The Puffer Forum

Like Pufferpunk said thaw the food out in vitamin enriched water. that way you are adding a boost the the fish's immune system, etc. Since these animal are captive, they are not getting all of the vitamins etc. that they would get from the food they consume in the wild. Check some of the sticky subj...

You'l want to make sure to rinse the mussels after they are thawed and opened. that way any dirt etc. is washed out and not consumed by the fish.

I freeze them for at least 2 to 3 days. I then thaw them out in hot tap water. generally the will open a little. I will then open the mussel enough for the fish to get at the middle. The fish will grind it's teeth agains the shell removing the meat.

I feed mine a variety of food from the seafood section. I feed her the large, uncooked shell on shrimp (one of her favorites). I also buy live mussels and freeze them. one of the other things to investigate is to see if any of the LFS around you carry live crayfish or sell mystery snails (mine sells...

I have a white spotted Puffer and had considered also getting a Valentini. However, when I upgraded my light, the reflective quality of the glass must have gone up. He has been getting upset at his own reflection. So I doubt he will do well with another puffer. Other than getting upset at his reflec...

I would go with what fatpuffer said. Frozen (preferably uncooked seafood is a staple in my house. Get some live clams and freeze those. I thaw mine and then open them up. My puffs get lots of teeth scraping action picking off the meat. At the Newport Auquarium in Norther kentukey, they have one porc...

I have a white spotted puffer in my reef tank and it seems to leave my soft corals alone. I think it helps that I keep it well fed. I do get a kick out of it when I add a new piece of LR. Man does it ever get "inspected". Between my puff and my Mandarin Dragons there is not much hope for a...

Audrey measures in at 8"

I had a small GSP that was black all the time. He finally turned white when I go him to full marine. It was very wierd.

Well I have a 7 year old daughter, so all of the fish have names.

Audrey- My fahaka so named because she constantly begging to be fed.

Toby- My white spotted puff

Frick, Frack & Dack- Our 3 SAPs

Smaug- My new Palembang

We also have 4 DPs that Alex has yet to name...

The LFS that I frequent is actually a SW and FW wholesale store. They frequently have Stars and Stripes in there that are well over a foot. I only wish i had space for a tank to house a fish that large.