Got a new fish today

**Aescobar900** · 11-26-2007, 01:49 AM

I picked up a spiny box puffer today but am wondering if my fuzzy dwarf will get along with him.

**squirt_12** · 11-26-2007, 01:50 AM

very cool.....but i thought that all puffers were a species only??????

can you post a pic when s/he settles in???

**cocoa_pleco** · 11-26-2007, 02:00 AM

i dont know much about SW puffers, but i think if you add them at the same time they may get along

**Aescobar900** · 11-26-2007, 02:02 AM

Yeah ill post a pic tomorrow by the way does anyone know how often they should be fed in a week?

**cocoa_pleco** · 11-26-2007, 02:17 AM

i would imagine daily

**squirt_12** · 11-26-2007, 02:18 AM

it could be like my little FW dwarf puffer...he gets fed once a day. they are carnivors too.

**Aescobar900** · 11-26-2007, 01:22 PM

I was reading today and figured out that I need to feed him foods with hard outer shells to keep his teeth worn down. If not his teeth will grow to the point where he can no longer eat.

**craziiikris10** · 11-29-2007, 12:24 PM

yea i wanted one for awhile, while i was researching them it said to feed them live snails, shell and all and that will keep their beak from becoming overgrown.

**Aescobar900** · 11-29-2007, 04:17 PM

I heard that mussels will work too but im not sure, well im not even sure if im going to keep it it keeps knippin at my lionfish and hes missing alot of scales towards his spikes. I have to make my decision before tomorrow because I cant return him after tomorrow

**Aescobar900** · 12-03-2007, 01:27 PM

So I decided to get rid of my puffer and get a zebra dwarf lion two days ago, well when I got home yesterday I saw him at the bottom of the tank upside down and he was pale white. So now I have to make a 45 minute drive back to the pet store and im noy very happy about it. Plus I have no idea why he died