Puffers don't eat. Strange movement with the teeths

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Puffers don't eat. Strange movement with the teeths

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Hi guys. This is mi first post and I am new with puffers :D

I bought 2 weeks ago 2 carinotetraodon travancoricus. They are alone on 80 liters acuarium. I was feeding they with bloodworms but now they doesn't eat. When they are near worm or snail they do an strange movement with the teeths.

Last water change was last saturday around 20% of aquarium.

Parameters:
PH 7
GH 9

What can I do?
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Re: Puffers don't eat. Strange movement with the teeths

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[welcome]
What do you mean, "strange movement"?
LIVE bloodworms?
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Hi Pufferpunk and thanks for reply :D

I mean frozen blood worms. The strange movement it's like they show their teeths when they are near blood worm. I found some people doing odontology to their puffers but my puffers has 3 cm more or less.

Could it be they has the teeths too big?

How can I know if they have the teeth too big?
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DPs don't have dentistry issues, like other species.
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Mmm I see. Maybe it's not DPs. The store where I bought the puffers doesn't know a lot of they...
This is my little puffer.

Image


I put image link too because I am new and in preview doesn't show image.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jW-XgK ... esslm/view
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That is a Ceylon (T fluviatilis). Same care as the SGP, but requires lager tank.
library/puffers-in-focus/an-introductio ... d-puffers/
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Hi Pufferpunk,

I have 3 questions after read your blog:
  • Gonna be better if I put they with saltwater. But I don't have experience with saltwater. Do I need skimmer?
  • Like your blog said: Like rabbits, their teeth grow constantly and can overgrow enough to cause starvation in the fish. If they can't have odontology. How could i help they? Maybe this specie it's diferent
  • I have one litle aquarium 8 liters. I want to breed my own snails. It's too small or it's okay?
Thanks for all Pufferpunk.
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Sorry, I should have been more clear. Dwarf puffers don't need dentistry. Most others (including the species you have pictured here) do, if not fed proper crunchy foods. It also looks a bit thin.
library/feeding/feeding-your-puffers/
library/feeding/problems-feeding-your-puffer/
library/hospital/dentistry/
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Hi Pufferpunk and thanks for the links,

I think the problem it's on the store and the first 2 days they were feed only with blood worms. But like you said on the blog if it's too weak due starvation–it may not recover! Gonna be better to do odontology as fast as posible or he is too weak? Is it other option to recover him without odontology and when they are strong do odontology?

Thanks Pufferpunk.
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C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
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Can you show me the teeth?
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Re: Puffers don't eat. Strange movement with the teeths

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Hi PufferPunk. I don't know how to show their teeths without stress him. So I waited and when I moved the bloodworm he try eat but he doesn't eat anything.

Sorry for the pictures. This is the best resolucion and more clear I get.

Image Teeth:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PPsepY ... sqcLU/view

GIF:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VIrieY ... Ad2c7/view

At least tries to eat and is bigger than the other. The other doesn't tries to eat.
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Yes, his mouth does seem to look propped open from the long teeth. I do think dentistry is in order here.
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Ok, then I have clave oil and all ready. I have seen a lot of videos trimming and read your article three or more times. One of them it's too weak. I guess I gonna lost him...

I am gonna contact after trimming it's ended. Any other thing before trim?
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You can try trimming underwater w/o CO.
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