The Puffer Forum

She finally ate today!!

Not 30 mins later and i see her swim by the opening in the front of the tank. keep your fingers crossed.

Ok what i did is take black plastic sheeting and covered 1 side (side she hangs out on) and most of the front of the tank. Lets see what happens

Ok, Ill try covering most of the tank with black paper. The back is already black.

I was always under the impression that if a puffer puffed it meant it was stressed. I guess this is false huh.

His stomach is shapley but streamline. He was treeated fror parasites a few weeks before i recieved him from the previous owner so its not that. The lights are pretty dim only 1 sun glow bulb in a double bulb setup. The room isnt extremly active maybe i described it wrong. A few times a day someone ...

As you know i got a Fahaka about 2 weeks ago. Since then he has not eaten and there has only been 2 days that he was active. There are snails and crays in the tank for when he is huingry. He hides in the rear corner of my tank behind a rock and plants for cover. Just curious to see if anyone has any...

Add the salt and just let it ride? Do i do a waterchange befor my usual schedule? It is worth a shot right?

The more i read around this forum i wonder if my fahaka is all backed up! Anyone have any info about this?

Still on a hunger strike. I just re tested my P.H. and it was 7.2 so it raised naturally.

Oh Ok i didnt know there was a specific order

Its not a shrimp its a crayfish. The cray hasnt spent a night in there yet. The tank is a 125 gal. The puffer is 8" max. Parameters
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-10
Ammonia-0

Yes i tried soaking markey shrimp in garlic

Here are some latest pics. Ting Ting is still fat and happy but not eating

very nice! i always wanted to do a planted tank