Say Hello to this Fahaka

Terrance · Post by **Terrance** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 4:59 pm

I almost bought the expensive fahaka online, but today I found 2 fahaka at my LFS for $20 each! I bought one and here's my new champ

The pic was taken while he was still at the store. He's going to go straight into my 30g tub for observation/quarantine.

My 120g has nothing but water in it. All my equipment is set and fully cycled. I still have a lot of work to do.

Puffer King · Post by **Puffer King** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:05 pm

Cool

..........get pic up

Puffer King · Post by **Puffer King** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:07 pm

ah pics showing now ?! ...nice fahaka ....and bargain at $20 ....

Post by **bertie 83** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:40 pm

Lovely beast. Treating for ip's? I would just to be safe

Terrance · Post by **Terrance** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:39 pm

This little 2 incher is skinny. I'm trying to teach him eating dead food. He nibbled on a raw shrimp today. I'll soak in prazipro when he starts taking bites. This should be easier than training a congo to accept dead food.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:44 pm

Congrats! Thought of a name yet?

GAR · Post by **GAR** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:15 pm

nice very nice

PolishPuff · Post by **PolishPuff** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:17 am

Terrance · Post by **Terrance** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:45 am

No names yet. Im trying to get to know him before naming. I spent the last 30mins getting him to eat another raw shrimp. He tore off all the legs this time

im going to try cutting one end of tomorrows prawn to create little tentacles for him.

Do you guys think sand is really important? Im thinking about bare bottom to help cleaning. Siphoning doesnt always pick up every thing.

PolishPuff · Post by **PolishPuff** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:29 am

[quote=]"Terrance"

Do you guys think sand is really important? Im thinking about bare bottom to help cleaning. Siphoning doesnt always pick up every thing.[/quote]

Mine is still burring in the sand and its about 8 inches. I think she fills safer when covered in sand.

what do you mean bare ? like no substrate?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:02 am

Absolutely, you want some kind of substrate. Not only does substrate hold a lot of biological bacteria, is it not natural for the puffer to see it's reflection below itself & possibly think it is a predator coming up at it.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:02 am

Not only does substrate hold a lot of biological bacteria, is it not natural for the puffer to see it's reflection below itself & possibly feel it is a predator coming up at it.

Terrance · Post by **Terrance** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:24 am

oh ok so I'll need about ~100lbs of sand

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:27 am

Or just stick with what you've got in there.

Post by **bertie 83** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:48 am

Yea stick with what you got for now. You can always change later

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