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  • #16
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    • #17
      well both of his eyes seem to be better and been doing water changes and what not but he still wont eat...

      just added metron last night too...

      where can you find crawfish in houston ??

      been to asian supermarkets fiesta heb....cant find any!

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      • #18
        Originally posted by madehtsobi View Post
        just added metron last night too...
        What is metron? Metronidazole?
        "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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        • #19
          crawfish aren't in season. try market shrimp.

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          • #20
            What all have you tried feeding him? We have 2 fahaka's, one is about 6" and one is about 12".
            The larger one LOVES clams on the 1/2 shell, ghost shrimp, raw shrimp from the grocery store, and krill. He'll eat mussels if that's all I offer, but not his favorite.
            The smaller one won't touch any of that stuff (except ghost shrimp) and only wants bloodworms and snails.
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            • #21
              Originally posted by Mzungu View Post
              What is metron? Metronidazole?
              yes

              metronidazole...didnt want to spell it all out...haha

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              • #22
                Originally posted by imagirlgeek View Post
                What all have you tried feeding him? We have 2 fahaka's, one is about 6" and one is about 12".
                The larger one LOVES clams on the 1/2 shell, ghost shrimp, raw shrimp from the grocery store, and krill. He'll eat mussels if that's all I offer, but not his favorite.
                The smaller one won't touch any of that stuff (except ghost shrimp) and only wants bloodworms and snails.

                ive tried almost everything u have except clams and mussels.

                but i also have other fishes in the tank along with him so im not 100% sure if hes eating the shrimps i put in...

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                • #23
                  Have you tried letting him be in a tank alone? Our larger puffer gets freaked if other fish are with him. We put some feeders in with him once and he didn't like it. He just curled up in the corner and sulked until I pulled them out. Our smaller one kills anything we put in there with him. My point is that puffers have such distinct personalities and it's really important to figure out what yours likes and dislikes.

                  Going back to the cloudy eye issue...I know there was an assumption that he burned his eyes on a heater, but cloudy eyes in a puffer could be indicative of parasites or internal bacterial infection. You said his eyes look better, so he could be on the mend.

                  Here are 2 threads to read. edmlfc went through some horrible things with her fahaka and internal parasites. She's good about posting pics, so you can see if your puffer has any of these symptoms.

                  http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforum...ad.php?t=26280 - tapeworm

                  and

                  http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforum...ad.php?t=26972 - Camallanus worms

                  I'll see what else I can dig up that edmlfc has documented. She went through hell with this puffer.
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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by imagirlgeek View Post
                    Have you tried letting him be in a tank alone? Our larger puffer gets freaked if other fish are with him. We put some feeders in with him once and he didn't like it. He just curled up in the corner and sulked until I pulled them out. Our smaller one kills anything we put in there with him. My point is that puffers have such distinct personalities and it's really important to figure out what yours likes and dislikes.

                    Going back to the cloudy eye issue...I know there was an assumption that he burned his eyes on a heater, but cloudy eyes in a puffer could be indicative of parasites or internal bacterial infection. You said his eyes look better, so he could be on the mend.

                    Here are 2 threads to read. edmlfc went through some horrible things with her fahaka and internal parasites. She's good about posting pics, so you can see if your puffer has any of these symptoms.

                    http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforum...ad.php?t=26280 - tapeworm

                    and

                    http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforum...ad.php?t=26972 - Camallanus worms

                    I'll see what else I can dig up that edmlfc has documented. She went through hell with this puffer.

                    no i havent because my other tanks are full of smaller fish and he would probably kill them! he seems to be ok swimming with the arrow and catfishes just hide all day long .

                    ill read threw these links...thanks for the links and tips.

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                    • #25
                      hes finally eating!!

                      put in some market shrimp peeled and everything and chomped up half a shrimp like nothing! haha

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