The Puffer Forum

I got bit by my Fahaka a while back. I used to think it was fun feeding him by hand. Boy did I learn a lesson quick. Instead of biting the krill it bit my finger tip!
Good thing it was small. You wouldn't catch me doing that again.

Funny how shocking it is when you get bit by a puffer.

Can coral live in a brackish tank?

Fahaka named Tubby

Yeah, they grow fast.
I have brown gravel and had a hard time seeing him sometimes.
I wouldn't suggest putting anything in the tank with it.
Unless you don't like the fish that is!!

Thanks everyone for the help.
Don't want anything to happen to Tubby!!

hehe. Your right that is funny. Sorry for laughing OkieMavis. My puffer did the same thing today. We travelled away for 3 days for a wedding. We had my mother in-law take care of the fish for 2 days. When we got back he was pissed!! He was doing the same thing, going nut thrashing about. We just sta...

I am currently changing the gravel for my fahaka from brown to black.
I have a eheim filter with bio substrate media that has been running for 4 months.
Will this substrate be good enough for me to change out the rock out all at once?

When I clean my puffers tank I do it buy bailing water back and forth from my kitchen sink. Is it alright if I add the tap water conditioner to the tank and then add the water or should I add a little conditioner to each pail when refilling the tank? right now I'm adding a little to each pail and I ...

I did the same thing with my fahaka when it went from a 55 to a 90 gallon tank. When I cycled the new tank I did a big 60% water swap from one tank to the other. I also swapped about half the gravel into the new tank. I used a old HOB filter and a heater from the 55G. After two days of swapping wate...

I had to place a cutting board on the one side of my tank while I was cleaning the other then with and do the other side. damn are these puffers MESSY! Was wondering what the feeding schedule for everyone is with these puffers. I feed once a day because he is growing. Alot of the time he won't even ...

hi, was wondering if anyone has had problems with their puffer thrashing about the tank when cleaning? i went to clean his tank and as soon as he seen the vacum hose he went crazy! splashed me a couple of times. i thought he was going to jump out of the tank. is it just me or does this happen to oth...

I was feeding it Bloodworms when it was smaller.
I started to feed it krill about a month ago along with minnows.

It's better now, it perked up when I put minnows in the tank.
But the white spot is still there. I was wondering if that will be a permanent scar?

Water parameters: pH: 7.2 Ammonia:0 Nitrites:0 Nitrates:0 Temp:79F 55Gal with 1 5.5` Fahaka. Normally Krill and (Live minnows and Crayfish recenty last 2weeks). Use Searchem Prime and Neutral Regulater. Weekly tank clean and 40-50% water changer. Added Powerhead 2 weeks ago. Tank is 1.5yrs old, cycl...

Hello,

I have a fahaka puffer with a white spot that formed on it's back.
It started out like a blister and turned white.
That was two weeks ago. It's healing but the fish is not the same anymore.
It dosen't swim as much and dosen't like the light anymore.

???