Dwarf, Red Eye, South American & more. Freshwater puffer talk in here.
T.k
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 75 Joined: Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:20 am
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Tetraodon miurus,Tetraodon fluviatilis,Tetraodon nigroviridis,Chelonodon patoca,Tetraodon lineatus,Tetraodon biocellatus!
Location (country): TW
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by T.k » Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:31 am
trekenk wrote: TK she is looking nice glad you are working towards a better environment. A word of caution try not to overfeed. How often are you feeding and how much? They should be feed til their bellies are slightly rounded. Here is a link talking about overfeeding
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=149
Thank you for you, She was Once a day
Will too much ?
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trekenk
Fahaka Puffer
Posts: 674 Joined: Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:53 am
Location: Ontario Canada
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by trekenk » Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:04 am
Tk how big is she? At 6" I would say feed everyother day. Make sure to feed a varity of food and of coarse some crunchy food mixed in.
T.k
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 75 Joined: Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:20 am
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Tetraodon miurus,Tetraodon fluviatilis,Tetraodon nigroviridis,Chelonodon patoca,Tetraodon lineatus,Tetraodon biocellatus!
Location (country): TW
Location: TAIWAN
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by T.k » Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:02 pm
trekenk wrote: Tk how big is she? At 6" I would say feed everyother day. Make sure to feed a varity of food and of coarse some crunchy food mixed in.
She 15cm ,eat the frozen white shrimps, can you provide feeding photos?
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trekenk
Fahaka Puffer
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by trekenk » Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:27 pm
Yes she shouldn't be feed more than every other day ( she isn't going to like this at first but don't give into her begging). Here is an article in our library on things to feed
viewtopic.php?f=66&t=28566
T.k
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 75 Joined: Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:20 am
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Tetraodon miurus,Tetraodon fluviatilis,Tetraodon nigroviridis,Chelonodon patoca,Tetraodon lineatus,Tetraodon biocellatus!
Location (country): TW
Location: TAIWAN
Contact:
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by T.k » Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:48 pm
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Donna_G
Figure 8 Puffer
Posts: 139 Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:00 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: 2 Dwarf puffers
Location (country): Bridgend,South Wales,UK
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by Donna_G » Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:55 pm
I wish I could get my Congo to eat like that
The tank looks too small for 2 puffers and I don't think congo's do well together
sgtmyers88
Moderator
Posts: 1294 Joined: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:37 am
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Green Spotted Puffers
Location (country): USA
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by sgtmyers88 » Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:29 pm
Feeding squid strips?
WARNING: Puffers are mischievous little blimps with enchanting powers. You may not be content with having just one.
T.k
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 75 Joined: Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:20 am
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Tetraodon miurus,Tetraodon fluviatilis,Tetraodon nigroviridis,Chelonodon patoca,Tetraodon lineatus,Tetraodon biocellatus!
Location (country): TW
Location: TAIWAN
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by T.k » Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:29 pm
Donna_G wrote: I wish I could get my Congo to eat like that
The tank looks too small for 2 puffers and I don't think congo's do well together
Been planning a new tank
sgtmyers88 wrote: Feeding squid strips?
Shrimp
All the puffers
cute
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Pufferpunk
Queen Admin
Posts: 32773 Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus Punkster, the 4" red T miurus Mongo, the 4" A modestus 2 T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan Also kept: lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Chicago
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by Pufferpunk » Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:40 pm
Where's the substrate & decor? I wouldn't be happy in there.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
bertie 83
Moderator
Posts: 5298 Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:28 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: lineatus R.I.P, South American puffer. Valentini puffer, porcupine puffer. Non puffer Danios, Tetras, Redtail Rasporas, Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis
Location (country): Brighton, England
Location: brighton , england
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by bertie 83 » Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:36 pm
+1. poor fish
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
Pufferpunk
Queen Admin
Posts: 32773 Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus Punkster, the 4" red T miurus Mongo, the 4" A modestus 2 T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan Also kept: lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Chicago
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by Pufferpunk » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:43 pm
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"