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My puffer ate my Damsel

Post by Black Widow »

My Ceylon Puffer ate my Humbug Damsel last night with just the head left floating on the sand, funny thing is it happened in the middle of the night :shock: :shock:
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Re: My puffer ate my Damsel

Post by El Scorpio »

That's odd. Every puffer I've ever seen eat another fish did it head first.
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Post by chuckfriedrice »

How long were they tanked together ? Ive got a Blue Devil damsel with my porc .
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Post by Black Widow »

2 days lmao
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Re: My puffer ate my Damsel

Post by chuckfriedrice »

ohh! LOL 3 stipes arent very tuff, in my 75g mine gets pushed around 24/7 by my Domino! Did you have a burial by sea! LOL
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Post by bertie 83 »

Sounds like an expensive dinner
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Post by Black Widow »

bertie 83 wrote:Sounds like an expensive dinner
yeh £5 dinner :@
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Re: My puffer ate my Damsel

Post by chuckfriedrice »

Dang thats like 8 U.S. bucks ouch! They run about 4 to 5 $ here in Florida .
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Re: My puffer ate my Damsel

Post by Pufferpunk »

Murdering usually happens after lights out.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: My puffer ate my Damsel

Post by chuckfriedrice »

It could of been Self Defense lets not jump to conclusions! LOL
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Re: My puffer ate my Damsel

Post by xrayjeeper83 »

LOL chuck
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Re: My puffer ate my Damsel

Post by bertie 83 »

LMAO...... Yer he started it so i kicked his buttocks.....
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Post by sevenyearnight »

Maybe he sleep-swam a$$ first into his mouth.
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Re: My puffer ate my Damsel

Post by bertie 83 »

Lmao
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Re: My puffer ate my Damsel

Post by Black Widow »

sevenyearnight wrote:Maybe he sleep-swam a$$ first into his mouth.
I wonder how Balki would look without his head :shock:
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