The Puffer Forum

So whos managed to keep live plants in their tank with a fahaka and what type? Im sol.. she keeps eating them and taking chunks outta em for fun and then they plug the suctions .. Its starting to drive me nuts considering ive also spent over 100$ on plants.......... :shock: Next step is a rod and re...

hahahahahaha That MBU! Smart! I think that otter just wanted to play anyway! ... That is one massive porcupine!

That was a great read along with the pics! Awesome!!! Thai people eat anything furthermore they will make soup out of anything!!! One of my good friends was teaching English there last year and she was telling me all about it! Awesome puffers!

Its all good! Ive been trying to figure out her fav foods and got it down to a T. Scallops, Mussels/Oysters are her absolute FAV! She likes frozen but only freshly frozen .. Anything frozen over a month she wont touch! Doesnt mind her blood worms but thats more for the Albino Red Finned Shark. No wo...

Exactly!! She use to eat till she was full! now she eats to the point of blowing up ....

Is that the same puffer taken at the same period? The 1st pic is of a grossly overfed puffer. The last pic is of a puffer suffering from a severe case of IPs. Neither is healthy for the fish. What the... No NO No Internal Parasites! That was her as a baby when i got her and i did treat for IPs. Rea...

Shes in a 100g. Thanks! She needs diet help!!

Who else has got a Fahaka that doesnt know its limits?? http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m144/wtegold/BeBe/IMG_20120417_174622.jpg No Limits! Competition eating! Eat till its all GONE!! Hmm what did I just eat...? http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m144/wtegold/BeBe/2012-01-30002421.jpg Eat slower...

Fahakas are also notorious for going on hunger strikes when something changes so keep that in mind if he isn't eating quite as well as you'd like. Sounds like he's pretty comfortable already though! This is soooo the truth!!! My old Fahaka *Fatass* went on them alll the time ... after i moved him 2...

How to keep the sand clean from this certain algae? Ive never really had sand so im not sure how to keep a proper biology. Seems its attacking everything... Suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Ill try and look for both right away! ... PP do you treat all the time?

trekenk wrote:Nice tank and cute puffer. As PP mention are you treating for IP's yet?

No I havent started yet. Any suggestions as to the best product to use for a fahaka?

Thats what we have been thinking ... but nothing yet ... shes sooo ALL over the place LOL

After having the time to sit down and read into the forum and sites Ive concluded that the d00d had IP and EP or ick.... it did not loook like that (externally) but i managed to actually sit down and read over the course of the day. The eyrthromyacin was a broad spectrum antibiotic not strong enough...

Pufferpunk wrote:Does "she" have a name?

Im still trying to figure that out w/ the fiance.... though im WIDE open to suggestions ... im currently sitting unfront of her tank trying to figure something out LOL