The Puffer Forum

Hello yesterday my pufferfish eated some stones and now hes having a hard time to swim and wont eat. why does he eat stones? please tell me before its to late.

its a Tetraodon palembangensis i got..

I know some puffers (other fish too) will move stones around the tank, but I've never heard of them eating stones...

What size stones?
I remember a few months back a member posted there puffer eating stones, the thing was huge! It was kinda funny though.
He'll poop em out don't worry, it could be him filing down his teeth himself, or a way of helping clean out there digestive system.

Thanks for your answear! they are not big at all hope he poop them out

Your welcome! And don't worry he will.

how big is your palembang? got pics of it?

I got a link to a movie when he eats a worm, hes around 11cm

The Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMwrI032JqA

haha, just like spaghetti!
he's neat!

i hope he can stay that way = /

yeah, I'm sure he'll be fine. don't worry.

Dragons must be the cutest of puffers. Their body shape is strange, but their eyes! They just look soooo innocent. They look a bit sad and just like a puppy.
Yeah, right! I wouldn't trust a puffer to the end of the world!

Haha, so true m father also sayd that my fish looked like a sad puppy

Love the background music! I hope he has lots of decor in there.

He's very cute

In my experience, occasionally one of my puffers with try to eat a stone simply because to him, it looks like a tasty snail.