Hi everyone. I am so happy there is a forum dedicated to puffers. I have a feeling I will need your help the next few weeks. I researched a lot about puffers and finally bought a valentini. My lfs never seemed to comply with ordering one for me so I bought him off bluezooaquatics. He is about an inch. Very adorable. My parameters are good, temp is 78 and he is alone in a 24 gallon nanocube with live rock and a few zoas and cloves. I left him alone yesterday, he arrived by 0830 friday. Today I have tried freeze dried krill (he only pecked at it), frozen brine (he only ate a very small amount), live ghost shrimp that intimated him, and even bought a cockle that I pried open for him and he ignored. I always worry a little when my fish don't start eating well by the 2nd day.
I am thinking he needs more time to settle in but really want some good advice from puffer owners.
Thanks, Donna
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Re: valentini puffer
okay well I went to the library and found good advice. I will try some bloodworms tomorrow and have some patience with the little one and keep trying a few different frozen foods. If I have to I will try some live brine but will wait a week or two. He's just so little I don't want him to starve!
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Re: valentini puffer
He just needs to settle in. This is normal behavior. 
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Re: valentini puffer
okay, thank you
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Re: valentini puffer
If you feed him FW fiids (bloodworms, etc), try soaking them in Selcon & SW vitamins overnight 1st. Mine was reef safe for months & then I found him attacking my clams & LPS. Good luck with him. Note where he sleeps, that will always be his same bed at night.
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Re: valentini puffer
I couldn't find selcon here but ordered some yesterday so should be here mid-week. I am just going to let him chill the next couple of days and try a little raw shrimp this evening. I'm not putting anything else in the tank but the cloves and zoa. Maybe some gsp that I have. He can nibble on them if he wants. I'd like to put a couple of hermits in there to eat some of his leftovers too, guess I'll try that and see what he does. He is the cutest thing. Thanks for the advice.
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Re: valentini puffer
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Re: valentini puffer
my valentini LOVES mysis shrimp! give that a try.
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Re: valentini puffer
Yes he is doing better. Eating a little mysis and brine and not quite as shy. I stilll think he's not eating as much as he should but since he's doing better every day am not too worried.