The Puffer Forum

oh i hope so.....i cant believe he puffed like that..i was ready to take him out and bury him...it was horrible. my 5 year old was crying, i was frantic.....geez. i hope he makes it through the night, i told my husband to not touch the tank..i will feed them after work. LOL he feels bad anyways..alm...

Oh my god.....my husband has been over feeding my fish while i was doing a training at work, i didnt even look or check the water, i have been so busy....... so today he ate my husband said and was fine.....by the time i turned the lights off he was laying on his side, i freaked out...immediately sc...

He is doing great. when i got him he was under 2 inches i think, now he has grown at least an inch or so in the last 3 weeks. he is getting big and the tank looks not so empty when he swims around hunting. he really likes that shrimp, but wont touch the mussels yet. i will try again soon. Thats awes...

Satan laying around after a meal. LOL hes cute.

so, i left the fish that were in there with him, 2 mollys, 2 red eyed tetras, and a red tailed shark.
If he is hungry he chases them around the bottom, but never surfaces to get them at there hang out. i think they may live a while. LOL.

Theres a fish store here in Michigan selling Fahakas for $30, they are about 2 inches. They also have a good size about 8-10 inch one for $130. hes a beauty! They always order any fish i want, and i was sad to see such a good sized one, when i had just purchased the smaller one about a month ago. Mi...

wow...well thanks for all the input. looks like the tank will look empty till he gets bigger. LOL.
I am having a bday party for my disabled daughter saturday, everyones gonna say the tanks empty. hahaha
oh well..i will tell them to come back in a few months and see how empty it is. lol.

I have Satan (Fahaka) in a 65 hex tank, he is now about 4 inches or so..and growing. He is all alone. The tank is a bit empty, and people see it and say, are there any fish in there?? I have to search to find him after a meal, lounged in his hiding spot. My 5 year old finds him the best. is there an...

i had a few minutes to kill before work and walked into a fish store called "Captive Reef" in Inkster. When i walked in the guy was talking some nonesense on the phone, must have been a girl or something, and he said he would be right with me. i started looking around at his dirty tanks, a...

is this safe for puffers? did they test this on scaless fish? just asking

i agree..i put them in a seperate tank and am treating them now, eventually i will see how they do, to make sure they are feed safe, sounds funny to my husband, who threw some in without my "permission" the other day and couldnt see why i was scooping them out. LOL. I told him to leave the...

that is true. he really dislikes other fish in HIS tank, takes bites outta anything that gets too close. one or two rosies shouldnt hurt anything.
something must be right since he growing like a weed. lol.

Very cool..thanks..like a bird rotating toys in the cage so they dont get bored. LOL> i know i am not supposed to do this but i bought him a few rosies yesterday...he likes to hunt alot. i put them in a seperate tank and treated them..so in a few days i will give him a couple. he likes to hunt thing...

Thats crazy! I am just amazed by the growth. Never seen a fish grow so fast, NUTS! His aggression level has increased tremendously as well. There are a couple really fast tetras in there with him, he never chased them, but now, he hunts them down. they are gonna make a journey to the lfs to save the...

Is it normal that in 2 weeks maybe 3...the fahaka (satan) has doubled in size? it seems everyday he is bigger and bigger. its grown in width and legnth..my husband is all excited about it now. he seemed kinda sickly at first..now hes strong and ready to go...lol. He is SUPER aggressive! Biting anyth...