New Tetraodon Baileyi w/ pics

[Angler]

My wife and I saw this fish and couldn't resist. She (the LFS said it's a she) was a total glass banger at the LFS, but a little shy after being moved to her new home.

Here are some crappy pictures:

As I said, she is being shy, so the pics suck.

She is by herself in a 28 gallon bowfront.

I have tried to do research, but the info is minimal. Can anyone give me info on this fish? Max size? Do I need to feed her shelled stuff to help her beak? Why do you need to feed hard stuff to help trim some puffer's beaks? Any other info that will help me out with this fish would be great. This is my first puffer.

Thanks!

 

[Angler]

Just one more:

She is getting a little more bold. I just put my finger against the glass and she nailed the glass hard

 

[Pufferpunk]

Chubby lil fellow, isn't he? Do you have him on dead foods?
http://www.**************.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/T_Baileyi/

 

[qwesty]

Thats awesome! very nice

 

[davo]

Wow great pick up!

 

[Angler]

Chubby lil fellow, isn't he? Do you have him on dead foods?
http://www.**************.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/T_Baileyi/

Chubby? Don't all Puffers look kinda chubby? lol. Can you tell if it is a male or female? I have fed it market shrimp twice. It devoured it. I put in a frozen silverside that it didn't go after. Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

Thats awesome! very nice

Wow great pick up!

Thanks!

 

[Pufferpunk]

There's a good feeding article in the Library at that forum too. There is some guessing that the ones with lots of "hair" are males & females have less.

 

[Angler]

There's a good feeding article in the Library at that forum too. There is some guessing that the ones with lots of "hair" are males & females have less.

I read a few of the feeding articles. One thing that I did not see in the articles is info on keeping their teeth trimmed. It did say that feeding shelled food is more important with the "hunters" than it is with the "lurkers." The profile says that this is a semi-lurking piscavore. I think I want to try live crayfish for a shelled food. How often do you suggest I feed a shelled food?

 

[Pufferpunk]

Because these are lurkers (ambush predators), they don't swim around much (laying in wait for their prey), so feeding 2x/week is fine. I have a miurus & have never seen any teeth issues. Crays, live crabs 1x/month is about all she gets of that. Otherwise, live earthworms & pieces of people shrimp are her main staple.

 

[Angler]

Wow, just feed 2X per week, huh? Ok, thanks for the advice Pufferpunk.