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Srkoe
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Ares,fat and happy :)

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Ares had two shrimp for dinner. He was suppose to fast today but he was mean mugging me and showing his chompers so I gave in. He's happy now....
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jjj5311
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Re: Ares,fat and happy :)

Post by jjj5311 »

ahhh so satisfied, i will just lie here be cute and digest a bit lol
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Re: Ares,fat and happy :)

Post by Srkoe »

He always digs that same spot out and lays in it. I put the sand back...he removes it...he's the boss!
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Re: Ares,fat and happy :)

Post by xrayjeeper83 »

LOL I quit "fixing" Bloats tank cause he would always just rearrange it. Makes since though, would you want someone coming into your house and moving evertyhing LOL
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Re: Ares,fat and happy :)

Post by jjj5311 »

xrayjeeper83 wrote:LOL I quit "fixing" Bloats tank cause he would always just rearrange it. Makes since though, would you want someone coming into your house and moving evertyhing LOL
Srkoe wrote:He always digs that same spot out and lays in it. I put the sand back...he removes it...he's the boss!
ha ha that is awesome!!!!

puffs are so strange lol
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ILoveLola
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oh my goodness, sooo happy!! haha.
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its so hard to make them fast for a day, they're such adept beggars.
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Re: Ares,fat and happy :)

Post by Pufferpunk »

He looks a bit obese. How much & how often are you feeding him & how long is he?
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: Ares,fat and happy :)

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He is about 10-11 inches. I feed him 5-6 nights a week. He usually gets one 3inch shrimp or some other food equivalent in size. Somehow a rather large shrimp got put in my bag and that's the one I happened to grab on this night. I didn't realize my kids had also fed him an earthworm and some snails as well. He usually isn't this fat. I took pictures simply because he looked so fat.
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Re: Ares,fat and happy :)

Post by Pufferpunk »

At that size, he should only be eating 2x/week. You're killing him with kindness. Fatty liver disease & death will occur.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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2 Figure 8 "Fugu"&"Gizzard"
1 Honeycomb Toby "Ashera"
2 Congo "P-Nut"&"Bevo"
1 mystery puffer (turgidus?)"Manson"
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Re: Ares,fat and happy :)

Post by Srkoe »

Thanks PP!!! I really thought I was only suppose to fast one night a week. Does the amount I'm feeding per meal sound correct? I'm happy you checked out my thread...thanks!
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