New 7 inch puffer sitting in the corner
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Also putting other fish with him is a risk at best. Not only because they are more susceptible to disease due to them having no scales, but also because they are aggressive. He needs time to bounce back from shipping and all that too. I hope you remove the other fish. Especially the shrimp since shrimp are a big part of their diets. Treat him for parasites too as someone else said on here.
The other fish are inexpensive, cost me about 7 USD, The shrimps are feeder shrimps 
he ate one already. I removed the tiger barbs as these were nipping the puffer fish. The black tetras are excellent, very docile and a bit active.
he ate one already. I removed the tiger barbs as these were nipping the puffer fish. The black tetras are excellent, very docile and a bit active.
That's great, but again that doesn't fix the issue of making the puffer sick and it is only a matter of time before he eats the tetras too. There are tons of feeds on here of people trying the same thing, but within a month the Puffers instincts kick in and boom dead fish. Plus fish store fish generally carry things like ick or some kind of gill issue and need to be quarantined. If they have any sickness it will hurt your puffer rapidly. Generally it's just not worth the risk.
Thanks for the advice, sadly I added the other fish as the puffer is not very active and its depressing to see a 100g tank with little or no movement. I am actually thinking of adding more dither fish in the next couple of weeks.
There's not an easy button. Just hang in there keep your water quality prestine and feed a crutchy diet. It will come around. Look at all the fahaka threads. Are there any shy overrated threads? Usually the big fish take longer to settle in. Honestly I would give it 6 months to 1 yr to decide if it's not for you.
6 months to year sounds about right, my dovii has not come out of his shell, been 1.5 years already
