The Puffer Forum

my 3 1/2" fahaka who ive had since he was a 1/4"long is starting to act skiddish. been happening on and off the last week. usually he likes to chase a finger on the glass and follow me around the room. but lately once in a while he will bolt off running into things and im afraid hes going ...

really!? should i start putting wafers into their diet?

my 2" fahaka will regularly attack the fin of an 8" pleco that im temporarily housing for a friend. mean little guy.

1- is there any point in feeding "feeder fish" to my GSP? these are home raised guppies. not walmart specials. hes already on a diet of snails, crays, and worms. can they be gut loaded? 2-im temporarily housing an 8" pleco for a friend while he fixes his tank. its in my 125 gal with m...

it was at the bottom he ate it. i crushed it cus it was to but for him to crush with his mouth. hes only about an inch.

how would he get air? eat too fast maybe? i crushed the snail so there shouldnt have been air in his shell.

well he seems fine this morning. i thought for sure he was done for. he was even floating upside down at one point. the snails are from me breeder tank that all my puffers have been eating for months. he floated into the corner upright so i just let him sit and digest. and about 30 minutes later i g...

my 1 inch fahaka just got done having a piece of snail and immediately started swimming around with his tail up in the air. twitching a lot. and he keeps floating to the surface. he was perfectly fine before he ate!

heres a few pics of the little guy.

well i seem to have lost my fahaka. hes in a six foot tank filled with gravel the same size and color as he is. i removed all the rocks and decor carefully and still cant find him. he likes to sit on the bottom still and blend into the rocks. like i said before.....i was expecting a larger puffer. t...

i have 2 small GSPs in a 20 gal tank. there only about 1.5-2" right now. my question is whats the best way to equally feed them? one little guy is smart and goes right to the food while the other is usually late to the party. and im worried hes not getting enough while the other one is getting ...