New Amazon puffers - are they healthy?
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 5:32 am
Hello!
I regularly lurk the forum but made an account because I recently got three Amazon puffers for my 60 gallon tank (it's a single species setup). The puffs are still juveniles just slightly larger than a dwarf puffer. I've had them for about three weeks now but I'm not 100% sure yet if they're healthy - it's a little difficult to see since they're so small. I'm especially unsure whether they have parasites (should I medicate just to be sure?), whether they are fat enough and whether their teeth are already on the long side.
They eat well and have cleared the tank of probably hundreds of tiny snails. They are not fast enough to catch the cherry shrimp that are in there yet. I toss a few snails in there from the breeding tank every day or every other day; they go after the snails and take them into their mouths but don't seem to eat them right away, they just drop them. I do think they hunt them down and eat them later. I've also offered some frozen food a few times which they gobble right up, but I want to avoid any soft foods as much as possible. Their teeth already seem a bit long but they are much too small for dental work. They are very active and have gone from very shy to begging for food whenever I walk into the room in just three weeks. Bellies seem a little lumpy sometimes but I do know puffer bellies can be lumpy from eating, which makes it a little difficult to figure out. The photo and video below were taken before feeding.
I hope you guys can have a look! I've done my research and know how Amazon puffer keeping works but some practical tips are always great.
https://youtu.be/mJ0IZsUPSTw
I regularly lurk the forum but made an account because I recently got three Amazon puffers for my 60 gallon tank (it's a single species setup). The puffs are still juveniles just slightly larger than a dwarf puffer. I've had them for about three weeks now but I'm not 100% sure yet if they're healthy - it's a little difficult to see since they're so small. I'm especially unsure whether they have parasites (should I medicate just to be sure?), whether they are fat enough and whether their teeth are already on the long side.
They eat well and have cleared the tank of probably hundreds of tiny snails. They are not fast enough to catch the cherry shrimp that are in there yet. I toss a few snails in there from the breeding tank every day or every other day; they go after the snails and take them into their mouths but don't seem to eat them right away, they just drop them. I do think they hunt them down and eat them later. I've also offered some frozen food a few times which they gobble right up, but I want to avoid any soft foods as much as possible. Their teeth already seem a bit long but they are much too small for dental work. They are very active and have gone from very shy to begging for food whenever I walk into the room in just three weeks. Bellies seem a little lumpy sometimes but I do know puffer bellies can be lumpy from eating, which makes it a little difficult to figure out. The photo and video below were taken before feeding.
I hope you guys can have a look! I've done my research and know how Amazon puffer keeping works but some practical tips are always great.
https://youtu.be/mJ0IZsUPSTw