The Puffer Forum

Ok a little background, she is between six and seven years old and 27 inches long. A few years ago we were going to upgrade her aquarium size but were talked out of it by our vet and the Chicago Shed Aquarium. She is a big part of our family and is loved possibly more than any other fish I know. We ...

Our Mbu puffer had not been eating for several weeks when we had a veterinarian do a thorough examination. During the course of the examination, which was conducted outside of her 300 gal tank under sedation, she puffed in some air. When she returned to the tank, and came out of anesthesia, she was ...

Sean at Aquatic World. He wants $300 to board the fish for 1 week & pack them for shipping, another $100 to PU from my house (I think that's worth the extra $100). He says shipping will be around $300. I think it'll be way more than that. Filbert the fahaka is a foot long & 17 years old. Do...

Pufferpunk wrote:I found a LFS to board them who does tank maintenance!!! They have 2 90s & 2 55s & will ship when I'm ready. I'm so relieved! They'll even PU all my fish for an extra $100.
I just hope Filbert makes it...

Let me know who they are and I will check on them...Josie

Pufferpunk wrote:Hey, you never replied to my PM or email.

Hey you I have been trying to find a suitable home for you with a friend. The problem is that I don't have the room to house another big guy....Josie

genevieve wrote:Why is she always in that corner?

Probably because I overfeed her which is not the right way to do things. We are working on cutting back some of her food to make her healthier and more active.....Josie

Hello guys I have Yoda my MBU puffer on a live cam. You guys can check her out the live cam goes 24 hours a day. My customers love asking about her so we set up a live cam so people can watch her.......Josie Follow the link and scroll to the bottom and click the arrow to start....Enjoy https://chica...

Yea I think PP mentioned seeing you at a chilid swap. Larger fish can definetly go long spans between feeding. It took alot of effort for me to cut back feedings. There just too cute when they beg. Yes I'm mostly a discus person Yoda is just my pet. She's an amazing fish and a highlight in the Hatc...

Pufferpunk wrote:I think I mentioned in one of your early threads, that I am in Franklin Park.

Your so close to me you should stop by and have a look....josie

I do not have to keep a specific species to notice a growing waistline. ;) I've been in this hobby >40 years. Overfeeding a fish causes fatty liver & a shorter lifespan. I feed my adult fahaka 2x/week. Im not sure if your correct or not but feeding a MBU twice a week doesn't seem right to me. A...

Welch4 wrote:Happy puff. The lite patches on Yoda's back look like 6 pack abs kinda funny.

it does I never noticed that how funny.....Josie

Pufferpunk wrote:Very cute vid!

A bit of constructive criticism--stop killing her with kindness. She's being overfed & she's too fat. You're gonna shorten her life span like this.

How many Mbus do you have?

and how often do you think she should be eating

Hello guys heres Yoda my MBU puffer....Josie


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RcyyzDP9c4

She not the biggest but she is the prettiest...Josie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny2k9w61X2s

You guys are right thank you so much. I skipped a feeding yesterday and guess who's all around the aquarium exploring.......You guys are the best thank you so much for your kind advice....Josie