The Puffer Forum

I must have the only puffer in the world that wont eat snails. I've tried and tried and even made my quarantine tank brackish to put him in as it was overrun with snails and he didn't touch them. I have now had to trim his teeth twice which I hate doing. What other food can I try him with to get him...

Pufferpunk wrote:What size tank?

94 litres/ 25 US gallons

Pufferpunk wrote:1st of all, if you're going to keep the puffer in BW (which I highly suggest), the cory will have to go, as he won't appreciate the salt at all.

Yes I appreciate that, hence I was asking about other brackish fish

I have a figure 8 puffer who I acquired when I purchased a community tank. He has happily lived in a freshwater tank for 18 months and despite what they say about puffers he hasn't and isn't causing any problems at all with the other fish. Indeed he seems to have a good friend in a tail spot cory an...