Puffer

[prk22]

I have a puffer that is acclimated to a marine tank, and I am not sure if it is eating. What should I be feeding it, if anything in particular?

 

[Hayleamorgan]

What sort of puffer??

 

[DarkEntity]

I have a puffer that is acclimated to a marine tank, and I am not sure if it is eating. What should I be feeding it, if anything in particular?

What Puffer, scientific name not common, what are you feeding, what are the water stats, what size of tank.....etc etc etc

 

[prk22]

What sort of puffer??

figure 8 puffer.

the tank is 250 gal.

had him for about a year now...fits in great with the other marine fish.

i just had him on the same diet as the other fish...which is pelleted food, spinach, and brine shrimp

 

[DarkEntity]

What sort of puffer??

figure 8 puffer.

the tank is 250 gal.

had him for about a year now...fits in great with the other marine fish.

i just had him on the same diet as the other fish...which is pelleted food, spinach, and brine shrimp

There is your problem, Fig8's arent marine Puffers. They are a low Brackish Puffer. Id suggest doing some research on your fish, and gettng a suitable tank setup for it.

 

[prk22]

What sort of puffer??

figure 8 puffer.

the tank is 250 gal.

had him for about a year now...fits in great with the other marine fish.

i just had him on the same diet as the other fish...which is pelleted food, spinach, and brine shrimp

There is your problem, Fig8's arent marine Puffers. They are a low Brackish Puffer. Id suggest doing some research on your fish, and gettng a suitable tank setup for it.

So a year and they give up the adaptation?

 

[DarkEntity]

What sort of puffer??

figure 8 puffer.

the tank is 250 gal.

had him for about a year now...fits in great with the other marine fish.

i just had him on the same diet as the other fish...which is pelleted food, spinach, and brine shrimp

There is your problem, Fig8's arent marine Puffers. They are a low Brackish Puffer. Id suggest doing some research on your fish, and gettng a suitable tank setup for it.

So a year and they give up the adaptation?

No its just been wrong from the get go. There are a number of marine puffers and tropical puffers who do well in marine water conditions, T Biocellatus (Fig8) isnt one of them im afraid

 

[andywg]

So a year and they give up the adaptation?

It has never adapted, but rather just hasn't yet died.