Fahaka acting strange

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fishtex said:
Lights off, give it some time - throw a live crayfish or 2 in there and he'll eat when he's ready. Just avoid making changes or doing anything else that might stress it out and hopefully it will calm down.
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Yea ive had them off if it comes on he goes bizerk and you know when i got him there was already a crayfish in there and he hadnt touched it so who knows but im tring doing everything you guys are telling me cause i wanna keep this guy for a while
 
MonsterMinis said:
It's possible he/she is getting a mirror reflection, and from what I understand fahakas are hard/impossible to breed due to conspecific aggression. So wouldn't rule it out entirely but I would add some hid spots first and see what happens. PVC is cheap and easy, driftwood also works, I would avoid anything that might shatter or break fairly easy either from teeth or the force he's generating. I wouldn't worry about trying to feed until he calms down, it's unlikely he'll take food until he settles in and you'de just be compromising your water quality.
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Completely forgot about that one... yeah, they can and do freak out at their own reflections some times, which is why having decorations can be important...
 
Fish do not see a reflection in the glass.

Here's my fahaka's tank for an idea of decor:

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Puffer "cave"
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Happy puffer!
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Looks like he's doing much better. hard to say why exactly he's still hanging out in the same spot.. but glad he's eating and seems much calmer.
 
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