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Spitfire · Post by **Spitfire** » Sat May 05, 2007 7:17 pm

Picked up my first Fahaka yesterday . He is about 3 inches.
Felt at home as soon as he entered his domain and fed on Bloodworm.
I do not think i have ever had a fish that does not like Prawn but he Don't!.

Anyway that's not important, I am waiting for a 6 ft tank to arrive in hopefully 6 weeks which will be his home.
So, How fast will he grow as at present he is in a 3ft tank.
I have read the puffer information on here which is great but can anyone tell me hands on experience what i can expect from him?

Kind regards

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat May 05, 2007 11:47 pm

Inches a month of growth early on, but slower later, and most people here to keep them seem to find them very responsive interactive pets.

Post by **Hilly** » Sun May 06, 2007 3:23 am

Probably an inch a month for the first year then he'll slow down, got any pics yet?

Boxermom · Post by **Boxermom** » Sun May 06, 2007 9:14 am

You can train him on the prawns. It took awhile for mine to start eating them. First, I trained him to eat small snails, and once he got used to me dropping things into the tank for him to eat, I started cutting up the prawns into small pieces. If the pieces were too big, he was afraid of them. Once he started eating them, I started chopping them into slightly larger pieces. But its important to train him to eat all sorts of food aside from little worms. You'll soon find that it takes an awful lot of worms to fill that growing belly up.

Spitfire · Post by **Spitfire** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:39 pm

Early shot of my Boy
As you can see still a bit bashful

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Boxermom · Post by **Boxermom** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:40 pm

Cute little guy!

Post by **Hilly** » Mon May 07, 2007 2:07 pm

Nice pickup.

Spitfire · Post by **Spitfire** » Mon May 07, 2007 6:00 pm

'Now if i hide in here then that pink thing might not attack me'

'But as soon as the lights go out its mine'....................And it was

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OraLacerta · Post by **OraLacerta** » Mon May 07, 2007 6:17 pm

Awwwwwwww....

I'm sorry to get all 'girlie' on you but that is such a cute picture!

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Mon May 07, 2007 7:56 pm

Mine grew quite quickly till about 10" & the last 2" took 2 years. He might be even longer than a foot by now.

Boxermom · Post by **Boxermom** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:25 pm

I wonder if mine would bury himself if I had a sand bottom.

Spitfire · Post by **Spitfire** » Tue May 08, 2007 10:20 pm

Thanks.
With the bigger Tank on its way i am unsure whether to stick to sand or fine gravel?
Sand looks better but gravel is easier and less abrasive i think

decisions

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue May 08, 2007 11:29 pm

Big tank w/deep entough sand for a larger fahaka to burrow in, is a real PITA to thoroughly stir weekly, to prevent anerobic bacteria (toxic air pockets) from forming.

manutius · Post by **manutius** » Wed May 09, 2007 3:20 am

great looking puffer, nice find

Boxermom · Post by **Boxermom** » Wed May 09, 2007 6:52 am

If I could redo mine, I'd go with very fine, smooth gravel. I have Tahitian Moon sand in my 55g aggressive tank and its a real PITA.

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