The Puffer Forum

Hello, my husband recently brought home the cutest little green spotted dwarf puffer and the poor thing hasnt eaten since the second day shes been with us. Ive tried everything i can think of. We have a zebra danio thats been with us for about a year and a few different types of snails and 2 ghost shrimp ive had this tank running for about 3 years and prior to the cycling in tne danio and mystery snails i had one single shubumkin goldfish and a couple comets. Water tests fine ammonia 0 nitrite 0 and nitrate 10. I did a 50% water change and a filter and carbon change a few days ago ( i do weekly 25% water changes) and rearranged our tank because i thought the new enviorment wasnt making our little puffer happy. I did a parasite treatment last week just for safe measure but im worried the poor thing is going to starve to death shes soo skinny. Ive tried pest snails, frozen and live bloodworms w/ garlic and w/o, ive tried freeze dried shrimp and nothing seems to be appetizing to her. She seems to be swimming around fine even plays in the air bubble current every now and then, but just will not eat any help/advice/thoughts is appreciated for i am at a loss and it would break my heart for our newest fish family member to not make it. Thanks in advance!

Hi, There is no such thing as a dwarf green spotted puffer. Could you post a photo of your fish? You'lll have to load it on somewhere like Image Shack & link it here.

I can have my husband do it when he comes home and it was labeled as a dwarf puffer at the store he is yellowish green with black spots so i guess i was more describing what the little guy looks like sorry hes our first puffer.

He may very well be a dwarf puffer then: Carinotetraodon travancoricus. Look that up & see if it's the same as yours. A green spotted puffer is: Tetraodon nigroviridis.

Yeah that definitly looks like him

Which one?

Carinotetraodon travancoricus