The Puffer Forum

so, my full grown (or close to full grown) figure 8 has just picked up the habit of tapping his teeth as part of his begging routine - he opens and closes his mouth really quickly, about 5 times and then wont do it again when i approach the tank. His teeth arent overgrown at all and gets a steady diet of snails (4+ times a week)

I feel like have see some marine puffers in stores do this, but never my fig 8

Noth my current puffers do this occasionally, not heard em do it for a while though. Usually a burst of 2 or 3 and then it stops. Attention seeking via teeth.

smart little guys i guess. thanks.

Clooney does it too and its loud

one of my sap's does that but they are so small that I don't hear anything

my gsp does it

My Fakaha just started grinding his teeth to get my attention, sounds like he is cracking a large snail

maybe the grinding will help keep the teeth worn down, maybe thats a natural behavior too ?

i know my teeth get worn down from grinding on each other ---

thats funny. my GSP was doing that lastnight too. he likes to nip at new things in the tank as well. i think its his way of feeling. he was even nipping at the new thermometer i put in.

i read an article about puuffers "tasting" stuff in their aquariums and how it can be a real problem if they go after something like a heater cord ---- thermometer is prob harmless though

but does anything think a fig 8 or young gsp sized puffer could do significant damage to plastics like heater chords ???

my cats cant even chew threw heating cords and they have more teeth then a puffer. and they really gnaw on it too...i wont think so but i dont no much haha

good point , i just got kittens and they have been going to town on the chords to no avail

haha mine are such brats. i cant stand when they use to do that. u can get cord protectors. it should stop them. i have them all over the house. it makes it look tidier too.

indeed -- what i am most worried about is them finding the tubes to my canister filter -- i need to protect those asap or im gonna have a nice 20 gal flood on my hands

haha! yah i get scared about that too. they are older now so im not as worried. however there are times