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January 11th, 2007, 05:40 PM
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Porcupine Puffer Fish
Jermpool and I use to have a porcupine puffer fish. It lived for about 18 months before jermpool killed him (accidently). My questions is, feeder fish good or bad. I've heard that they can carry disease and isn't good for them.
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January 11th, 2007, 06:19 PM
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Re: Porcupine Puffer Fish
You should'nt feed a salt water fish fresh water feeders, because the fresh water feeders do'nt have the stuff salt water fish need and over time it can be bad for the fish. Sorry can't go into more detail about the feeders because I'm not to sure what it is they do'nt have. Im sure somebody with more experience will chime in though. Good luck.
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January 12th, 2007, 03:31 AM
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Re: Porcupine Puffer Fish
Bobby is correct. Do not feed fresh water fish or food to saltwater fish. Surfice to say that long term will affect the marine fishes health. Research the dietary needs of the fish you are interested in and try to provide that . Feed marine food to Marine fish.
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January 15th, 2007, 07:39 AM
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Re: Porcupine Puffer Fish
almost all frozen food is of the fresh water variety. mysis, brine, etc. You shouldn't feed any fish feeder fish. if you need to feed live foods to a fish use ghost shrimp.
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January 23rd, 2007, 07:05 PM
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Re: Porcupine Puffer Fish
I dont think they would have been able to keep ghost shrimp in stock the way he over fed it.
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January 23rd, 2007, 08:22 PM
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Re: Porcupine Puffer Fish
I love my porcupine puffer, he is really friendly. I often pet him while cleaning or arranging stuff in my tank. Last time I went on vacation I bought 4 clown fish for him. I know it's expensive but it was great meals for him. He left 1 clown fish alive and they are pretty good buds now.
I feed my Puffer and clown fish a "saltwater brine shrimp" meal. The fact that is frozen it gives the puffers teeth good use. This is probably a really stupid question, but are there any saltwater brine shrimp? Or are brine shrimp all freshwater? Current Aquarium(s) Description: 46g bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 4 years FO, New to reef Other Intrests: lots :)
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January 23rd, 2007, 08:36 PM
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Re: Porcupine Puffer Fish
Id say fresh seeing as how it takes fresh to hatch them. Just a hypothesis though dont take that one for the gospel.
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January 23rd, 2007, 09:43 PM
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Re: Porcupine Puffer Fish
I believe there are both fresh and salt.
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January 23rd, 2007, 11:53 PM
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Re: Porcupine Puffer Fish
The brine shrimp eggs I have will only hatch in salt water. I've tried in fresh and none of them hatch.
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January 23rd, 2007, 11:56 PM
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Re: Porcupine Puffer Fish
lol I could only get mine to hatch in fresh
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