new porky puffer won't take ANY food - yet - it's been a week now -

3bavboys

3bavboys

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feeding the tank cubes of mysys and then butterfly and angel diet -
in addition , a crushed mix of flake that includes - brine shrimp plus, formula 2 , formula 1 , and reef mix -
also some spectrum pellets and formula 2 pellets on occassion -
recieved the fish from mail order , so i had no opportunity to see it eat before -
puffer acts fine , just won't eat yet -
any suggestions on how to get it started ?
 
nicetry

nicetry

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Offer it something more substantial. Small pieces of chopped clam or mussel. Scallop, squidd or chopped shrimp. You can try a bit of garlic extract as a food soak. It sometimes gets a reluctant fish to eat. Also, watch for any white stringy feces. It could indicate an internal bacterial infection. How big is the puff?
 
promisetbg

promisetbg

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Agreed with the post above, he will also need food in the actual shell on occasion to keep his beak from overgrowing.
 
leftyblite

leftyblite

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Mine also took awhile to eat. After a few days he started with silversides with garlic and after that he was just fine. I feed him clams with shells every now and then to help with his beak. Now he is like a puppy, he can be totally full but still wants more.
 
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