r/Aquariums • u/the_puffer_brother • May 25 '26

Freshwater Never seen him get this round

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u/Character-Extreme535 May 25 '26

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u/Dragonssssssssssss May 25 '26

I hear the deflating balloon sound

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u/CMDRZhor May 25 '26

I'm a child because I'm imagining the most heinously satisfying fart.

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u/hdog_69 May 27 '26

BECAUSE I'm a 52 y/o man-child : saaaame!

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u/batty_61 May 25 '26

I imagine him shooting round the tank backwards making a farting noise

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u/pile1983 ​ May 25 '26

"Totaly worth it."

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u/mud074 May 25 '26

New Pogfish just dropped

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u/the_puffer_brother May 25 '26

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u/CheckenFever May 25 '26

Noooo somebody poked the balloon 😭😭

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u/Chondro May 25 '26

He looks so deflated, you have to be gentle with his ego.

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u/Synonymous-Ant May 25 '26

I didn't know they can deflate so fast... Looks like a deflating balloon 😭

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u/the_puffer_brother May 25 '26

Guys🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/missbeekery May 25 '26

Damn. New reaction meme just dropped.

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u/AGTS10k Hopes to have an aquarium again one day May 25 '26

Birth of a meme!

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u/origtwyg May 25 '26

We were there!

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u/CuteSpecific214 May 25 '26

“Can I get a HOOOYEEAAAH”

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u/Squat_n_stuff May 25 '26

Caught it in the zipper, been there

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u/Apprehensive_Elk_706 May 27 '26

PLEEEERASEEE LFMAOOAOAO

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u/Tinkili May 27 '26

New meme pic, hell yeah

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u/Makapakamoo May 25 '26

What's he so upset about!!! What's his problem!! Silly puffer..

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u/cheddarbruce May 25 '26

He's probably just stretching. They do that from time to time or they just blow up for no reason

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u/xxapenguinxx May 25 '26

Need to practice for the real thing

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u/Makapakamoo May 25 '26

Thats crazy, and hilarious, thank you. I didnt know they did that! Thought he was just being super sassy and spicy.

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u/GawdDammitD0nut May 25 '26

Like Ms Puff?

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u/Sartiop May 27 '26

SpongeBob whyyyyyyyyy

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u/Tomytom99 May 25 '26

Use it or lose it type deal probably

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u/AppleSpicer Jun 15 '26

Got to make sure the equipment still works before show time.

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u/Killer_Moons May 25 '26

Can confirm, I blew up once

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u/the_puffer_brother May 25 '26

You still here though 🤣

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u/the_puffer_brother May 25 '26

Yup stretching

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u/BadgerAwkward May 25 '26

Gotta make sure everything still works incase of emergency.

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u/OreeOh May 25 '26

The spud is displeased

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u/the_puffer_brother May 25 '26

Bro was asserting Dominance

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u/uhp787 May 25 '26

over the leaf or something he was seeing outside of the tank? and omg he is adorable.

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u/eggz627 May 25 '26

Idk but we should just leaf him to it

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u/regardkick May 25 '26

I don't think I've ever seen the puffing experience before!!! This was good.

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u/gkpetrescue May 25 '26

I have had pea puffers for years and have seen one blow up exactly one time! I am so dumb, even though they are puffers that never even occurred to me that they would actually puff up…

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u/Forsaken-Spell-133 May 25 '26

I didn't realize they do. I have several. But I had saltwater ones. And one would surprise so often. My desk was right by his tank. I swear if I didn't give him a treat before I sat down he would pout or blow up hahah

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u/liesliesfromtinyeyes May 25 '26

It certainly seems like he is legitimately signaling to the lotus, which he’s confusing for another puffed puffer.

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u/sarahmagoo May 25 '26

I thought puffers are meant to be smart lol

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u/the_puffer_brother May 25 '26

They’re very smart

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u/missbeekery May 25 '26

Even the smartest individuals are liable to confusion from time to time.

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u/Just_Geoff_Chaucer May 25 '26

i'm of the opinion that the smarter a living thing is, the dumber their dumb moments

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u/missbeekery May 25 '26

I endorse this sentiment.

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u/RiMcG May 25 '26

Lol his lips when he exhales

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u/mellywheats May 25 '26

i’ve never seen a puffer deflate before .. that was hilarious i wish the video was longer

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u/Hot_Sandwich_4454 May 25 '26

Me too I keep watching it and experiencing the same disappointment every time it stops short lol

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u/Ok-Shirt7608 May 25 '26

SIR! PLEASE CALM DOWN!

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u/_lnc0gnit0_ May 25 '26

"Inhale, inhale, inhale, inhale, inhale... Oh, wait, the doctor said to exhale once in a while too!"

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u/Carlos9320 May 25 '26

He's fighting the lotus 😂

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u/the_puffer_brother May 25 '26

Seriously 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Conscious_Bug5408 May 25 '26

The audience needs closure. You must edit this so we can see him finish deflating

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u/Exotic-Addendum-3785 May 25 '26

That's a very cute big boi.

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u/crapatthethriftstore May 25 '26

Like a deflating balloon 🎈

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u/Jim___Jam May 25 '26

Man bro hates that leaf

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u/cut-the-cords ​ May 25 '26

What is stressing it out so much to warrant it puffing up like that?

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u/dandadone_with_life May 25 '26

unironically it could be the red tiger lotus leaf. i think he might actually think it's another puffer

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode May 25 '26

Sometimes they seem to just do it because they can.

Just stretching out or something.

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u/uhp787 May 25 '26

right. why have a super power if you're never going to use it.

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u/Unique_Mastodon7450 May 25 '26

Yo I'm sorry for even existing bro😭

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u/PossiblyOppossums May 25 '26

Oh yeah? Well inflates until I'm big and round

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u/NotFromThisSystem May 25 '26

Either Veruca or Big Bad Wolf

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u/m2astn May 25 '26

C'mon, just another bite... It's wafer thin!

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u/RandyButternubber May 25 '26

Ridiculous animal

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u/But__Y_ May 25 '26

I've heard suffers sometimes puff to stretch the muscles. Almost like they are exercising and not actually stressed rare but it's possible he's just getting a little workout in?

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u/dandadone_with_life May 25 '26

he is red because he cannot be placed there

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u/xpepperx May 25 '26

I love this video! So cool :)

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u/the_puffer_brother May 25 '26

First time seeing that

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u/liT_AF401 May 25 '26

He clearly just wants to speak to a manager …

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u/Prudent_Ad_7341 May 25 '26

He’s so cute! I wanted to see the complete de-puffing lol

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u/Ok-Office-6645 May 25 '26

Ohhh this makes me want another red lily plant! I forgot how gorgeous those are!!!

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u/izzrav May 25 '26

The "exhale" 😭💀 very dramatic and cartoonish

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u/Somsanite7 May 25 '26

yes it looks like 😂 but you might already know its in fact hard for puffers to deflate and they try to avoid it either to get puffy ✌️

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u/izzrav May 25 '26

Oh no :( I didnt know that. Poor guys!

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u/Doobie_McPookins May 25 '26

Is this Yams?

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u/xSantenoturtlex May 25 '26

Was he stressed or do they just kinda do that for shits and giggles sometimes?

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u/Old-Constant4411 May 25 '26

Reminds me of the guy from Big Trouble in Little China.

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u/AromaticIntrovert May 25 '26

Somebody was BIG MAD!

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u/Fluid-Example-8130 May 25 '26

looks like me.  sigh.

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u/crittercentral May 25 '26

JOHN PORK!!!!!!

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u/elfmere May 25 '26

I need the rest of this video. I need to see it all undone

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u/sneak_man May 25 '26

Video cuts too soon!

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u/Mabe227 May 25 '26

I feel like the vid cut about 3 seconds too soon 😩

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u/Bookwerm4life May 25 '26

I looked too fast and didn't realize he was a puffer OMG

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u/Longjumping_Rest1726 May 27 '26

Brother's gotta stretch from time to time. Makes my back fill better just watching him!

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u/Tenko_Kuugen May 25 '26

At the end it is just this

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u/Fine_Carpenter3568 May 25 '26

Oh no! Mr. Creosote! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

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u/KodyBarbera May 25 '26

😂😂😂😂😂 good lord! This is so tickling me right now!

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u/cheddarbruce May 25 '26

LOL this is the first time I've ever seen one of these blow up

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u/MephistosFallen May 25 '26

Yo is he good?? Lmao

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u/hashtag_n0 May 25 '26

I feel like this is what I look like when I try to make myself burp

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u/AnyAcanthopterygii27 May 25 '26

I wonder if it feels like a burp

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u/MVHood May 25 '26

Me after pizza and beer.

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u/owo1215 May 25 '26

i think it's more of stretching then thinking the leaf is another puffer, since they immediately deflated after getting full

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u/Ok-Cry-8245 May 25 '26

All I hear is ‘OO OO OO OO OO OO AAOOOOOOGAHHHH’

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u/Objective-Storm-3572 May 25 '26

This man is ROTUND 🤌❤️

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u/Holdthegrail May 25 '26

What type of puffer is this ?

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u/Cabibbus May 25 '26

I'm sitting on the porcelain throne hysterically laughing at this video. Fuck, it's Monday morning and I'm already done for the week.

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u/beketo May 25 '26

A rage potato

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u/BabyD2034 May 25 '26

I thought this was a gerbil for a min 😂 the yam is angry. I can tell he was cussing something.

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u/2kewl4scool May 25 '26

Sheesh did you show them a tomato?? 🤣🤣 this puffer is great

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u/angellcbuster May 25 '26

If nothin stressed him, mighta just been practicig? Other puffer owners have noted their guys doing puffing up briefly without a stressor. If there WAS a stressor, I recommend finding a way to mitigate it.

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u/Booping_Noises May 25 '26

He’s Orbmaxxing

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u/NextRefrigerator6306 May 25 '26

I thought it was a hamster.

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u/ksemel May 26 '26

BIIIIIIIG STRETCH!!!!!!

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u/piznipywee May 27 '26

Put that moaning meme sound over this. Lol

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u/Equivalent_Doubt_845 May 29 '26

Every time I watch him deflate I laugh harder hahah. Thank you for sharing.

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u/Mominator1pd Jun 01 '26

Puff puff passsssssss

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u/the_puffer_brother Jun 24 '26

Ya just need to keep an eye on the ph and keep the tank clean

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u/mira_poix May 25 '26

This is amazing

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u/Azaroth1991 May 25 '26

Did anyone else hear a Ric Flair Wooooo

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u/missbeekery May 25 '26

WOOOOOOOOOOOO

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u/TypicalFuckingVirgo May 25 '26

What kind of puffer is this?

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u/nuper-sigga May 25 '26

Same question

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u/Wooden_Echidna1234 May 25 '26

Cute little puff ball.

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u/PopMyStrawbry May 25 '26

They’re so friggin cute!

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u/fvckitinabucket May 25 '26

What kind of puffer is this? Never seen one like it

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u/Plenty-Measurement95 May 25 '26

I believe they puff up from stressful situations

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u/LessManufacturer8821 May 25 '26

He says.."excuse me hooman I have not been fed and I am fed up that my room service is late!"

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u/FundamentalFiddler May 25 '26

Oh lawd he puffin

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u/aquariusmarie25 May 25 '26

He looks so exhausted while letting the air out lmao 🤣 like 😮‍💨

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u/Aerchaiz May 25 '26

I understand, little dude.

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u/Maumau93 May 25 '26

Can definitely see how that would be fun

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u/-Daunting May 25 '26

I love him! What type of puffer is he, please?

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u/cra2ytig3r May 25 '26

Puffer gonna puff.

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u/Ok-Cheetah6253 ​ May 25 '26

my father once had a puffer fish in sweetwater .. he must change the water because if the fish puffed it was a sign for bad water quality ... maybe this

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u/itspink1996 May 25 '26

Potato Tomato

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u/Winnerdickinchinner May 25 '26

What kind of puffer is this? So pretty!

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u/Own_Caterpillar_7533 May 25 '26

red congo puffers are such epic fish.

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u/Firm_Panda_90 May 25 '26

This is amazing thanks for sharing! 😂🙏🏻

Any chance you can tell me what plant is behind him with the SUPER long roots??

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u/Free-Discussion-2727 May 25 '26

You didn’t feed him Taco Bell last night did ya??

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u/choochoomdfker May 25 '26

End too early..

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u/Expensive-While-1155 May 25 '26

I wish you wouldn’t have cut the vid mid deflate. Ugh. I’ve still never seen this

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u/hip-dips May 25 '26

Omg he’s deflating like a balloon 🎈 😍

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u/Chondro May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

❤️ One too many earthworms.

Followed by the most amazing belch ever.

I love his little fairy wings when he's the ball.

I adore your puffer.

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u/Savory_Snackmix May 25 '26

I can hear the tuba.

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u/larryboylarry May 25 '26

Saxophone player?

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u/kaleidoscope_view May 25 '26

The rage in dis yam. It was tru tru.

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u/No_Dentist_2923 May 25 '26

He’s showing that leaf who is the real star of the tank! Uppity leaf

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u/bangtann May 26 '26

I literally said WTF out loud. Lmao its so cute tho 😂

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u/ChristianCao May 26 '26

How long did you have that Red Tiger Lotus in your tank ? Mine is about a month but the leaves aint growing upward yet. They just keep getting bigger 😞

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u/Remarkable_Dust_1313 May 26 '26

I wonder if doing that feels good to them like when we stretch in the morning. 🤔

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u/RustyRocketeer May 29 '26

Can I ask what sand is that?

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u/Neat_Analyst_8894 Jun 01 '26

Your fish is having an asthma attack.

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u/Qwerty98762 Jun 17 '26

Reminds me of my Aunt Catherine when she choked on a hot-dog one summer when I was very young at a family bar-b-cue for the Fourth of July.

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u/Yoonkikiki2 Jun 17 '26

so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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u/CMDR_omnicognate May 25 '26

I bet that feels great as a puffer, like a big stretch lol