The Puffer Forum

I was on some other site were a owner of a fahaka puffer said it would not grow i am haveing the same thing happen to me. I had it for 9 months very little growth. some one said that it may be from lake turkana this person said they had 4 in a tank and only 1inch growth in a year of all 4 puffers any help. Thanks

How large is your tank, what are the inhabitants, what do you feed, and what is your water change schedule?

Ditto for the other person

I tend not to believe anyone who claims to keep 4 LIVE fahakas in the same tank for any length of time.

I agree pp. Bit iffy. Everyone I have seen or heard of shot to about a foot in length

foods shimp krell snails tank size 30breeder was going to move to 120 but no growth so did not water change 10 gallon a week the person that had 4 in one tank is dealer that sale oddball fish he said he got the 4 from lake turkana and more from some other lake and they grow like all other fahakas.

The tank is way too small. My Fahakas were QT'd in 30- and 40-longs and moved to 120s after QT, individually and always singly - no tankmates at all. All 3 were still babies w/immature coloring w/o any stripes yet in QT or the early months in the larger tanks.

rs30 wrote:tank size 30breeder was going to move to 120 but no growth so did not

there is the problem. one of the best ways to stunt a fish, is to have it in a tank too small for even a grow out stage. were there any other tank mates? how long was it housed in the 30 breeder?

Yes the Turkana topic has been discussed here in the past:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20297&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

To my knowledge no fahaka puffers are exported from this lake at all.

no tank mates i shoul move to 120 or my 200 i did not know you could stunt there growth i was told not to put in 120 as baby by a so called expert whit a college degree so at 9 months do you think it to late to grow. Thanks u guys

Unfortunately they should go in a large tank from the very beginning. At 9 months the fish is most definitely stunted. Once in a bigger tank it will grow but there's no telling how slowly it will grow or how large it will become. I'd move it to the 120 and see what happens. Best of luck!

Was their degree in studio art or something?

He will still grow a little I am certain. Mine grew to about a foot in the first 14 ish months, has only grown about 2" more since. It will get bigger in the 120 but will remain smaller than others

ok it will be done 120 it is. i feel so bad for what i have done .

Look forward, the past can't be changed. He will love the 120. We have to learn from our mistakes, it's all we can do once we've made them and we all make mistakes.

you only did what you were told to do and given bad information, nothing you can really do about that... just be happy your doing the right thing now and you can help him live a nice life from here on out

I feel worse for those 4 fahakas! Glad you're doing the right thing for your fish.