fish being obstinate. - Aquarium Advice

peas · 03-29-2008, 11:15 PM

hi im new but thats not the point
in have a porcupine puffer and it doesnt eat food
all it does is look through the glass and it seems to fear its reflection it angers me as it seems to die off from starvation and another fish is bothering it
how can i get it to eat?
i really dont care bout the other fishes bothering it
i tried to feed it goldfish,shrimp,etc.. but it ignores it and continues to be difficult.

dralarms · 03-29-2008, 11:18 PM

I retract my statement since there is an external problem causing the fish stress. Refer to comments below for correcting problem.

Oh and welcome to AA

Sadielynn · 03-29-2008, 11:19 PM

How long have you had this fish .
What size tank ?
Tank age ?
Perameters :
Ammonia ?
NitrIte?
NitrAte?
PH?
Temp ?
SPG ?
how much live rock ?
Other tank residents ?

dralarms · 03-29-2008, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sadielynn

How long have you had this fish .
What size tank ?
Tank age ?
Perameters :
Ammonia ?
NitrIte?
NitrAte?
PH?
Temp ?
SPG ?
how much live rock ?
Other tank residents ?

Ouch, good questions, I didn't even consider that. I assumed it was a stable tank

. Sorry

austinsdad · 03-29-2008, 11:54 PM

The size tank and telling us what fish is bothering it might explain something.

peas · 03-30-2008, 04:55 PM

a clown trigger is bothering it

Sadielynn · 03-30-2008, 05:29 PM

Then one of the 2 fish needs to go back .
Please answer the other questions esp the tank size and age . It sounds like you may wish to return one as they are both agressive with the trigger being moreso IME

chimmike · 03-30-2008, 05:34 PM

definitely need to know the size of the tank. Puffers require large tanks.

peas · 04-01-2008, 12:13 AM

its 60 gallons

peas · 04-01-2008, 12:15 AM

andd everything is normal for other fishes
temperate is normal for fishes
there is 4 live rocks ....

03-29-2008, 11:15 PM	#1
peas Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 23	hi im new but thats not the point in have a porcupine puffer and it doesnt eat food all it does is look through the glass and it seems to fear its reflection it angers me as it seems to die off from starvation and another fish is bothering it how can i get it to eat? i really dont care bout the other fishes bothering it i tried to feed it goldfish,shrimp,etc.. but it ignores it and continues to be difficult. Last edited by lando; 04-03-2008 at 10:35 PM..

03-29-2008, 11:18 PM	#2
dralarms Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Athens, TN. Posts: 3,024	I retract my statement since there is an external problem causing the fish stress. Refer to comments below for correcting problem. Oh and welcome to AA __________________ Gerald Vote for AquariumAdvice Last edited by dralarms; 03-30-2008 at 07:18 PM.. Reason: My info was not correct for the situation.

03-29-2008, 11:19 PM	#3
Sadielynn Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,256	How long have you had this fish . What size tank ? Tank age ? Perameters : Ammonia ? NitrIte? NitrAte? PH? Temp ? SPG ? how much live rock ? Other tank residents ? __________________ Sadielynn Nanoreefing site 2 nanos 10 gallons

03-29-2008, 11:54 PM	#5
austinsdad Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland Posts: 4,211 Images: 12	The size tank and telling us what fish is bothering it might explain something. __________________ -Ray- "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance!"

03-30-2008, 05:29 PM	#7
Sadielynn Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,256	Then one of the 2 fish needs to go back . Please answer the other questions esp the tank size and age . It sounds like you may wish to return one as they are both agressive with the trigger being moreso IME __________________ Sadielynn Nanoreefing site 2 nanos 10 gallons

03-30-2008, 04:55 PM	#6
peas Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 23	a clown trigger is bothering it

03-30-2008, 05:34 PM	#8
chimmike Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 53	definitely need to know the size of the tank. Puffers require large tanks.

04-01-2008, 12:13 AM	#9
peas Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 23	its 60 gallons

04-01-2008, 12:15 AM	#10
peas Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 23	andd everything is normal for other fishes temperate is normal for fishes there is 4 live rocks ....

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