Fahaka Issues

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Fahaka Issues

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I currently keep a green spotted puffer, figure 8 puffer, and a group of pea puffers. The F8 and GSP are kept in brackish water. All of my puffers are doing really well and have been with me for a while. My problem is that I’ve tried Fahakas 3 separate times and it always ends the same. They don’t eat and then a week later, they die. Can any of the Fahaka keepers tell me the secret to keeping fahakas?
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Re: Fahaka Issues

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They don't appreciate being moved and sulk for quite some time on a hunger strike. Try live food, as this is what they are used to eating in the wild. Even when I moved mine from a 55-gallon to 125 (which I thought he would appreciate), he wouldn't eat for 2 weeks.
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Joined: Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:52 pm
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My Puffers: Dichotomyctere nigroviridis
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Location (country): Louisiana

Re: Fahaka Issues

Post by 8DiagramPoleFighter »

Thanks for the response. I’ll keep trying
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