The Puffer Forum

Hi My C asellus trio seem to be doing well, although 2 of them still pace up and down the glass for much of the day. The other, the larger, is growing much faster and fatter than the others and does a lot less pacing. All seem to be feeding well on frozen crunch food and snails. Still worried about ...

Oh dear - the puffers are going to have to take their chances with the Malaysian snails - they seem to be getting the upper hand with them so far and at least their beaks are getting a good workout - have since stocked up on lots of shelled shrimp and krill to add a bit more crunch in their diet and...

Hi In your experience, is there a danger that the saps will overfeed on the dry food and be less inclined to eat the snails - they still seem to have a go at them. Also, other than the snails, which of the recommended foods for puffers particularly suit juvenile saps? Thanks in adavance. Yours Peter

Yes - I have been thinking about this after visiting this forum. Because the puffers are in an Amazon community - they will inevitably feed on some of the food I feeding sparingly to the other fish, alternate mix of flake, Tetra Prima and tablet - the puffers eat the flake and the prima. I also feed...

Thanks for this - interesting, will see what I can do. The pacing puffers do currently work out in the current of the outflows - now set at the right hand side of the tank - may extend the pipe so it curves around to the front. Incidentally, the puffer who has come good is the largest and is growing...

Hi I have just registered and have not searched past threads, so please forgive me if I am going over old ground - let me know if so. I have recently added 3 juv. colomesus asellus (4-5cm) to a large well-planted and decorated amazon biotope - all water condits are good and the largest fish in the t...