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I'm new to fahakas... and my fahaka is new to me, today is just day three.... he ate some ghost shrimp every day I've had him and a little bit of white fish yesterday and today.... but he doesn't explore all that much just kinda chills in one spot or another. Is it cuz he's so new or maybe a lil sick? Water chemistry is amm 0ppm n02 0ppm n03 10ppm I do 25% wc every three days he's in a 50 gal with a dozen feeder guppies and about 4 ghost shrimp... river rock substrate with fake plants

Were the ghost fish quarantined? The fish that you fed, was it frozen?

Also, please remove the extra fish ASAP. You can donate them to Petco if you have nowhere to put them. Feeding live fish isn't recommended because of the sickness and such that they can carry. Also, they're only producing more waste in the tank; which is already too small for the fahaka.

Let the grumpy bugger settle in, they hate being moved. Mine got irritated when I pulled the sofa out to Hoover behind it lol. Also +1 to all that is stated above. Also put him in a larger tank, you will be astonished at their juvenile growth rate. Lastly watch your hands, mine was an buttocks and liked to bite lol

He's in a 50 gal for now setting up my 200 gallon Saturday have to get old fish out first the 50 gal is temp for my 3 inch friend for two weeks...

Okay, and were the shrimp quarantined and was the fish you fed fresh and alive, or frozen?

sw10mm wrote:He's in a 50 gal for now setting up my 200 gallon Saturday have to get old fish out first the 50 gal is temp for my 3 inch friend for two weeks...

Fish and shrimp both came from my brother n law he breeds the guppies as feeders and buy the sjrimp in bulk to. Gut load them the white fish was frozen for 10 days at --20*

sw10mm wrote:Fish and shrimp both came from my brother n law he breeds the guppies as feeders and buy the sjrimp in bulk to. Gut load them the white fish was frozen for 10 days at --20*

How are you thawing the frozen items? I'm only asking because it actually makes quite a difference for your puffer.

Just in reference to it not moving, they are pretty lazy overall. Isnt it tiny too? Dont expect too much action so soon hes just nervous about his new place with a new face looking at him. Let him settles after a few weeks and he will get more comfortable and see you as the giver of food.

If hes eating fine, but tends to chill. Dont sweat it.

ITA...most of my puffers are lazy...just wait until the human appears and swim around a bit and magically she drops food into the tank...It's a hard life being a puffer.