There are a few points to share with you so that you can have healthy puffer figure 8 fish. Puffer fish is aggressive fish with a personality and
simply adorable to look at.
There are many different breeds of puffers such as valentini puffer, dwarf puffer, dogface puffer, green puffer puffer, spotted puffer, figure eight 8 puffer
Where to buy?
When you decide to buy Figure 8 Puffer as pet, walk into a few aquarium fish stores before deciding which store is taking effort to take care of the fishes and this may mean that you have less painful time to take care of the healthy fish.
There are a few pointers to be seriously addressed before you decide to acquire the fish.
Check out the surrounding environment
Look around the tanks where puffer figure eight fish are displayed for sale. Whenever you discover that the tank is not well maintain such as the glass is not clean and clear, there are residues on the tank and unfinished food that turn bad.Walk Out of the STORE Immediately.
You must feel good about the presentation of the shop and how the all the tanks are kept well.
Water Condition
Make sure that the tank water is not cloudy and the figure 8 puffers are not looking pale. This may mean that the water condition is bad for the puffer fish. Dead aquatic plants or fish will also affect the quality of the water and decay bacteria may cause harm to other healthy puffer fish.
New Stock, Just arrive
It is advisable not to purchase fish that has just reached the shop, clearly the puffer fishes are stressed from the distance travel and may carry disease unless quarantine is carryout.
Check the body:
Check the fish and avoid fish with cloudy eyes. When the fish is sick, it will usually be visible with clamped fins and torn fins, sluggish or pale appearance and shivering. White spots or patches on the Puffer Fish body will indicate that the fish has fungus infection. Rubbing its body against any objects in the tank may mean that the fish is itch and this could be due to poor water condition or wrong PH level. Swollen stomach is a sign of the fish not doing well too.
My personal advice:
1) If you purchase "Just Arrive Fish Stock", do not immediately release into the tank, leave the fish in the plastic bag and place it floating in the tank so that the new fish is able to accustom to the tank's water temperature.
2) Look for healthy, alert fish by moving your finger near to the tank. If the puffer figure 8 starts to follow your motion, you know that it is healthy. You may also request the owner to feed some food to the tank, in this way, you will know which fish is healthy in the tank. Only the healthy ones will be excited when food is fed while the sick fish will usually skip the food.
3) Look out for fish with clear eye, nice body and fins and actively swimming to the top and bottom of the tank.
4) Most new fish may carry certain parasites, it is advisable to de-worm the fish before putting them to join the community tank with other habitats.
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