making noises with his beak?!?!?!

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Puff8
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making noises with his beak?!?!?!

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Ok so I know Im posting like a mad thing lately but this evening Percy has been "squeeking" his beak, its like he's rubbing his beak together and every now and again we've heard this almost scratching squeek sound? he's on live food and his beak doesnt look overgrown!? is this normal? he keeps coming over, looking at us and squeeking his beak?!
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My puffers make the same sound.
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Aren't they the cutest???
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Haha As long as it's normal :) Im sure he was demanding more shrimp as I was working!
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REALLY??? That's super cute, what kinds of puffers are known to do that? .... And I thought my African Dwarf Frogs "chirping" was the best serenade I could git... :D
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My stars and stripes used to make barking noises, sounded like a puppy
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Any chance my Toby is gonna bark at me?
29 Gallon Marine tank, with refugium, skimmer. Base rock, coral skeletons. Stock: Baby Ocellaurus Clown, young Saddled Toby, 3 Hermit crabs,one 2 inch Bristle Worm, hitch hiking starfish.

10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.

10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts

Some FW tanks.

In My Experience, Fishkeeping is like Cooking. Five or ten basics will keep anyone from getting sick. But to be truly magnificent... You have to know the right Recipies.
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My fahaka has done it a few times
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The squeaker must be broken on mine.. :mcfly:

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haha he is a little cutie, its amazing its loud enough to hear its outside of his tank and across the room! he's a demanding little monkey! :)
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