Puffer Fish Activity!!!

[laura]

hey iv never seen one so could anyone describe the activity of a puffer fish for me??? thanx guys

[Abbeys_Mom]

Welcome to the forum. Puffers don't really do that much. The swim around. Mine used to go from top to bottom against the glass in one corner when I fish got him. When he got used to the tank, he would just swim and look for snails. He slept in the back of the tank, resting on the bottom.

[laura]

thanx for that abbey!! so are puffer fish lazy fish??? and hows things in canada, always wanted to go but it seems so cold, lol!!!

[Abbeys_Mom]

It's not cold all the time. It was up to 18c yesterday. I am in Southern Ontario though :) We are farther south then some parts of the United States.

Puffers aren't lazy, just laid back. Don't look directly at them or you WILL have to feed them. I swear mine was hypnotizing me, lol.

[jeffs99dime]

during feeding time they're extremely aggressive towards their prey

[kimmers318]

With pufferfish it all depends on the type of puffer you have. My dwarfpuffers are quite active swimming around watching me or anyone else in the room. My modestus is active but does not really interact with me....he just swims around the tank hunting his snails I suppose. And my suvatti is the lazy man. He is considered a "lurker" and will float suspended somewhere or be buried under the sand for hours/days at a time, which is why I can take amazing pics of him. Whether they are active or lurkers though, they all seem to have one thing in common, unless they are chasing down prey, or something scares them, they move fairly slowly, almost like they are gliding thru the water. I will sometimes see my dwarfs surfing in the filter output flow, but for the most part they just want my attention (and food!)
If you are considering puffers for your future make sure you do quite a bit of research, LFS are NOT reliable sources of information on these species. I have seen many freshwater species in brackish tanks and vice versa. Most do not play well with others and have to be the only fish in the tank, and all require more specialized diets than just flake. As a matter of fact, most won't even touch flake!

[Severus]

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