering to the Tropical Chit Chat post "vodka" on euthanasia for fish

 

[CraZ4fiSHieS]

Just wanted to add some more to this enigma...
He did it again 20 mins later...he swam around really fast, then a TON of poop came out and then he "died". Stayed "dead" for 1-2 mins, then started breathing and swimming again. What is going on? What should I do? I think he must be having sezures (sp?) or something. He also gets stuck and swims in a circcle for a min. then goes back to swiming semi-normal. He is gasping for breath... I cant bring myself to euthanize! Should I?? I dont know whats worse, the thought of killing him or watching him die...

 

[CraZ4fiSHieS]

Just "died" and resurected himself for the 3rd time.....

 

[Angel Lady]

Just "died" and resurected himself for the 3rd time.....

that sounds crazy i have never heard of a fish doing that before. If he wants to live that much I would let him I could never kill one.

 

[superman]

Don't have the heart to euthenize? Well in this case I might just see what happens, what are your water conditions, are they just as normal? I am not going to claim to know what is going on, sounds crazy! If the puffer get's really really bad, I would euthenize, I know it sucks, but as a veterinarian you will have to do that sometimes. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[CraZ4fiSHieS]

Hi guys 8) Well, my puffer went on to do the "death" thing at least four more times that I saw that night. He was still alive when I woke in the morning. Changed his water and gave him his meds again. His condition was odd cause he had "normal" puffer color, but that little red dot, and he was really really skinny. He was also swimming in constant circles and occasionally would flip upside down and swim. It was sporadic but not cause he never once bumped into the wall.
I left for spring break after school that day leaving my fish in my boyfriends care. When I called him that night he said the puffer was dead. (For real this time)
Think he could have actually died and was brain dead or something and just swimming around trying to die like a vegetable? Seizures?? I really want to know if there is ANY occurance of this before me!
At least I didnt have to kill him myself. Should have, I think, but I didnt.

 

[Angel Lady]

sorry to hear your puffer finally died he sure didnt want to so it sounds I have never heard of a fish doing that before he sure didnt want to. I just thought I would tell you I was sorry.

 

[PenPen1983]

i'm new this forum but i thought i'd reply to this
sorry to hear about the puffer, it made me think of 2 experiences of mine when i was kid... first one my evil little sister killed my 2 gold fish (she stabbed them with a a pencil that cow!) but the one that i thought of most just now was my suicidle fish as my friends called it...
i had this black fish(can't remember what kind, it was too long ago) i kidnapped from my best friend at the time and 2 days later he kepts jumping out of the fish tank each time further and further, like he was trying to reach the ground... i cried every time, i'd put him in, and out he jumped... wouldn't move on the counter but when i'd pick him up to put him back he'd fight me... ya, i haven't had fish for a long time after that, actually something like 10-12 years.... i just now got more fish

any way all that to say sorry about your puffer