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by sw10mm
Wed Oct 15, 2014 4:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rescue puffer growth please
Replies: 7
Views: 879

Re: Rescue puffer growth please

Reason I'm asking so much about growth is I read with stunted fish it's only the outside that get stunted and the origins keep growing as normal and that's why it kills the fish or lessons the life
by sw10mm
Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rescue puffer growth please
Replies: 7
Views: 879

Re: Rescue puffer growth please

At what age does the growth slow? I know its sexual maturity he should be around 2 this December
by sw10mm
Wed Oct 15, 2014 11:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rescue puffer growth please
Replies: 7
Views: 879

Re: Rescue puffer growth please

I'm not really worried about the growth just the health if it stays 8 inchs I'll just have a small fahaka I am looking at the site and see lots of success stories so I'm heading there tomorrow with permission from the son he was upset we had to sell him so I see nothing stoping me
by sw10mm
Wed Oct 15, 2014 11:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rescue puffer growth please
Replies: 7
Views: 879

Rescue puffer growth please

So a year ago my power went out and my tank flooded the basement wife got upset and I had to take down my tank and sell off my 6-7 inch fahaka, this past summer she has let me reset my tank and after a few modifications to my overflow I fixed the flooding problem I've been keeping frotosa in there b...
by sw10mm
Tue Jul 02, 2013 12:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: going out of town
Replies: 2
Views: 405

going out of town

Going out of town this weekend so wont be feeding the fahaka Friday or Saturday, should I leave the lights off too to reduce stress? Or just leave all the same just no food for two days?
by sw10mm
Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:47 am
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: 6" Fahaka
Replies: 11
Views: 1964

Re: 6" Fahaka

Makes sense too as they get older they slow in growth mine is at that teenage boy stage where he eats everything and grows like a weed., hey rtr do you have a link or info in your veggie filter?
by sw10mm
Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:42 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: 6" Fahaka
Replies: 11
Views: 1964

Re: 6" Fahaka

I guess I don't know that much but I just cant see a fahaka only eating twice a week in the wild, to me I can't see wild fahakas getting big and stong only eating twice a week in the wild I see them as eating what ever they can when they can
by sw10mm
Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:26 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: 6" Fahaka
Replies: 11
Views: 1964

Re: 6" Fahaka

Aare the two meals a week a lot at once?
by sw10mm
Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:10 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: 6" Fahaka
Replies: 11
Views: 1964

Re: 6" Fahaka

Mines about 7-8 inches he's fed 6 days a week sometimes twice a day (two smaller meals) and is doing great.! Everyone has they're own way to feed and as long as yours isn't too skinny or too fat your doing it right, just make sure you have verity
by sw10mm
Sat Jun 08, 2013 6:24 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: do marbled crayfish need heated water?
Replies: 2
Views: 658

Re: do marbled crayfish need heated water?

From the research I did because I was going to raise them in my 50 gallon to feed my fahaka no. Room temp is fine, although they will grow and breed faster in say 78* water, after doing my research I found it cheaper just to go buy 3 lbs of frozen crayfish, I just thaw one cut it into 1/2 or 1/3 dep...
by sw10mm
Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:43 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Gsp and ghost shrimp friends?
Replies: 13
Views: 2953

Re: Gsp and ghost shrimp friends?

When I had paranahs as babies I fed guppies then moved up to rosie reds well they left a male n female guppy for a year without eating them they'd eat the babies but never those two I just figured they we using them like we do cattle it was very cool
by sw10mm
Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:54 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: thinking of changing to blk gravel
Replies: 3
Views: 714

Re: thinking of changing to blk gravel

Only fake plants no real ones so just looking for a small gravel or black sand
by sw10mm
Thu May 30, 2013 9:45 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: thinking of changing to blk gravel
Replies: 3
Views: 714

thinking of changing to blk gravel

So as the title said I think ii want black gravel in my fahaka tank. I have sand now but don't really like it and my puffer doesn't dig in it any more, other then him becoming darker is there anything bad? I think it'll help the plants and colored rocks to pop more as my background is black also
by sw10mm
Thu May 30, 2013 2:25 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: Resuced - Need some advice
Replies: 33
Views: 4764

Re: Resuced - Need some advice

Make sure he has a cave or two to call home it'll help with the stress
by sw10mm
Wed May 29, 2013 8:38 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: Resuced - Need some advice
Replies: 33
Views: 4764

Re: Resuced - Need some advice

Mine was like that and I wouldn't try till he's a lil healthier, but I stated feeding live crayfish then skipped a day or two of feeding then went to frozen without a problem, same thing with muscles I waited a cpl days then dropped one in with the shell crushed and he ate it also live earthworms ar...