Help with porcupine puffer
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- Puffer Fry
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Help with porcupine puffer
I have had my porcupine puffer for about a year now. He eats like a horse. Very healthy. But is nothing like all the forums I have been reading. Very shy an secluded. What can/should I do to remedy my problem
- Pufferpunk
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Re: Help with porcupine puffer
How big is the Tank, tank mates, how much live rock? Do you have lots of hidey-holes and swim thrus in that rock?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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- Puffer Fry
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Re: Help with porcupine puffer
150 gal tank running 8 years. Parameters are good also.Tons of rock plenty of places to hide. 2 clowns and 4 chromis
- Pufferpunk
- Queen Admin
- Posts: 32773
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
- Location: Chicago
- Contact:
Re: Help with porcupine puffer
I have to tell you, I am always shocked at how shy these animals are when I go scuba diving. Considering they have three forms of protection from enemies: ability to blow up larger than a fish's mouth, spikes, and poison. You would think that these fish would be out in the open swimming right in your face constantly! Yet, I find them to be mostly nocturnal and shy. Just make sure you got plenty of swim through and hidey holes for them to retreat to built into your live rock decor.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"