The Puffer Forum

DO NOT PUT PUFFERFISH IN FRESH WATER! CYCLE THE TANK FOR ATLEAST 2WEEKS-ITS GOTA BE PERFECT DO NOT BELIEVE A THING THESE "FISH" SHOP OWNERS TELL YOU! AS THEY WILL JUST TRY AND SELL YOU LOTS OF THINGS THAT DONT WORK, DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH AS WELL AS GOING TO LOTS OF DIFFERENT FISH SHOPS. DO ...

hi, we've got to leopard puffer fish in freshwater. we found out why there not eating as there is ammonia in the water, so were doing small water changes every other day and also using safe start as apparently this live bacteria will help lower the levels. but now we noticed that little bubbles were...

ok so if looked at my other post you will see that my puffers wouldnt eat, we found out that the water wasnt right for god knows what reason, so we've been doing water changes when told by the fish shop owner to sort water out so they will eat. now they seem happy-one fish seems fine- the other is s...

ok i will take a look thanx for ur help

right ok, thanx i have a looksy

ok so we have got someone to take water samples in and the water isnt right, so were doin a quater water change and apparently puttin alittle sea salt in the water will relax the fish. we need to change the water to BW ASAP this is no good, that pet shop shouldnt have put them in freshwater as there...

ok there has been a new development, they have been fine all night, happier than ever swimming around and got there color back, but then one of them, his belly sunk in! but its come back out again. is this just a puffer doing this out of choice or is this a diease? they dont have clowdy eyes like i ...

hiya, im avids girfriend, i'm sat at home now and they both had black bellys, so i put the light on and they seem much happier. but one of them has gone really dull in colour on the top. the other one looks fine and he was swimming around, but now they are both sat on the bottom. but im more worried...

Thats so nice, well i will keep checking on here and updating when they do hopefully eat, and i will look into the sucker feeder thingy :) i think he would like that. thanks for the info every little helps as they are my first puffers. reading up on them helps but the amount of conflicting info is a...

worth a shot, if they dont eat by 2moro i think i might try live bate, like gut loaded ghost shrimp, his swiming round that cockle still just circleing it but not attempting to eat.... they both have strong little personalites one is a bit mental and the other is pretty chilled just hope they are ok...

hi thanks for getting back to me, there bellys are not sunk and they seem ok other than the black which has gone again now....... they swim around happy enough resting on the bottom or in a plant then they go on another mish about, which seems normal, there very bright coloured which i was told is g...

we've had our leopard puffer fish for 2 days, they wont eat blood worm or cockles in sheels (even when u break open), try leaving it, tryed puttin on abit of string and there not interested. They somethings go alittle black on the belly, but then suddenly are fine and go all lovely and white again, ...