The Puffer Forum

Well I put 2 small ghost shrimp in the tank tonight... he went for one immediately and gobbled it up. The second one he was hunting around the tank forever... losing sight of it every once in a while then finding it again. I took advantage of him hunting and dropped in some krill. He seen the krill ...

Well from what I have read ( which includes books dated back to the 1930s ) people have been feeding their fish beef heart forever. I understand where you are coming from as far as it not being good for them. I know its a great source of protein and helps fish grow faster... I only planned to feed t...

Yeah I have read about people almost starving their puffer fish to get them to accept certain foods... I find that kinda cruel, and since the fish just came into the LFS I don't want to risk it not eating much longer. I'm going to add a ghost shrimp in tonight just so I know he gets something to eat...

I recently brought home a 2" baby fahaka puffer from the LFS. He has been in my tank for 2 days now and is very active. The LFS was only feeding him live ghost shrimp, and thats it. Since I have had him he hasnt eaten much. From what I have read they are to be fed once every other day when babi...