The Puffer Forum

very interesting responses guys... you will all be glad to know that Bonobo is ok now. i understand what your saying about stressing him out trying to burp him. i was very gentle with him and just massaged his stomach for him. it did however seem to do nothing. after my last post i did notice a few ...

well thats it for the night. been massaging him all night, but nothing has really changes, havent seen many air bubbles. he has gotten alot thinner though and is not rolling anymore. hes just relaxed on the surface. your thoughts tomorrow again much appreciated. thank you all for chipping in. hopefu...

yer probably... thats why i hide the food from view until i drop it in. he is squiggly... i just got a net around him and tried to massage his belly. when i tried to (gently) hold him down he turned, :S so i let him go. hes now furiously trying to swim down (head 1st). he can reach the bottom (also ...

yer, i guess. im just so worried. i told my girlfriend it was ok to feed them if she was confident. shs done it before with no problems. shes a marine biologist for F$%£ sake! so i dont know what happened. i always let the food sink cos i dont want him to bite me fingers ;) maybe i will give it some...

its hard to get an accurate measurement, but somewhere between 10 and 12" inc. tail. i dont really want to use my hands because i am pretty sure he will bite. cage sounds like a good idea. dont think i have anything though and he will go skitz! no other fish in tank, only Bonobo. hes not strugg...

F%^& me... i dont like the sound of that. will give it a go though... once im mentally prepared. is there anything else i can do? do you think its air? will this hurt him, due to the pressure changes etc. sorry, im not used to these kinds of extreme measures. both my puffers have been fine for o...

wont let me sech as im nt a member... can someone give me a link on "burping my puffer"?

hes rolling alot more now and more of his body is out of the water

still doesnt seem to stressed though.

cheers

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need some quick help on this one guys, been a while since Ive been on here, but my girlfriend just fed my Nile (bonobo) a large prawn (5min before i got home) and hes now got some serious buoyancy issues. hes floating near the surface, with his dorsal fin protruding from the water, hes using his pec...

Is your LFS Wharf Aquatics by any chance? they had one the last time i was there.

i too have a fahaka and was down at my LFS in Bristol (aherm... MA) :lol: and the guy told me he would be surprised if my pufferfish was freshwater as "90% of puffers are brackish". he was all smug and threw in a few big aqua words... so i switched off as i know the guys here know far more...

yer fangs is still there in a split tank with a 2-3" MBU. they also have one other fahaka now... this was as of sunday the 9th oct incase anyone was interested

yes i did. i went up to sheffield over the weekend to visit a friend and on the way back to bristol i popped into wharf aquatics as i hear their pretty good. i phoned all around the uk looking for a puffer 2weeks ago. no one had juv. fahaka's. wharf had one at £120 and i know that exeter aquatics h...

thanks pufferpunk, its poo? even if its white? ok :? looks like ive got loads to learn!! she has settled in fine now i think. how often should i be feeding and how much? i was going to aim at every 3days, but im not sure how much. i gave here 3 full mussells the other day, which made her stomach swe...

hey guys, finally tracked down my fahaka. he/she is around 7-8" at present. just wanted to know, does anyone know what their eggs look like? ive found a big string with 2-3mm white egg at 5mm intervals all the way along... something like this: ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- just wondering what it ...

hey guys, when i got back from Germany last week my puffer was fine :) so all is well. im now preparing to start the transition from Fw to light brackish. ive bought some red sea marine salt but didnt get a hydrometer at the time because i wasnt sure on the range. ive read up on what SG i need for l...