2nd try on porcupine puffer

[match55]

here are some pic i took after she gets into the tank
smile girl~~~

she found her new poopy place

that's where she at now~~~hiding, she really likes to hide~~really hard to find her


she didn't even move when I try to give her food now, she is really trying to scare me to death~~~~

[Bonsai_girl]

She's gorgeous!

Remember to thaw any food you freeze before you feed it to her

[match55]

ty~
she is really lazy....3hours~~ she is still at the same place~~ I had a big sea snail in my tank, and it's moving more and faster than her LOL

[Bonsai_girl]

You've only had her 3-4 days I know porcs recover faster than most, but she may well still be a little stressed from the move. Give her time.....if she's still doing this in a couple of months, she's probably just lazy

[match55]

yeah, i think I am over protecting her right now XDDD
what happen if she won't eat? and even I feed her, how can i know if she is full if her belly didn't get big?
I try to feed her brine shrimp, the frozen one.

[Bonsai_girl]

What else have you tried feeding her?

Have you tested your water parameters, just to be sure?

[match55]

AM:0
nitrite:0
nitrate:10
pH:8.4

I tried one snail ,brine shrimps(F), half shell clam(F).
Now she moved a little bit, but sometime still go back to her hiding spot.
gonna try to feed her later tonight

new hiding place, she like to stick herself at those holes, so she doesn't need to hold herself ^^"

[Bonsai_girl]

I'd try pieces of squid, live and dead shrimp and mussels if I were you Some of the dead things you might have to try tempting her with (garlic, bouncing around on the end of a piece of string etc)

Remember not to overfeed her, let her come round in her own time, and don't force food on her - you could stress her out just by trying to help her She's got a lot of new things for a baby to get used to, so give her time and relax

[match55]

is that normal that she put herself into a hole for 6hous?
she is in the same hole for 4hours now.
I had squid, and shrimp, gonna try what you said tomorrow.
I will relax myself~~ let's go water hell boy LOL
ty bonsai girl~ I will update more pic later to show how she staying in the same hole for a day~ XD

[Pufferpunk]

I'd try people shrimp soaked in garlic, bounced on a thread. Be patient.

[match55]

she is moving when I turn off the light? do porc require different lighting? or she is a night going puffy LOL
k~ pp, gonna try people shrimp.
I know I have to be patient, but but....T-T ok I will try to be patient~

[Pufferpunk]

When I go scuba diving, I see way more of them swimming around at night. Pretty much the only time I can photograph them. Poor things bump into stuff after that though because of the flash.

[match55]

hehe.
i think my puffy is still not use to my home tank then.
I was tired of holding the food, so i just dump a ghost shrimp in and she got it~ so she is still eating~yeahh^^

[StormySkiez]

If my fish look like they are not adjusting or are showing stress to their new enviroment I leave the tank lights off for a few days. If they are ill and showing stress I leave the lights off.

Good she is eating! That is good. Keep a close eye on her water parameters.

[edmlfc1]

They do get a small lump in the belly when they are full. Here is a picture of my porc before she passed on. I don't recommend live blood worms, my porc caught some kind of bacteria infection after eating blood worms and after months of trying to treat her she died. I'm not sure if the worm is what caused it or not. Other have had no problems feeding worms to their porc but mine caught the infection after she started eating them. I don't know if it was considence or not. We never firgured it out. I started her on gut loaded ghost shrimp then the worms and after the infection I was hand feeding her people shrimp soaked in garlic and vitamins. I'm sure your's will come around once it gets comfortable. They are such cuties.