puffer attacked

splitadams · Post by **splitadams** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:46 pm

i thought i would just quickly pop on before i had to head off to work,
this morning i fed my puffer a cray fish and went outside for a ciggy
when i came back in the cray fish had my puffer in what looked like
some type of wrestling submission/death grip and my puffer couldnt
get free, i had to break them up but when i did it seem my puffer has
a puncture or small cut on his belly, i just wanted to know how or should
i treat my puffer for his wound?

he doesnt seem very fazed by the attack and after i seperated them he then went on to destroy the crayfish for his troubles

Sponge bob · Post by **Sponge bob** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:45 pm

I would watch it for a few days and use melafix.

CaptainMorgan_SOS · Post by **CaptainMorgan_SOS** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:32 pm

poor puffer... Serves you right crayfish!

Jase · Post by **Jase** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:18 pm

good water quality and melafix. he should be fine.

I'm sure this happens often in the wild, but maybe in the aquarium try feeding smaller food, as in the kinda that can't attack your puffer

taureandragon76 · Post by **taureandragon76** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:39 pm

This is why I cut off the pinchers first:D

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:32 am

My fahaka has learned to bite the claws 1st.

splitadams · Post by **splitadams** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:54 am

i did cut off his 2 big nippers, because he was a fair bit bigger then any of the other crays, its other litte legs grabbed him
when i dont cut off theyre nippers my puffer tends to go for theyre eyes first then the nippers once theyre blinded
but when its got no nippers it just starts at its tail

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:33 am

Your puffer lost a battle to a cray with no claws? Whatta wuss!

splitadams · Post by **splitadams** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:42 am

yeah i reckon aye hahaha

edmlfc1 · Post by **edmlfc1** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:14 am

That's sooooooooo funny! I never fed my puffer's live crays. I don't know how they would react.

I almost bought a few last weekend, but I had no place to qt at the moment.

Agnate · Post by **Agnate** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:41 am

Hahaha, that's AWESOME! Sure wish there were pics!

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