dark t.abei

baily · Post by **baily** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:42 pm

hey, so my T.Abei seems to be eating fine after his "episode" but he seems to be a lot darker now than he was previously. He used to be a nice tan/caramel color with orange dots, he is now a beep brown/chocolate color with deep orange dots. His stomach is also a little patchy. I haven't seen any sign of parasite or illness, and he actually changes back to his brighter coloration when he eats sometimes, could this be a mood change situation?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:23 am

What color is your substrate/background?

baily · Post by **baily** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:41 am

a natural beige/gray substrate, green plantation, and a standard backdrop (a little dark) this morning (it is currently 7:40 AM here) when i fed him he was nice and bright, this is confusing me ha ha

Post by **Hilly** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:56 am

Mine loses all his spots and goes very light just after he's fed, he hasn't been dark for a while but its not been uncommon for him to go very dark in the past. Why he does it I do not know. The only time I saw dark rings on his belly was as far as I can tell when he didnt like the new tank layout.

baily · Post by **baily** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:14 am

I havn't changed anything around in his tank recently, i try and put everything back in the exact same spot to try and avoid a grumpy puff. Someone told me that when a puffer has a dark, patchy belly it could indicate a parasite, i have some PraziPro on hand, im wondering if i should try soaking his food in it, any thoughts?

baily · Post by **baily** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:16 am

also, what veggies have you had luck feeding your abei? have you found anything that they find tasty, this would be my puffers first vegetable

Post by **Hilly** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:32 am

He'll take peas no problem but I only give them to him occasionally.

Have you had any success fedding him cockle? I had limited success with some chopped cockle a while back but he would only take small amounts, I tried whole pieces but he just carries it around like a dog and spits it across the tank after the first bite. I dont think he likes the texture of it.

baily · Post by **baily** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:37 pm

no i havn't tried cockle, i want to but i am having a really hard time finding it, even at seafood shops. i did give him a pea this morning, he didnt seem to mind it, i only gave him one though, i didnt want to overdo it. have you ever fed yours eels, do you know if they can/ will enjoy them as a treat

Post by **Hilly** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:30 pm

Never tried eels. The maind foods I can get him to eat are bloodworms, Whole Mussel, Snails and Peas. Anything else he takes a taste and turns his nose up.

Frankie · Post by **Frankie** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:02 pm

Mine eats Cockles,the odd prawn,shrimp,snails.It doesn't want to touch mussels though.

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