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by poofy
Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:54 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Porcupine problems! Help
Replies: 11
Views: 1095

Re: Porcupine problems! Help

I would do your research on this site as this site is an EYE OPENER to dealing with puffers and I am still a newby to salt water. My Porcupine puffer stopped eating and started just hovering on the bottom in a corner at times he would get excited but still would not eat, our LFS told us FD Krill was...
by poofy
Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:27 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Porcupine problems! Help
Replies: 11
Views: 1095

Re: Porcupine problems! Help

We usually have to use a little ph up, the rest of our levels are always right on we have no nitrates, no nitrites, and no ammonia we use Vermont pure spring water that is sold from a distributor and we get it in the big 5 gal. jugs that we also use on a home dispenser then and we use Instant Ocean ...
by poofy
Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:42 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Thank's to all who responded to us with advice.
Replies: 6
Views: 718

Thank's to all who responded to us with advice.

:cry: Our Puffer, Diddy has just passed away, we had tried the suggestions that we recieved but he just wouldn't eat anything. I don't want to get discuraged but we don't have any LFS that you can get good honest & correct advice from. We will continue to read on this site and others to learn th...
by poofy
Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:26 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Porcupine problems! Help
Replies: 11
Views: 1095

Re: Porcupine problems! Help

Sorry I did not reply quicker I had kidney stones BLASTED today and just got home. I'll try the shrimp ASAP. I tried to upload some pics of Diddy but my wife has to change the settings on our camera, the site said our pics were to large to fit? My wife just added some frozen brine & mysis shrimp...
by poofy
Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:27 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Porcupine problems! Help
Replies: 11
Views: 1095

Re: Porcupine problems! Help

I forgot to say we had a Fuzzy Dwarf Lion and about a month and a half ago it vanished from our tank! When we didn't see him on the second day we rearranged the tank moving everything and to no avail he was gone. It was soon after that Diddy started acting this way. Is it possible that he ate him (t...
by poofy
Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:16 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Porcupine problems! Help
Replies: 11
Views: 1095

Porcupine problems! Help

Hi, I'm new here and I'm seeking some much needed help. We have a porkupine puffer that we have had for about 6 months (5-6 in.)that has stopped eating, and all he wants to do is hover on the bottom in a front corner of the tank. I have tried to put the food in front of him but he just acts scared. ...