My little tiny baby Fahaka

Dwarf, Red Eye, South American & more. Freshwater puffer talk in here.
Post Reply
User avatar
GSP32
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 87
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:26 pm
My Puffers: Fahaka Puffer
Location (country): Canada
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by GSP32 »

We will be removing the Rasboras ASAP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM8wSBicKzU
Top
User avatar
Pufferpunk
Queen Admin
Posts: 32979
Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept:
T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Greenville, SC
Contact:
Contact Pufferpunk

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by Pufferpunk »

Vicious, lil baby!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
Top
User avatar
GSP32
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 87
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:26 pm
My Puffers: Fahaka Puffer
Location (country): Canada
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by GSP32 »

Another, don't mind the algae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq2pGPKDdew

Do you guys think he looks skinny... someone who obviously knows nothing of puffers told me that I was being a horrible puffer keeper and he looked skinny and he needed to be fed 2-3 times a day... I feed him once a day, 5 days a week. He is in a 125g soon to be alone... ugh Rasboras.... with a C-530 Marineland Canister Filter.

I got him at the end of July and he was not even an inch... he is probably almost 3 inches now... I know not the inch a month... another girl got one with me, they looked identical... hers is about 4 inches. My nitrates are around 5. I feed all kinds of cubed stuff and chopped up frozen foods and snails. I used to have Green Spotted Puffers for almost a year.

Cutest pic ever... after the snail
Image

When we first got him
Image

I'm worried about internal parasites and wonder if I should treat him...
Top
User avatar
Infinity8
Figure 8 Puffer
Posts: 121
Joined: Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:27 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: GSP- Burd, 10 years
F8- Bonk, 5 years
Congo- Yamuel, 4 years
Fahaka- Waldo, 3 years
DPs (3) 2 years
Porc- SOON!!!
Location (country): United States
Location: Eastern Shore, MD

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by Infinity8 »

I had to laugh where he shakes it like a little dog.

"Imma carry it off and kill eet! KILL EET DEAD MYES!"
Top
User avatar
Pufferpunk
Queen Admin
Posts: 32979
Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept:
T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Greenville, SC
Contact:
Contact Pufferpunk

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by Pufferpunk »

It wouldn't hurt to treat him for IPs: library/hospital/internal-parasites-pre ... treatment/

Is there any decor in his tank? Be sure to give the substrate a good stirring, before your weekly WC.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
Top
User avatar
GSP32
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 87
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:26 pm
My Puffers: Fahaka Puffer
Location (country): Canada
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by GSP32 »

As long as it won't hurt him I'll treat him :) There is a huge driftwood in the tank and there were rocks that we are going to put back in, we took them out to clean the algae off of them. Thanks for the advice :)
Top
Master of Puffers
Green Spotted Puffer
Posts: 358
Joined: Sun Sep 23, 2012 12:12 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: target puffer

fahaka

6 dwarf puffers
Location (country): La Belle Province

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by Master of Puffers »

who's a cute liddle puffster?you are....

hmmmmm....nice fish..

look at those tiny finnies.....
A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
But puffers are a girl`s best friend.
Top
User avatar
bertie 83
Moderator
Posts: 5298
Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:28 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: lineatus R.I.P, South American puffer. Valentini puffer, porcupine puffer.
Non puffer
Danios, Tetras, Redtail Rasporas,
Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis
Location (country): Brighton, England
Location: brighton , england

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by bertie 83 »

Treating for ips as suggested certainly wouldn't hurt, it may even help. I fed mine 6x per week until around 6" if I remember correctly, I then slowly reduced feedings accordingly
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
Top
User avatar
GSP32
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 87
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:26 pm
My Puffers: Fahaka Puffer
Location (country): Canada
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by GSP32 »

I treated his food (bloodworms) with metro once... he had a nice brown poop the next day, hanging right off of him, no worms, nothing weird.... so I don't know if I need to treat him again.... He was so small when we first got him... we had him in a 60g until the 125g was empty and we couldn't even see him in there hehe... little pipsqueak
Top
User avatar
Pufferpunk
Queen Admin
Posts: 32979
Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept:
T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Greenville, SC
Contact:
Contact Pufferpunk

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by Pufferpunk »

I'd treat for 3 days.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
Top
User avatar
GSP32
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 87
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:26 pm
My Puffers: Fahaka Puffer
Location (country): Canada
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by GSP32 »

Ok will do :)
Top
User avatar
GSP32
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 87
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:26 pm
My Puffers: Fahaka Puffer
Location (country): Canada
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by GSP32 »

How cute is this hehe
Image
Top
Queen Lucy
Puffer Fry
Posts: 46
Joined: Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:16 pm
Location (country): Pennsylvania USA

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by Queen Lucy »

Absolutely precious!!!
Top
User avatar
Pufferpunk
Queen Admin
Posts: 32979
Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept:
T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Greenville, SC
Contact:
Contact Pufferpunk

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by Pufferpunk »

Great Dec POTM pic!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
Top
User avatar
G S P Freak
Green Spotted Puffer
Posts: 421
Joined: Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:58 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Figure Eight Puffers, Binks (29G)
Dwarf puffers, named "He-Puffer" (male) and She-puffer (female) (10g)
Non-puffer:
1 Red-eared slider, Tortuga (female)(100g)
1 rubber lip pleco
Location (country): USA, Indiana

Re: My little tiny baby Fahaka

Post by G S P Freak »

+1 lol, I love it! Truly hilarious, in a good way XD
No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.
-John Ruskin-
"I have to laugh when people call fish-keeping a hobby, if anything, it's a science... and for some, an obsession." - Me
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Freshwater Puffers”