The Puffer Forum

juz a quick update..

the fahaka is eating well last nite. took 2crayfish, 1.5 mussel n small pieces of shrimp... so i will be feeding it daily for now until it looks a little rounder then go to 2x weekly ...
thx for all the advise given.

juz an update... the fahaka ate 1 pc mussle and some shrimp (cut to small pieces) last nite. This morning ate a few small pieces of shrimps left over from mbu tank. so i guess its appetite is getting better. hope to fatten it a little. it is also more responsive when i come to the front of the tank....

thx pufferpunk & sgtmyers88. That's a relieve that the puffer is ok. i thought it was rather skinny. i tracked it back to previous owner's video n it looked much fatter... I didn't know feeder fish are not for them... so i can feed them every 3 days? not daily? OK - let me read thru the links fi...

Hi guys, juz got a 10" fahaka last saturday. Its wa already skinny when i got it, so I treat it for IP it from yesterday. It was still eating on frozen shrimp when i got it. How can i fatten it up? Currently i continue to feed with frozen shrimps with shell. got some frozen mussle n saw it ate ...

Thx for the quick reply ....
so can i comm them with other fishes like spotted gars, red arowana and channa diplogramma..?

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o176/naser90096/20130408_080046_zpsd77906cc.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o176/naser90096/20130408_080042_zpsbceb773f.jpg KzFK8kkHeH8 Juz got these 2 puffers. Initially i thought they are MBUs but the tail is a little short. Can u guys help me to identify...