Black dog face puffer
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lion_crazz
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What do you have in the tank with him and how long have you had the puffer?
lion_crazz
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Well that was kinda sarcastic, but still true.
What have you tried feeding the puffer and how big is he?
What have you tried feeding the puffer and how big is he?
tome
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or i could give the tesse to my uncle who has this huge butt bumblebee grouper
the puffer is about 4 1/2 inches and i tryed sliversides and freeze dried krill. I may try a clam or very small feeder fish, because the lfs owner had him for a bit and ate this and other things like krill.
the puffer is about 4 1/2 inches and i tryed sliversides and freeze dried krill. I may try a clam or very small feeder fish, because the lfs owner had him for a bit and ate this and other things like krill.
lion_crazz
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well, do not feed him feeder fish. That is never a good idea for any saltwater fish. I would try frozen blood worms and live black worms. Smaller puffers normally like both of those a lot.
lion_crazz
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Because they are not as high in fats and will not give the fish fatty liver disease. I have also noticed that feeding fish feeder fish just make them more aggressive than they need to be. At least when they are eating worms, it does not give them the impression that it is okay to eat other fish. Also, I would imagine the grouper and eel would tear up the feeder fish way before the puffer got to them.
lion_crazz
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Absoluteley. Maybe I just misread the person then. Anytime I read feeder fish, I automatically think of goldfish, rosies, and guppies. If he is talking about saltwater feeders, by all means, go for it! I just don't know where one would find saltwater feeders.
scubadoo
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You need to provide hard shelled foods on a regular basis to keep the teeth filed down. Since they eat hard shelled foods in the wild...mother nature has given them a rapid growing set of teeth.
If you do not do this the fish will evetually stop eating once the teeth are overgrown and will die.
If you do not do this the fish will evetually stop eating once the teeth are overgrown and will die.
thewilsons
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Tome,
OMG! I cant believe you have a black dogface. I love puffers and have only seen one black dogface. It was $200 and i couldn't afford it at the time, and have seen none since. Do you know anywhere i can order one from? I live in SC if you know anywhere around here. Thanks!
OMG! I cant believe you have a black dogface. I love puffers and have only seen one black dogface. It was $200 and i couldn't afford it at the time, and have seen none since. Do you know anywhere i can order one from? I live in SC if you know anywhere around here. Thanks!
thewilsons
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thanks.
unleashed
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well as for the feeding of you dogface i would try and stay clear of the freeze dried variety of foods they tend to lose alot of the nutrients during the drying process.try feeding all of your other fish first then stick or hand feed (watch your fingers)your puffer while the others are busy or full.puffers need a variety of meaty foods such as raw shrimp(grocery store brand is fine with veins intact)frozen krill(thawed) squid(also from grocer)silverslides,
if you have sand in the bottom and not cc try adding just a bit of cc to your substrate for your puffer to chew on(it helps keep beak filed)I also feed my puffers crab meat(real not imitation raw)they tend to like larger chunked foods.I also thaw the food with 2 drops of garlic extreme to entice eating.hope this helps
if you have sand in the bottom and not cc try adding just a bit of cc to your substrate for your puffer to chew on(it helps keep beak filed)I also feed my puffers crab meat(real not imitation raw)they tend to like larger chunked foods.I also thaw the food with 2 drops of garlic extreme to entice eating.hope this helps