The Puffer Forum

yea Cuda too, my fahaka, he is crazy about eating! how often do you feed yours??? and what type of food? ive heard rumors of krill causing lock jaw in puffers and ive mainly been feeding him krill but also a little mussle too. im trying to find a cost effective way to feed him..... thats safe.im use...

i live in tucson arizona and my fahaka has only burried once that ive seen so i dont think temp has anything to do with it because my tank is 86-84 and he loves it! my fahaka is SUPER active! hes about 4inches long. how big is yours, now and when you got him? i think he may just like the feeling of ...

im in the same boat man i just got my 1st fahaka too and im a worried sick dad! ha ha 50% water changes a day for me and i boil everything that goes in his tank except food... better safe than sorry but mine is happy as ever and well fed and he has grown about 3 inches in 2 months! crazy growth rat...

i agree ive seen cuda borrow once and it was badass!

Cuda LOVES krill and frozen mussels thats what i mainly feed him but trust me just wait it out he is probably just getting used to the tank environment etc... just hold off trying to feed him and he will eventually beg for it! thats what i had to do once. after two days he went nuts when i walked up...

well i got mine from the LFS and he was only about one inch then and when i brought him home the only thing he would eat was bloodworms... i got him to eat some ramshorn snails but you must break the shell for them because i heard their shells are so hard they will crack the fahakas beak... not sure...

im in the same boat man i just got my 1st fahaka too and im a worried sick dad! ha ha 50% water changes a day for me and i boil everything that goes in his tank except food... better safe than sorry but mine is happy as ever and well fed and he has grown about 3 inches in 2 months! crazy growth rate...

strange i wouldnt think to see such a young fahaka with such overgrown teeth that doesnt seem to be normal... the other one.... ask pufferpunk!

thanks guys this is going to be a HUGE help i will bw setting my 125 up next week with the wood so i will post some pics!

see i heard that they could rot and that will possibly kill my fish.....? but im not sure..... so i will be ok just taking a piece out of the dessert....?

hey guys i live in tucson arizona and i live in the dessert and all the drift wood here is really expensive i was wondering if i could just grab some pieces from the dessert and soak it and see if that would work? any guesses? im putting the wood in a fahaka tank 125 gallon. please help!

hmmm.....yall know what a teacup costs??? in dollars....? they are really bad buttocks!

hey guys does anyone know if i can put a teacup stingray in with my fahaka ive seen videos on youtube with them in the same tank but im not sure??? i know the general rule of thumb is no tank mates but just curious if anyone has seen it or has tried it...

more pics... its a beast it wieghs about 250lbs and all for under 150 bucks!

here are most of the pics of my custom tank stand for my 125 gallon tank i built this weekend sorry it took a little longer to get started on the project than expected but i finished it all in one day. the only thing left to do is stain the stand and seal it. i think it looks awesome let me know yal...