Vid of my new Palembang Puffer

[2poc]

Just got this guy last weekend. He's still settling in but a very interesting little character.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z115/2pocie/th_100_1150.jpg (http://s188.photobucket.com/albums/z115/2pocie/?action=view&current=100_1150.flv)
Cheers,
Patrick

[Bogwoodbruce]

Very nice we had a big pair in where i work about 6" lovely puffers.

[2poc]

Cheers Bruce - what were your guys feeding on?
Haven't seen this fella feed yet, I've been trying him with bloodworm & mussel meat.

[radioaktiv]

lovely little puff

would like to see more of that one :)

[Bogwoodbruce]

Cheers Bruce - what were your guys feeding on?
Haven't seen this fella feed yet, I've been trying him with bloodworm & mussel meat.
They enjoyed bloodworm, mussle, prawn, cockle, brineshrimp etc...

[niblit]

cool puff

[2poc]

Cheers guys

[julia mansfield]

Just got this guy last weekend. He's still settling in but a very interesting little character.
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z115/2pocie/th_100_1150.jpg (http://s188.photobucket.com/albums/z115/2pocie/?action=view&current=100_1150.flv)
Cheers,
Patrick
Hi Patrick, I also have Palembang, got last Tuesday, what are you feeding on? Have you any tank mates with him/her? Can't find much info., on this Puffer as I believe fairly new, common name is King Kong?

I live in the Isle of Man, so not too far away, from where did you purchase Palembang, mine looks about same size. They are very curious he sits and watches me and follows me from one end of tank to the other.

[2poc]

Hi Julia,

I picked up my Palembang here in Dublin.
(I actually spent a week in the isle of man about 15 years ago - lovely place!)

At the moment my puffer is sharing with a Mystus catfish, he was sharing with some African cichlid fry & an otto.

To answer your question re: feeding - I found half an otto in the tank yesterday...

I had to move out the Afircan cichlid fry as these were going missing too..

I havent had any luck getting him onto dead food yet.
I did get him to take an earthworm dangled in front of him on some fishing line but thats it..

I have tried dangling mussels on fishing line in front of him to no avail..

His supply of live food has run out now that poor mr. otto met his match so Im going to keep trying with the mussles & perhaps when he's hungry he'll eat.

Has yours eaten anything yet?

Cool little characters, he's watching me as I type at the moment but still pretty shy.

[julia mansfield]

Hi Patrick, I also have Palembang, got last Tuesday, what are you feeding on? Have you any tank mates with him/her? Can't find much info., on this Puffer as I believe fairly new, common name is King Kong?

I live in the Isle of Man, so not too far away, from where did you purchase Palembang, mine looks about same size. They are very curious he sits and watches me and follows me from one end of tank to the other.
Hi Patrick, I have been to Dublin once, had my first Guinness, lovely smooth. My King Kong has only taken worms, they do prefer live food, I just put worms in trouble is he doesn't eat when you are watching so don't know if worms gone to "ground-i.e. under gravel or he/she has eaten them, but I don't have video camera that would be useful. I don't fancy feeding live fish I am too soft for that. Tried him on defrosted prawn would still be there if I hadn't removed same. I am thinking maybe he is going to starve to death, the only thing he did eat was my young Oscar's tail, so now he is on his own in a 240litre tank, he doesn't swim around when I am here, he goes from one corner to another.

Maybe some wax worms, not too many as they are fatty and make tank a bit greasy I find, or maybe some live locusts. Did you know I think they will eat live snails and crustaceans, but don't quote me not so sure, I know they have teeth. My Oscar certainly met his match. They say put in with larger fish with no fancy fins etc.,
Have searched the net but guy I bought off said they won't eat anything "dead"
He is in my bedroom, and he watches everything I do, I also have three poodle dogs, one of each size, he is most interested in them, keeps him busy. Not seen him swim though just sort of shuttles from one end to the other or goes behind plants, and hides when he thinks you are going to go into tank, when feeding worms looks at me suspiciously, but maybe they take longer to get use to you. Does anyone else have one????

[2poc]

Yes it seems to be hard to get them onto dead food but I've read in lots of places that it is a must & once they are onto it they will be fine.

I wouldn't have the heart for feeding live fish myself.

I'm going to try snails this week to see how that goes. Talk about a picky eater !

[rtc]

Yes it seems to be hard to get them onto dead food but I've read in lots of places that it is a must & once they are onto it they will be fine.

I wouldn't have the heart for feeding live fish myself.

I'm going to try snails this week to see how that goes. Talk about a picky eater !

mine easily eat frozen blood worm at the very first time he got introduced to my tank from LFS

[2poc]

I ended up getting rid of him as I couldn't get him to eat well

Got a nice Fahaka puffer instead who is much easier to feed & much more interactive.