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vetteguy53081 · Nov 21, 2020

He can go several days. If that mouth is not opening lets say 36-48 hours, you may have to help the fish by lossening that glue carefully with a paring knife wearing gloves and having someone hold the fish with a wet towel (ive seen it done. Wet towel was a great idea.
If there's another method- Im interested to hear as you are. This is the reason I use putty and not glue.

Seawitch89 · Nov 21, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
He can go several days. If that mouth is not opening lets say 36-48 hours, you may have to help the fish by lossening that glue carefully with a paring knife wearing gloves and having someone hold the fish with a wet towel (ive seen it done. Wet towel was a great idea.
If there's another method- Im interested to hear as you are. This is the reason I use putty and not glue.

We started out with putty, it's very stinky lol we switched to glue after we had an avalanche in the tank and for everyone's safety we tried something we thought was a better option for rock and did not at all consider that the fish might try to eat it, im willing to admit our rookie mistake. If it comes to this we will certainly try just about anything to help him!

mijan · Nov 21, 2020

Welcome to Reef2Reef

G Santana · Nov 21, 2020

Welcome aboard, hope your puffer pulls through

Weasel1960 · Nov 21, 2020

Welcome to the reef hope things go well for the little guy

Jimbhoy13 · Nov 22, 2020

Welcome to R2R. Hope your fish recovers soon. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

Leah Ryan · Nov 22, 2020

Leah Ryan · Nov 22, 2020

Jay Hemdal said:
Hi! While fish do occasionally eat items that they shouldn't, most of these issues are not serious. The key here would be to watch the fish closely for signs of diminished appetite, or the fish holding its mouth open. Porcupine puffers in the wild will crunch down on inedible items from time to time, but they should just eject them without swallowing them. I presume the glue was cyanoacrylate? That isn't very toxic to aquarium animals, once it has cured for a bit.

Jay

Seawitch89 said:
Seawitch89 said:

His mouth is now stuck closed rather than stuck open, we can tell he wants to eat but can't. How long could he possibly survive without a proper meal?

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I think Seawitch89 is afraid that the fish has glued it's mouth shut (I've never seen this happen). I really hope this is not the case.

Paulie069 · Nov 22, 2020

Welcome Aboard R2R much luck to you

Seawitch89 · Nov 22, 2020

MERKEY said:
Hello and welcome to R2R!

While I've seen one here peoples tangs get there mouths shut with super glue and it comes off I haven come across a puffer eating any.

Thats whats great about this site... someone here will know for sure!

MERKEY said:
Hello and welcome to R2R!

While I've seen one here peoples tangs get there mouths shut with super glue and it comes off I haven come across a puffer eating any.

Thats whats great about this site... someone here will know for sure

G Santana said:
Welcome aboard, hope your puffer pulls through

Thank you! I'm getting good at fish identity, that is a Goby, correct?

Seawitch89 · Nov 22, 2020

Leah Ryan said:
I think Seawitch89 is afraid that the fish has glued it's mouth shut (I've never seen this happen). I really hope this is not the case.

Yes, in the picture I attached his mouth was open...the second the glue got into his mouth it closed and he has not been able to open it since. He just has this stuck little smirk and while it's is incredibly adorable it just breaks my heart even more.

Jay Hemdal · Nov 22, 2020

Leah Ryan said:
I think Seawitch89 is afraid that the fish has glued it's mouth shut (I've never seen this happen). I really hope this is not the case.

Seawitch89 said:
We started out with putty, it's very stinky lol we switched to glue after we had an avalanche in the tank and for everyone's safety we tried something we thought was a better option for rock and did not at all consider that the fish might try to eat it, im willing to admit our rookie mistake. If it comes to this we will certainly try just about anything to help him!

If the mouth was completely glued shut, the fish wouldn't be able to breath I think. Maybe it is glued shut just enough to keep it from eating, but it can still breath? Maybe it isn't eating due to another issue? As @vetteguy53081 said, mechanically opening it may be the only solution....

Jay

SPR1968 · Nov 22, 2020

Hi and Welcome to R2R!!!

BaysEndReef · Nov 22, 2020

Jeffcb · Nov 22, 2020

Welcome to Reef2Reff!!
I had an Emerald Crab that glued his claw together. He final got it off. Time. He will be ok.

ShepherdReefer · Nov 23, 2020

Seawitch89 said:
Hello everyone, I am new to the site and hobby. It's really my SO's hobby but I have grown to love each fish and frag. We have a bit of a 911...and I did search old threads but most were years old and not for this specific fish. We just got a porcupine puffer (I named him "Toast" and I am head over heels) yesterday, while gluing a frag we knocked over the puffer ATE THE GLUE!? I am absolutely terrified for his well being, I found a fish hospital but it is very far away and im hoping there is someone who has any advice on how to handle this situation I don't want to lose him! TIA! -Steph & Joe

Hello and welcome. Wow! the fish ate the glue. how is Toast doing now?

LiveWire · Nov 23, 2020

Welcome to the REEF!!

Seawitch89 · Nov 23, 2020

ShepherdReefer said:
Hello and welcome. Wow! the fish ate the glue. how is Toast doing now?

He is just the sweetest little guy in our tank! He bothers no one, no one bothers him, and I truly am amazed at his intelligence and how personable he is for a fish. His mouth is still closed as of right now. We have been metaphorically banging down the door of every forum, aquarium store, and fish owner trying to get answers or resolve to no avail. We're waiting it out as told but we did contact a fish doctor an hour or so from home this morning to be proactive. He's a trooper!

Chrisfish · Nov 23, 2020

Poor guy!!! Please keep us posted!!

Seawitch89 · Nov 24, 2020

It's going down hill from here guys, moved Toast to the QT tank this morning as it looks like he is developing ich due to stress (after carefully examining everyone else Toast seems to be the only one showing symptoms) his mouth is 100% still sealed shut, he tries to eat at every feeding but cannot get his mouth to open. We will be treating the ich and continuing our wait to see if the glue will separate. I just feel so sad for him and absolutely horrible about myself as a keeper of fish and have no clue as to the right thing to do by him. Photos because he's still so cute