Valentini puffer

[gatorsfan]

Ive had mine for 3 days now and he wont eat. the second day he ate a little bit of shrimp but thats it.ive tried frozen shrimp,flake food, and pellets. What would he eat. the person at my lfs is a marine bio and he said he'll eat almost anything u put in there. What does he eat? he picks at the lr but is he eatin it or lil organisms on it. Could it be he is still has lots of stress. any one who has/had one plz tell me if u had this problem and wat u think of this lil guy. I just dont want him to starve and i dont wanna take him back.

 

[chandler4]

He SHOULD be eating pretty much any meaty substances that are going in there. Maybe it is just finicky at the moment. Is it hiding alot, or is it moving aound, are other fish chasing it? It might take a couple days b4 they work the courage to eat...

 

[gatorsfan]

Well when i first put it in one of my 4 striped damsel was was kind chasin and nudgein it but not bitiin it. it did that a lil in the next mornin but it stopped. and for hidin it hides a lil but is coomin out once in a while. id be willin to get rid of the damsel(i dont like him at all considerin he ate my peppermint shrimp.

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