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Figure Eight Puffer Not Eating/ Sickness?

My F8 puffer has been in his new brackish tank for a week now and has done fine so far. He will eat the small snails immediately as soon as I drop them in the tank. However, he does not seem to care for or eat much of the frozen brine shrimp that I put in as his main food source. Today I woke up and he has been very inactive(sitting in the plants or on the ground the majority of the time and only swimming every once and a while) He usually is very friendly to me and swims up to me as soon as he sees me and he has not been doing this today. I went out and bought frozen bloodworms today and put them in there a few minutes ago and he hasn’t done anything with them yet. Every once and a while it appears as though he coughs and his skin looks a little bumpier than it has previously. Does anyone have an idea of what is happening to him? Can anyone with personal Figure 8 puffer experience help me out?

Can you put snails in the tank with Sea Monkeys?

My sons’ have Sea Monkeys, and they want to put something else in the tank. I’ve no problem setting up a different tank for pretty fish, but they want something to put in WITH the Sea Monkeys. Can I put snails in there without it hurting the Sea Monkeys?

My green puffer fish wont eat, I got him 5 days ago. I tried feeding him small snails,?

brine shrimp and frozen blood worms. All the other fish in my 55 gal tank eat it up and he wont pay attention to the food. He swims around the tank and doesn’t seem sick. I have started brackishing the water have live plants, hiding places etc. I dont want him to die. Help. His tank mates are 2 silver dollars, 2 kissing fish, a pleco and 3 mollies. I looked at his teeth and dont seem overgrown in any way. He is still very small about 1 inch and his belly is white.

My Green Spotted Puffer is swimming weird!!?

He is swimming like he is drunk or something is this normal? and he will only eat snail.. at first he was eating frozen brine shrimp and then i fed him a snail now its like he is picky and will only eat the snails. Whats wrong with him??