3 day old figure8 puffer died. did i do something wrong?

[Fat Homer]

Sorry to hear that you keep getting doa's... seems a little irresponsible on their part, considering if they did it the right way the first time they would have saved money in the long run and wouldn't have had to kill 2 fish in the process...

 

[mos90]

Sorry to hear that you keep getting doa's... seems a little irresponsible on their part, considering if they did it the right way the first time they would have saved money in the long run and wouldn't have had to kill 2 fish in the process...

u would think. it costs the same for overnight shipping no matter small or large. why not ship them in a gallon of water and larger box. bet they woulve made it.

 

[Pufferpunk]

You're going to need way better food than brine shrimp, which is non-nutritious--mostly water: http://www.**************.com/forum/library/feeding/feeding-your-puffers/

How big is that tank?

 

[mos90]

29 gal.. i have some raw market shrimp in the freezer. i could cut up a piece for him.
i would like to feed some mussles but not sure how to do it. raw?

i have live blackworm at home, i could bring some in.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Yes, a varied diet is best. Anything you purchase from the produce dept of the grocery store should be frozen & thawed later in water (boosted with liquid fish vitamins). You can crack open mussels.

 

[mos90]

I'll get some mussels tommarow and freeze them