The Puffer Forum

I may be able to send this paper via email if anyone would like it.
This article is really great and this guy is repeatedly successful!

Hi! This is great to hear. I have a bachelors in biology and a masters in biological oceanography. I too plan to help in the quest to have captive bred giant puffers. I currently have 2 Fahakas of unknown genders both yet to reach their full size. I found a paper written by Dmitry Murarov and publis...

Good news! He ate an earthworm today!!
I hope he gets over his hunger strike soon.

Thank you so much for the suggestions!

Maybe I need a new test kit.

My test is for NH3 and NH4. nitrate and ammonia.
Both are at 0.0 ppm.

This makes me feel better to hear the hunger strike is common. I just wish he was fatter before starting it. I cantfind the krill that I left in his tank. We are hoping he ate it in the night. The tank parameters taken a minute ago: PH 7.4 Temp: 80-82 F Ammonia nitrates: 0.0 Lights are on for 10 hrs...

Hi all, I just bought a young fahaka. He is ~6" long. His stomach is concave and was living in 6.0ph water at The lfs. I slowly brought him to 7.0. He is alert, swims around, watches ghost shrimp swim by, and Doesn't eat. I have an older fahaka (in a different tank) that at this ones age loved ...