does any one have info about green spotted puffer fish?

Question

it is currently eating blood worms and prime shrimp in a 20 gallon tank thats 20 gallon H i am trying to learn all I can i have read a lot on line but i still feel i don't now much i herd it gets 6.5 inches but mine don't seem to grow i have it for 3 months and it don't still is the same size i am so excited to see it actually grow that big and what is the best et up for the tank i have it kinda empty black gravel and a few fake plants and a few blue marble things and green spec here and there with a green lime green background with the word puffer written on the back it is corner of the room, partial sunlight, filter set up i don't use the actual fish light i always just pull up my blinds for the light it don;t eat much of the food i give him most of it just goes to wast ne more tips ne one got? i mean is this the correct way there is only one gsp in there it is maybe 2 inches or less

Answer 1

Here are some more links about them
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/puf-nigr.htm
http://users.tns.net/~tazzy/spotted_puffer.htm
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070510201709AAjUlxo

Maybe you want to direct your questions to the person in the 3rd link, she might be from big help



Hope that helps
Good luck



EB

Answer 2

Well I've owned these little guys for a while and yes they do grow slow, you will need at least a 29g rectangle aquarium for 1 fully grown and even then they get bored, if you noticed him at the side of the tank going up and down that means his bored lol.

Anyways by the time he is more than 2" in length he should be in a brackish tank NOT a freshwater. When they get bigger you can buy ghost shrimp to feed it they love those, and also if you want when you get a bigger tank for your puffer you can use your current tank to house 2-5 snails and when they have babies feed some to your puffer they will love them as well.

What i used to do is every month i would buy a $2 crab (About 3") and drop him in the tank within days my puffer would tear it apart and eat it, it helps trim down their teeth. When you are transferring him don't use a net as he can suck up some air try and use a water container.

Answer 3

First of all, you need to have a well planted tank for any Puffers. They are very intelligent fish that need something to explore when they aren't eating. Their beaks also need to be filed down by their food, so feed it some live snails every week to give it something to crunch on. The reason your Puffer isn't eating is because it is accustomed to live food, so you will need to hand feed it to make it appear like the food is still alive. It will not eat flake food. Also, they are brackish fish, make sure you are adding about 1-2 tablespoons of marine salt (Instant Ocean) for each gallon of water. I would start adding the salt very slowly, only a couple tablespoons each day to allow the fish to acclimate. Always keep them under water, if they swallow air, they puff slightly which makes it difficult to breath. This site is a great help-http://badmanstropicalfish.com/brackish/brackish.html. Good luck!

Nosoop4u

Answer 4

maximum puffers will tolerate incredibly some salinities, yet you will want much less issues in case you hold it brackish. they may be companies to ailment if stored in right now clean for too long. many of the tropical fish that would stay to tell the tale with a puffer, will tolerate the salt. i might use 2 tablespoons according to 10 gallons and acclimate your different fish earlier going as much as 4 tablespoons in 10 gal. it particularly remains no the place close to the quantity of salt in salt water.

Answer 5

it's very poisoness. over in the orient they have very special cooks to prepare the puffer fish to be ate by customers.