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New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:14 am
by Anothernewb
Hello all, I'm Chad. I'm from western Oklahoma. I'm new to puffers and marine tanks. Have ran brackish and freshwater for years. I currently have a 55 gallon cichlid tank, a 55 gallon brackish tank w/GSP and a 75 gallon marine tank with dogfaced puffer. I just got the dogface and it does not have interest in live food or snails. I know they need a shelled food to trim there beaks as I learned with my GSP. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:28 am
by Anothernewb
I should add that I have a 30 gallon breeder tank for ramshorn snails and ghost shrimp w/divider. I also feed frozen brine shrimp and krill.

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:48 am
by kcartwright856
Welcome!

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:52 am
by bertie 83
Welcome to the forum

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:01 am
by Donna_G
Hi and welcome. I had to look up dogface puffer as I haven't heard of them before. That's one cute puffer :smitten:

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:36 am
by Anothernewb
When I saw him it was love at first sight. Makes you wanna snuggle with it.

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:14 pm
by bertie 83
I would not advise it, they tend not to like snuggles lol

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:08 pm
by Anothernewb
I'll try my hardest lol. Any tricks to get them to eat hard food or any different types of hard food that are affordable.

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:11 pm
by suvattii2012
Welcome to the forum. Will the puffer eat crabs?

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:20 pm
by Anothernewb
There are three emerald crabs in the tank and he doesn't pay them any attention. Did get him to chase a ghost shrimp a little today. But as soon as it rounded the rock he spun in circles like he was chasing his tail looking for it. Worried about his beak, was slightly uneven on top when I got him and I can't get him to eat snails.

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:44 pm
by FADE2BLACK_1973
Welcome!!! Love dogface puffers.. :thumb:

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:18 am
by sgtmyers88
Welcome!

It is nice to find a fellow Puffer enthusiast from the same state! I was out storm chasing in West Oklahoma a few weeks ago. ;)

BTW I just seen this tonight: http://www.kjrh.com//dpp/news/local_new ... t-for-okla

As for your dentistry issue: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=28228&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:54 am
by bertie 83
Crush a snail and he will love it, he will then know how tasty they are

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:40 am
by Anothernewb
I will try that tonight. Thank you for the advise. Where are you from SGTMyers. And are you still in the military?

Re: New here and New to puffers.

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:52 pm
by sgtmyers88
I am actually in Tulsa, I was in the military for a very brief time but medical liabilities forced me out before I could complete basic. :( The screenname is merely a carry over from my ID in a paintball unit called the 899th Blackcats as we take part in a big scenario paintball game called Oklahoma D-Day which reenacts WWII.