The Puffer Forum

Ok. Well that might have been the problem then. What exactly does a varied diet consist of? Now that I've had one puffer I know I want another..so i need to know what to feed to keep them healthy.

He was eating frozen tiny krill shrimp things that i would defrost by putting them in some hot water. Thats what all my fish eat, they luv it. But yeah, yesterday before he croaked the swelling had started to be all over not just his belly. If i have this problem again, I will surely try the antibio...

too late..found him on the bottom of the tank this morning. bummer.

Nitrates are at 5. I did read the article. It says though that if he is filled with air, that he would be floating at the top and he certainly is not floating. Also, it is a gradual steady increase in size which seems sortof incongruous with what happens when they ingest air. Right now he is resting...

Ok. 55 gallon in its 6th week of operation 44 lbs. live rock 2 blue damsels, 1 striped, 1 coral banded shrimp, several hermit crabs, and the poor little puffer (he's been in there about 4 weeks) ammonia/nitrite = 0 SG = 1.024 pH= 8.2 temp=79-80 F water changes every week running two whisper 60s, a S...

My saddle puffer, he's still pretty small, is in rough shape, his belly is just getting bigger by the day, he's very uncomfortable, won't eat, and is extremely lethargic. he is either resting at the top of the tank or the bottom, barely swims around at all. his stomach looks evenly bloated out to ab...