The Puffer Forum

UPDATE - puffer's eyes are much clearer, he's eating frozen jumbo shrimp again.... my guess is eyesight is about 80% back to normal. He can definitely see us thru the glass - gets very excited especially when my ten year old walks in the room. Still has not taken a shrimp hand held at the top of the...

Puffer ate a whole jumbo shrimp tonight! His eyes are getting much clearer.

I usually use krill as a supplement a few times a week. I tried it to see if he'd it eat and he did. Better than nothing.... I'm going to try a clam on a half shell later tonight.....

Well he just ate for the first time in 10 days. He ate krill from feeding tongs. I had to just about stick them in his mouth but he definitely ate. I'm siked to see him eat! I wasn't counting but I'd guess he ate 6 or 8 krill.

Thanks sevenyearnight - I'll continue with the water changes.

Has anyone else been through this with a porc?
Will the waxy film go away with good water and time?
Any suggestion on enticing the puffer to eat? Before this issue he would attack food instantly. Never a problem with eating.

Thanks

that's a typo on my part.... Nitrates are 20

Answers to the five questions: 1 pH=7.9 - 8.0, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 20 salinity 1.025 2 120gal (48x24x24) with 30 gallon sump with a porcupine puffer and a sailfin tang 3 feeding krill and frozen raw shrimp, water changes 10 gallons per week, no additives 4 no changes 5 tank has been set-up...