The Puffer Forum

I use long tweezers for soft things, like shrimp/plankton, but I just drop snails in without putting my hand in, since he's ready and winding up for the attack when I have my hand over the water and all I need to do is drop it in - the snail does not make it to the bottom. The top of the tank is a g...

If you notice the belly going down abnormally quickly you could try treating for IPs. I find it's easiest to tell when they get a pinched look. Ours bites and jumps out of the water and she's still around an inch long. I can't wait to see what she's like when she's 3" :ROFL2: I'll try to get a...

He's not getting thinner, but he seems to "go through" his feedings more quickly, in that his belly will be nice and round, and it takes less time for it to go down than it used to. He gets no other live food than the snails. I have tried earthworms but he does not seem to recognize it as ...

Hello- I've had my F8 puffer, Otis, for 3 years now and he is in a brackish 15 gal on my desk, so he makes a great companion for me while I work. I have a snail tank as well as many pond and ramshorn snails in the two SA tanks also in my office, so there are no shortage of snails. He also eats thawe...