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New 2 inch Stars and Stripes Puffer that I plan to spoil. I doubt I'll add tank mates.

Awwww...

Very nice puffer you have there.

Pufferpunk wrote:Awwww...

At 2" is feeding 3 times a day small portions of scallops shrimp krill and plankton too much?

A single daily feeding should be sufficient

Cool little fish. I like the dark sand as well.

Awesome.

Agreed, I only feed mine once a day..

Cute little guy!!!Nice surroundings for him -looks like he'll be comfy.

carolynn wrote:Cute little guy!!!Nice surroundings for him -looks like he'll be comfy.

Ya it's awesome to watch such a small puffer navigate through an entire tank to himself. Everyday when I go down to see him I find 2 or 3 new empty clam shells on the sand.
I didn't even know they were in there. They must be latched insand the live rock. Pretty awesome so far and he begs like crazy it's halarious.

Get ready to do lots of water changes. My S&S grew like a weed after I got him. Hes now around 9-10 inches and eats like a pig. Nitrates are a never ending battle. AWESOME looking fish though. You'll be best buddies.

arrivalanche wrote:Get ready to do lots of water changes. My S&S grew like a weed after I got him. Hes now around 9-10 inches and eats like a pig. Nitrates are a never ending battle. AWESOME looking fish though. You'll be best buddies.

You have any pictures of your s and s? Many of the "stars" on my puffer are blue. really cool looking.

arrivalanche wrote:Get ready to do lots of water changes. My S&S grew like a weed after I got him. Hes now around 9-10 inches and eats like a pig. Nitrates are a never ending battle. AWESOME looking fish though. You'll be best buddies.

If you're having a nitrate problem, either: your tank isn't large enough, not enough LR/flow, bigger skimmer, more frequent WC.