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Title: Help Me
Description: how to get my puffer to eat


Alexandra_Clauss - January 26, 2006 02:29 AM (GMT)
:hmm: i really need help i bought a puffer and i cannt get it to eat anything i have tried to hand feed it and tried all differant types of food can someone help me

vTEC - January 26, 2006 04:36 AM (GMT)
how long have you had the puffer for??? A few days, weeks??

Normally a fish that stresses out wont eat for a few days and even up to a week...

What have you been tr ying to feed it?

If you've just tried prepared foods, try some live foods such as a feeder minnow or guppy just to "initiate the feeding instincts"

if it wont touch the live feeders, leave them in there for a few days... or leave the tank lights off, no food, no disturbing, and give him about 4 days to chill out and settle down.. then try feeding him

Ritsuko Nashida - February 2, 2006 01:10 PM (GMT)
Thats a tough one! Im not sure I can come up with any ideas better than the ones vTEC mentioned. :?:




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