porcupine puffer eating

by **littlej2455** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:13 am

Hey i just added a porcupine puffer to my 125 today. The puffer is only about 3 inches long. I tried to feed it a tail of a silver side, but he did not want to eat it. I think it might have to be part of just being new to the tank, but will he normally eat this? I heard that they are eating machines. So should I wave the food in front of his face, or should i just drop the food onto the sand bed?

by **doenuttz** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:21 am

I.too, have a porcupine puffer in a 125. It took 3 days before it started eating. I am feeding the puffer mussels from the grocery store. It eats 3 to 4 pieces of mussels a day and looks pregnant after its meal..

by **littlej2455** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:25 pm

yeah i heard that they will keep on eating and eating. So i guess I will just have to keep on waiting. This fish have wonderful personalities.

by **dick_headers** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:31 pm

I had a porcupine for about 3 years. He was approx. 8 inches when he died. He loved raw shrimp pieces.

by **littlej2455** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:14 am

is the shrimp that you fed yours the sam as mysis? did he eat if off the sand or did you have to feed it to him?

porcupine puffer eating

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