Male barbouri are known for this problem more than other horses.
I don't have the problem with any of my other species of seahorses, just the male barb.
When using a bobby pin to open the pouch you have to be sure the seahorse is directly upright so the gas can rise upwards and out.
It takes very little pressure moving upwards along the pouch to evacuate.
You will probably find it easier to use a syringe with an improvised short tip on the end that will open the pouch like the bobby pin, and then squirt water in, flushing the pouch and gas from it.
I do this in a separate container so that anything flushed from the pouch does not go back into the tank, just as a precaution, not that I know it could cause a problem.
If it persists, recommendation is to flush the pouch with Diamox.
However I have none left and am unable to get a vet to prescribe more for me so I'm just flushing with salt water.
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