Fair enough, I've just checked and it was over 3 hours ago I fed him, days flying past, so he wouldn't be far off I guess.Pufferpunk wrote:Can't see his true waistline that way then.
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- Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:00 am
- Forum: Giant Puffer Species
- Topic: Fahaka questions
- Replies: 47
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Re: Fahaka questions
- Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:45 am
- Forum: Giant Puffer Species
- Topic: Fahaka questions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7921
Re: Fahaka questions
About an hour after, he's got a lumpy belly immediately after, then it smooths then it gradually goes down until the next day.Pufferpunk wrote:Is this right after a meal?
- Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:29 am
- Forum: Giant Puffer Species
- Topic: Fahaka questions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7921
Re: Fahaka questions
@Pufferpunk, what do you think of his size/weight now, he's a little full after just finishing a muscle but looks so much healthier and better coloured, but I think he's tending towards the chubby side now:) Although still less than my GSPs but he was so skinny before. http://i1377.photobucket.com/a...
- Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:09 pm
- Forum: Giant Puffer Species
- Topic: Fahaka questions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7921
Re: Fahaka questions
Ah that's what I was after:) right from a baby? Same with GSPs?Pufferpunk wrote:You need to worry about his teeth, always! I just fed Filbert about 100 snails I got at the fish swap.
- Wed Aug 27, 2014 4:24 pm
- Forum: Giant Puffer Species
- Topic: Fahaka questions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7921
Re: Fahaka questions
I like that idea, could manage that with the muscles I reckon.
Really not sure what size/age I need to start worrying about his teeth and getting shells down him though, and my GSPs
Really not sure what size/age I need to start worrying about his teeth and getting shells down him though, and my GSPs
- Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:11 pm
- Forum: Giant Puffer Species
- Topic: Fahaka questions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7921
Re: Fahaka questions
Tried him again with a big cocktail over the last few days, nibbles cockles but not keen, won't touch prawns or crayfish tails, but he loves Muscles! I think he's now verging on the almost chunky size
But only getting worms and muscles down him, however I'm very pleased with progress.
But only getting worms and muscles down him, however I'm very pleased with progress.
- Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:02 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: miss sold puffer need help!
- Replies: 15
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Re: miss sold puffer need help!
I've ordered one gsp, some salt, and a hydrometer My fiance is heading to florida at the end of the month with my son , so said she will pick me up a refractometer as it will work out cheaper than the UK, also when she is back I can buy a new tank , so the gsp will have a bigger tank in 2 months po...
- Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:54 pm
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: Sick Figure 8 Save-ME
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4118
Re: Sick Figure 8 Save-ME
Well, I am always getting my F8 from the same store, same source, because very hard in Brazil and even find these types of Baiacú, in fact, everything I know about mostly about the baiacús F8 was acquired here at the courthouse. I do not understand exactly what you said about the ciclideo, but if I...
- Sat Aug 23, 2014 3:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pick a puffer
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4826
Re: Pick a puffer
I have only had my Fahaka a couple of weeks but think he's brilliant. He's always floating about when we're in the room, he goes for a good 81- hour sleep every night once his lights are off, buried in his sand duvet. And if we keep him up late watching telly he won't get up the next morning until h...
- Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:55 pm
- Forum: Giant Puffer Species
- Topic: Fahaka questions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7921
Re: Fahaka questions
Sounds a good plan, how far off is he do you think from a healthy weight for his size?Pufferpunk wrote:At this point just get him fattened up, then worry about switching foods.
- Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:53 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: New figure 8 help!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1179
Re: New figure 8 help!
I thought, from previous posts I've read, that Protozin was OK to use?
- Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:34 am
- Forum: Giant Puffer Species
- Topic: Fahaka questions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7921
Re: Fahaka questions
I still can't get him off anything but worms:) But I think he's looking more healthy and active. http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah48/trevor_austin1/image_zps59d032de.jpeg http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah48/trevor_austin1/image3_zpse1a104e9.jpeg http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah48/tre...
- Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:44 am
- Forum: Giant Puffer Species
- Topic: Fahaka questions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7921
Re: Fahaka questions
Try live food: small crays, fiddler crabs, gut-loaded ghost shrimp. Are you wiggling dead foods in front of him? Might have to bounce it off a thread. I've tried suspending it on thread, but he just appears a little scared of it. I'll try and find some live Crays but I've also got some long forceps...
- Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Near GSP disaster
- Replies: 2
- Views: 707
Near GSP disaster
I was doing a water change this morning, which I do siphoning out buckets of water using a piece of hose and disposing of the waste down the toilet pan, the tank is upstairs. Today I started like normal and the flow got quite weak then picked up again, I blew down the pipe and started it again. Went...
- Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:31 am
- Forum: Giant Puffer Species
- Topic: Fahaka questions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7921
Re: Fahaka questions
He's eating 3 worms a day at the moment, eats the lot except about 1cm round the 'saddle' consistent every time :) But he will not touch anything else, if I put a crayfish tail or prawn in there, he goes to look then comes back to the glass to do more wormdance until I give in. I've tried feeding hi...