The Puffer Forum

stellars are pigs! They will eat almosty anything and will taste everything in your tank. I had a beautiful one that was 7" long that I beleive I lost due to intestinal parasites. If you buy one make sure its eating, make sure it doesnt sulk around and is interested in its surroundings. It woul...

what do u mean check the sticky, sorry

Hi, I have a 8" Arothron stellatus that eats like a pig but never gains weight! Ive had him almost a year now and he hasnt grown much at all. I am 100% sure there is something wrong, maybe an intestinal worm? He eats a lot when I feed then goes and "sits" at the bottom of the tank. Wh...

My foot long, Golden Puffer will not eat anything except HBH supersoft pellets! Ive tried all kinds of things. I feed my fish a wide variety of foods but it doesnt matter, he just wants pellets!

LArge cowries work the best for algae control in tanks with puffers! I have a Golden, Panda, and a Clown trigger in my tank and my cowries keep it clean. Their shells are very thick and they have a stronger hold on to the substrate than any snail Ive ever seen.