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If my schoutedeni has eaten a lot of food the belly gets irregular and bumpy looking too maybe that's what you're seeing. It's normally gone in couple of hours.

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Here he is the bottom right, you can see a small bump. Nowadays, he is also lying down on the substrate(sand) motionlessly. As compared to when he first came in (2-3weeks ago).
Tank mates are neon tetras
Food: tubifex and mini apple snails (+/-1cm)

Foodbump

Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:01 pmFoodbump

Oh, i see thank you for your advice. . May i also know if over feeding will cause the mbu puffer colour to change?, and be lying still on the sandbed?

Yes, possibly. Too full to move!

Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 11:20 pm Yes, possibly. Too full to move!

Ahhhh, so that was the issue!, thanks once again pufferpunk! Really appriciate your help and everyone else

Please do your best not to overfeed though. It can lead to fatty liver disease.

Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:52 am Please do your best not to overfeed though. It can lead to fatty liver disease.

Hi, recently, i change his food diet from 2 meals a day to 1 meal a day, and when i went back. I realized he has eaten a neon tetra, not eat it but just killed it. what could be the reason for his sudden aggression towards the tetra's?

He's a puffer!

Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 12:02 pm He's a puffer!

Hi all, i am thinking of getting another juvenile mbu to accompany my current one. would it be recommended ? (the "older" fish fighting for territorial space), or should i just stick with one. Excluding the tank space (have a pond to keep it when they grow bigger).

Please don't! Your mbu has already shown to have aggressive/killer tendencies.

Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:28 am Please don't! Your mbu has already shown to have aggressive/killer tendencies.

What if they were from the same catch (same tank since young)?, from the lfs.

Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:28 am Please don't! Your mbu has already shown to have aggressive/killer tendencies.

Also i was warned by a puffer group on fb that the killing could be because he/she was bored. Do i need to add plants and hardscapes, as my tank currently only has a sand bed, and an artificial cave

Absolutely, a complex environment will help with boredom of this intelligent, inquisitive pet.

Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:09 pm Absolutely, a complex environment will help with boredom of this intelligent, inquisitive pet.

Ah i see, is there any scape to take reference from?, or anything to avoid in particular? (Sharp sticks etc.)