Dogface Puffer and algae
-
Woodbutcher
- Figure 8 Puffer
- Posts: 121
- Joined: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:08 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Dogface puffer "Blondie"
- Location (country): USA
- Location: The mountians of Southern California
Dogface Puffer and algae
My dogface puffer "Blondie" has been eating a lot of hair algae lately, is this common or an indicator of a problem?
The passage of time won't make you wise,but mistakes can. If you seek wisdom ------ try to use other peoples mistakes. 
Woodbutcher
Woodbutcher-
pufferpuggirl
- Mbu Puffer
- Posts: 3979
- Joined: Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:04 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Puffs & Stuff:
1 x M Abei
1 x M Turgidus
1 x T Palembangensis
1 x M Baileyii
1 x T Schoutedeni
1 x T Leiurus
1 x T Miurus
Rainbow crab
crayfish - Location (country): Yorkshire, GB
- Location: South Yorkshire, UK
Re: Dogface Puffer and algae
My Ceylons bite algae off the back wall all the time, but I'm not sure if they are actually eating it. It's that brown algae that looks alot like fur, and I'm finding it all over the tank, so I think they might only be biting it off and not eating it.
I really don't know if it's a bad thing, but it seems like it shouldn't hurt them because it's totally natural.
I really don't know if it's a bad thing, but it seems like it shouldn't hurt them because it's totally natural.
"Puffer .... man's best friend?"
-
Woodbutcher
- Figure 8 Puffer
- Posts: 121
- Joined: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:08 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Dogface puffer "Blondie"
- Location (country): USA
- Location: The mountians of Southern California
Re: Dogface Puffer and algae
Oh "Blondie" is eating it, you know how messy those puffers are.
The passage of time won't make you wise,but mistakes can. If you seek wisdom ------ try to use other peoples mistakes. Woodbutcher
Woodbutcher
-
Little_grey_puffer
- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 13
- Joined: Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:53 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: 2x Green spot puffers
1x Immaculate puffer
1x Arothron manilensis
1x Arothron hispidus - Location (country): England, Southport
Re: Dogface Puffer and algae
It seems a totally natural thing for puffers to have a nibble at, it may aid there digestion as i find in the filter of the puffer tanks alot (if you know what i mean). Many marine puffer species will even eat the dried algae slices ment for other fish in the tanks. So i guess the real deals fair game to.
In an aquarium far far away... was a little grey puffer...