porcupine puffer

jimdogs

New Member
Hello,
I have a saltwater 75gal setup. All levels in tank are good but the nitrates are a little bit high, i'm working on this now. My porcupine pufferfish has been in my tank for 6 months and has been the healthiest and biggest eater in the tank. For about 5 days now he is not eating hardly anything at all. He looks healthy, his color is good and he doesn't appear to have ick. I have tried changing his food from frozen krill to silverfish to squid and freeze-dried plankton. All the food he ate in the past. When he does eat some plankton he looks like his throat hurts, kind of like you swallowing with a soar throat. He used to attack his food now he slowly looks and very tentatively takes small bites. Any suggestions?
Thanks Jim :confused:
 

tony detroit

Active Member
Try soaking your food in garlic, selcon, zoe, and zoecon. They will all help you. Test all your water chemistry twice to be sure. It could also have a parasite. Have you added anything recently?
 

murray bmf

Member
I feed my Porky silversides or sand eel, try soaking them in liquid garlic. Mine will also eat live brine shrimp
 
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