The Puffer Forum

My F8's teeth seem to have grown a bit. I have always had snails in his tank, but many of the snails i see that are left are the cone snails which he doesn't seem to prefer. He still seems able to eat, though now with a bit of difficulty. He is a rare one that will actually eat flake food if i drop ...

I've been feeding him frozen brine (thawed and strained) about half a cube every other day, and freeze dried krill once in morning, once in evening on the alternating days. Is this too much food? I have seen that his anus seems like it is open too big too often, but I don't see much poopin' going on...

he's about 2 3/4 inches, a big guy.

I have some questions that maybe someone can help me with... Is it too much to feed an f8 daily? Should it be every other day? And is it too much to give freeze dried krill every other feeding? I just read that krill can tend to constipate an f8 if fed too frequently. Lastly, what are the symptoms o...

I just noticed a slightly fuzzy looking white dot behind my f8's pectoral fin. Water quality seems perfect. it just appeared today. belly is white, colors are bright, no stress line or anything. In response to the spot, I increased the salinity slightly. Is there anyhting else I should do? Should I ...

Hi guys! I have a figure 8. e is about 2 inches long, not including the tail. I bought him from my LFS. He was quite skinny when I picked him up, and I'm trying to plump him up a little bit. I am feeding him frozen brine shrimp which he seems to love. Also, dried krill once in a while and he ate all...

I have a f8 and I have noticed a couple of times over the last month that every once in a while, one of his pectoral fins seems to have disappeared. Upon closer closer examination I find that his fin is there, it's just glued to his side! After a little while more, i notice that it's active again an...