Fahaka puffer

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Monster0201
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Fahaka puffer

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Hello,
I have had a fahaka puffer for a year but it only went from around 2 inches to about 4 and a half inches and doesn’t really do anything but sit at the bottom of the tank and occasionally goes up and down the front of the tank I am feeding 1 shrimp everyday with weekly water changes and a feeder crab once a month and advice
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Re: Fahaka puffer

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Tank size? Water change schedule?

You need to change up the diet more:
library/feeding/feeding-your-puffers/
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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Monster0201
Puffer Fry
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Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:15 pm
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Re: Fahaka puffer

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The tank size is 55 gallons but I have a 125 set aside for her
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Pufferpunk
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Posts: 32755
Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Chicago
Contact:

Re: Fahaka puffer

Post by Pufferpunk »

Did you read the article I posted about feeding? Shrimp is high in thiaminase, which is detrimental.
https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/ ... hiaminase/
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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