The Puffer Forum

Hi All, I think I may have introduced Velvet to my hairy puffer about a week ago? I think it is because I inadverdently used the cleaning equipment from an infected tank when doing a water change, on my puffer's tank? Unbelievable (lame) and I've been doing this for a while, so I should know better....

Hello All, Does anyone make special food for their Tetraodon Baileyi, or do you just feed them (top sirloin) meat? I wouldn't mind making a large portion of home-made food, so I could gut-load it and feed the little fishy some healthy vittles if possible. I understand that they're a Carnivorous crea...

Hi All, It's been a few months now and my little buffer buddy is happy and swimming about. I'm posting today as I'm looking to confirm whether or not this species requires any special attention in regards to its teeth. Is that true that their diet should consist of hard shelled creatures or that you...

Hello All, What type of substrate are you using for your puffer? I have a hairy puffer but the substrate has too much silica in it and I'm dealing with a brown algae issue and need to determine a better solution. I'm primarily concerned with what is best for my puffer. Appearance is not a priority. ...

Hi All, Now that I have discovered what to feed my Hairy Puffer, I'm trying to dial in on "how" much is healthy in terms of portions and frequency. I've having good luck now with just about anything the little guy can fit in his mouth (live or prepared food)but I don't want to overfeed. Su...

OK, so I put a few ghost shrimp in and a small piece of thawed out talapia. I returned and the talapia was gone and there is a now a tiny bump in my puffer's belly. My new puffer is swimming about looking at the tank of fish next to his/her tank. I have to say, these Hairy Puffers sure are fun to wa...

Live shrimp or? Any particular type of shrimp that you like to feed your T. Baileyi ?

Cheers,

m

Thanks everyone. Much appreciated.

Are you feeding your Hairy Puffers live food?

I have been filtering my tap water for a while with a home-made filter. One end has a coupling that fastens to the sink fawcet and the other has a 1' long piece of 2" pvc. Inside I put 100g each of: Ammonia Remover, Activated Carbon and Clearmax. My water isn't cloudy to begin with and I've not...

Hi All,

Can someone recommend a particular specie(s) of crayfish to feed to a hairy puffer?

He/she is approximately 2.5" right now.

Thanks,

m




species of crayfish,diet,hairy puffer food

Hi All, New member here. I've been a fish keeper for quite a while (years) and have always wanted a puffer but have not been setup for it. Long story short, I have my tank cycled, 30 gallon, found a 2½" specimen and I should be the proud owner of a Hairy Puffer fish next Tues. That said, I've a...