Puffer thread #6 - Page 12

Magnumchoy · 18-06-2010, 01:40 AM

haha seems like all the fahakas has been snatched up. none left at y618,c328 or amk.

coolace · 18-06-2010, 01:53 AM

I notice they poo a lot. My other puffer poo a lot everyday after meal. I use a net to scoop out every pool I can find. I change water once a week. Every change is half tank.

bsplenden · 18-06-2010, 01:55 AM

For the size of puffers sold at C328, they can take small pieces of MP already. Of course when they take MP, it also means they can already take other dead food such as mussels.

Couple the diet with snails and gutloaded feeder shrimps and it's a very good diet.

Bloodworms are not very nutritious and it's a pain to feed. But your choice. For me, it gets sucked up by the filter and lodge themselves in EVERY crevice they find. That's a pain.

For those who throws sand into your tank, remember to stir the sand thoroughly every week.

But I like to keep it hassle free and go without sand. Again, just my opinion. Fahakas are not known to be lurkers and they can do without it.

18-06-2010, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by bsplenden

But I like to keep it hassle free and go without sand. Again, just my opinion. Fahakas are not known to be lurkers and they can do without it.

Really? so i can dont add sand it? so DW with moss is better in the tank?

bsplenden · 18-06-2010, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Discus Ø

Really? so i can dont add sand it? so DW with moss is better in the tank?

It's just my opinion.

Of course if you can, having a substrate is a better choice.

18-06-2010, 08:40 AM

This is all based on how much hassle you want to avoid and yes i agree with bro bsplenden that its much easier to maintain without sand. Especially if you intend to use an OHF..

But i alwys emphasize that you need a sandy substrate when it comes to fahakas becuse it will use it to burrow. Its the only few fishes that actually make sure of the substrate given to them. Its a natural instinct exhibited by most Fahakas and i believe it we should try our best to make an environment suitable to them.

Once the fahaka gets older, you wont see it swimming all over the place 24/7 a day like aros , it wld prefer to laze at the substrate..swimming ard time to time or when theres food to eat or when you come to the tank

Comparing my fahaka when there was sand n without sand now, he looked much happier to me when there was sand ard. Now he just looks moody and always stares at the reflection below him..water parameters are fine btw

18-06-2010, 10:29 AM

so when is your new 3ft tank coming bro shagy? your puffer must be bore in that bare tank..

update on my fahaka, yesterdday night i get bore and throw in a cherry shrimp as a tank mate for my puffer(i know it will get eaten someday). the shrimp go and disturb the puffer,suddenly my puffer move and the next sec i saw only left the tail.....faster death than i think...

this morning i try to give it some bloodworm but he did not eat. only looking at me...

by the way, any place i can get a tray like thing for me to fill up my sand and place in the tank with it(like a cat litter box). this way i think the sand will not flow everywhere in the tank and more easy house keeping for me.

18-06-2010, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magnumchoy

haha seems like all the fahakas has been snatched up. none left at y618,c328 or amk.

i wanto set up a puffer fish aquarium.
can you help me?

18-06-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by S2S2S2

no wonder u neglect your gf so much laaa... = )
shes gonna break your tank to catch your attention!

Sorry but you sound like magnumchoy's gf lol

18-06-2010, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Discus Ø

so when is your new 3ft tank coming bro shagy? your puffer must be bore in that bare tank..

update on my fahaka, yesterdday night i get bore and throw in a cherry shrimp as a tank mate for my puffer(i know it will get eaten someday). the shrimp go and disturb the puffer,suddenly my puffer move and the next sec i saw only left the tail.....faster death than i think...

this morning i try to give it some bloodworm but he did not eat. only looking at me...

by the way, any place i can get a tray like thing for me to fill up my sand and place in the tank with it(like a cat litter box). this way i think the sand will not flow everywhere in the tank and more easy house keeping for me.

Yea bro my puffer is bored like hell lol i have to give him crayfish to make him happy. Maybe your puffer is still adjusting to your tank ba , he should eat the worm eventually..

Hmm you're afraid that the OHF will suck up the sand? how do u intend to set up the sand in your tank:? ur pump has to be stuck to the tank floor rite

18-06-2010, 01:40 AM	#111
Magnumchoy Arofanatic Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 261	haha seems like all the fahakas has been snatched up. none left at y618,c328 or amk.

18-06-2010, 01:53 AM	#112
coolace Dragon Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,294	I notice they poo a lot. My other puffer poo a lot everyday after meal. I use a net to scoop out every pool I can find. I change water once a week. Every change is half tank.

18-06-2010, 01:55 AM	#113
bsplenden Senior Dragon Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 3,362	For the size of puffers sold at C328, they can take small pieces of MP already. Of course when they take MP, it also means they can already take other dead food such as mussels. Couple the diet with snails and gutloaded feeder shrimps and it's a very good diet. Bloodworms are not very nutritious and it's a pain to feed. But your choice. For me, it gets sucked up by the filter and lodge themselves in EVERY crevice they find. That's a pain. For those who throws sand into your tank, remember to stir the sand thoroughly every week. But I like to keep it hassle free and go without sand. Again, just my opinion. Fahakas are not known to be lurkers and they can do without it.

18-06-2010, 08:40 AM	#116
shagy382 Guest Posts: n/a	This is all based on how much hassle you want to avoid and yes i agree with bro bsplenden that its much easier to maintain without sand. Especially if you intend to use an OHF.. But i alwys emphasize that you need a sandy substrate when it comes to fahakas becuse it will use it to burrow. Its the only few fishes that actually make sure of the substrate given to them. Its a natural instinct exhibited by most Fahakas and i believe it we should try our best to make an environment suitable to them. Once the fahaka gets older, you wont see it swimming all over the place 24/7 a day like aros , it wld prefer to laze at the substrate..swimming ard time to time or when theres food to eat or when you come to the tank Comparing my fahaka when there was sand n without sand now, he looked much happier to me when there was sand ard. Now he just looks moody and always stares at the reflection below him..water parameters are fine btw

18-06-2010, 10:29 AM	#117
Discus Ø Guest Posts: n/a	so when is your new 3ft tank coming bro shagy? your puffer must be bore in that bare tank.. update on my fahaka, yesterdday night i get bore and throw in a cherry shrimp as a tank mate for my puffer(i know it will get eaten someday). the shrimp go and disturb the puffer,suddenly my puffer move and the next sec i saw only left the tail.....faster death than i think... this morning i try to give it some bloodworm but he did not eat. only looking at me... by the way, any place i can get a tray like thing for me to fill up my sand and place in the tank with it(like a cat litter box). this way i think the sand will not flow everywhere in the tank and more easy house keeping for me.

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