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I have a tiny little baby puff! :D UPDATE! FOUR baby puffs!
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:24 am
by hadla
I was looking at the 55 and noticed a tiny spot swimming around and it can't be anything but a puff cause no other fish have been in the tank since I've had it. I don't know how long ago it hatched or what it is eating if anything... So I don't know if I should just leave it to see what happens or what... Also there's no way I could get a decent pic without a very good camera with a macro lens lol
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:30 am
by hadla
Ok two tiny baby puffs!
The small spot on the leaf stem is a baby!
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:43 am
by DMD123
Congrats!
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:07 pm
by Welch4
Congrats! You can try feeding baby brine shrimp. If your tank is moderately decorated, cant tell from the close up, I would assume they could be alright. If not possibly try to get some more hiding places. Good luck!
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:21 pm
by hadla
Thanks, yeah they're staying around the swords... Should I get a breeder net for them? I just saw two more so I'm up to 4 baby puffs!
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D UPDATE! FOUR baby puf
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:53 pm
by Pufferpunk
I would definitely put them in a net, so they can get at the food. Be sure to put a bushy plant in there.
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D UPDATE! FOUR baby puf
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:42 pm
by sgtmyers88
Congrats!
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D UPDATE! FOUR baby puf
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 7:32 pm
by hadla
Thanks
can't wait to see them up close in a net!
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D UPDATE! FOUR baby puf
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:28 am
by Jinty
Congrats! Look forward to more pics.
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D UPDATE! FOUR baby puf
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:41 pm
by DMD123
How are the babies doing? Update?
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D UPDATE! FOUR baby puf
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:14 pm
by hadla
Not good... Lost one and I don't think the others will make it... Hard to get them to eat
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D UPDATE! FOUR baby puf
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:48 am
by RTR
Most puffer fry are too small to eat commercial foods unfortunately. In the wild they rely on infusoria, which in captivity we have to cultivate separately, along with live foods for the infusoria as well. This makes breeding puffers other than DPs quite a complex undertaking.
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D UPDATE! FOUR baby puf
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:02 pm
by hadla
Yeah, I'll have to get some started to be able to feed the babies that hatch out of the current eggs
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D UPDATE! FOUR baby puf
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:00 am
by Corvus
Also try freshly hatched Artemia. They should be small enough for this species and are easy to raise.
Re: I have a tiny little baby puff! :D UPDATE! FOUR baby puf
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:10 pm
by hadla
Thanks, but I think I'm going to start a micro worm culture... The babies seem most attracted to worms in the water... I had a few in the daphnia someone sent me and they ate those but ignored the daphnia that I spent $20 on :eyeroll: