newbie! with red eye puffer

[Gordi]

hello there! bein browsing the forum for a while now looking for caring tips etcetc. got my self a redeye puffer the other day after having my tank cycling for a good while until it was ready to go!

got my tank nicely planted and with lots of hiding, with bogwood and a sand base. the puffer is a female n is currently about an inch long! has a white belly with a patterned back which is yellowish and black> red eyes with green in the middle! any ideas what kind she is! what size will she grow and also am i ok just feeding her daily on frozen bloodworm and snails?

any advice appreciated!?

ps. ive also got a few female bettas and a male fighter too. 5 glowlight tetras n some baby betta fry in different tanks of course

[manutius]

The tank sounds perfect, as for ID its hard to say without a picture. Have a look in the pufferpedia for some clues. From your description it could be either a Carinottetraodon Lorteti or C. irrubesco. Like I say a photo will help

[Hilly]

Welcome to the site

Any pics?

[Gordi]

stil havent got a camera to take a photo! she seems very happy in the tank but wont come to the front just hides in the plants i want to watch her swim about booo. what should i do to make her warm up to me! only comes when im not near the tank!

she seems to have grown already! what rate do they grow? also im feeding frozen bloodworn and the odd snail everyday now, anything else? or is that diet ook?

[Nick]

Try this: Only give her food she takes from a glass dropper you are holding. When you are closely connected with food arriving, your puffer will develop affectionate behaviors.

[PuffTheMagicFishy]

My red-eye girl likes to cruise her plants, but as soon as she associated me with food, she started to come out to meet me. Now I see her nearly every time I go past the tank!