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08-31-2009, 12:54 AM
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Ian, I have a bunch of Snails in the tank and he hasn't seemed to eat any. I havnt seen any broken shell's BUT, I did buy 2 cleaner shrimp when I got him. Was a test, but he ate them
 $40 meal LOL. I bet if the cleaners were fullgrown, would be diferent, but they were small too. I have a full grown coral banded shrimp in my other tank. He's large enough that I think the Puffer might leave him alone??? I don't really like the coral banded much anyways, he's kinda a jerk it seems. he came with the 150g. I may toss him back into the 150 and put a couple cleaners in the 45.
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08-31-2009, 01:36 AM
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My puffer ate a few fish, but has never touched the shrimp. Swims around with a fire shrimp on him all the time. He is a HUGE porc and and does eat snails, which make him sick all the time. He puffs up constantly trying to cough up the shells he swallowed.
Sadly he has started killing smaller fish in the tank, but does not eat them... just kills them. He is going to his new home shortly.
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09-15-2009, 06:43 AM
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If you've only had him for two months, give him time. He's a small guy too. Porkies are loner fish really. They don't school with other fish and usually swim alone. They are noctural creatures and prefer to not have bright lights & have rocky caves to sleep under. He may come around more, or look at you from a shaded area. If your curious how active he can be, get a blue LED flashlight and explore your tank at night. You will be surprised what you find. Its a whole other world. Very cool though. He's still young so Krill, or RAW shrimp is fine for him. When he gets older he will start to snack on other things. Trust me. He will get bored.
 Give him time.
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09-15-2009, 07:43 AM
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Yes, raw shrimp, prawns, scallops, etc. NOT cooked. My wife's porky is big and he's also kinda shy during the day.
I believe Porcupine puffers are primarily nocturnal (at least Poofy is) and large aggressive feeders, like tangs, triggers, and large angels might intimidate it during the day. At night, ours is always out and about, but during the day, its out mostly when we're feeding krill, freeze dried shrimp or other seafood. We also collect shore crabs or hitchhikers (from LFS) to give him a treat. Little puffers are also much more shy than bigger ones. I'm sure it'll be fine in the long run. Anthony
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