help!!!! fang puffer/green terror oddity

[Tvirus]

i have 2 fang puffers in with 1 convict and 1 green terror
well anyways one of my fang puffer is just in the corner not wanting to eat unlike the other much younger fang puffer it just eats anything. i was wondering why the one in the corner dosent do anything,it dosent eat oh and the one in the corner has a huge belly, is it bloated??? plz replie fast?

the green terror trys to eat the pellets but when it does it spits all the pellets back out but it seems to be doing fine its been occuring for idk a month not good coloration but it seems fine
....whats wrong with it?

thanks
:nervous:

ps. if the puffer is bloated is it gona die :bawl:

[punkypuffer]

are you feeding them puffer food? like bloodworms or shrimp or krill? they cant live on pellets...

also, Fang's puffs shouldn't be kept together. it would be better for them to each have a 20-30 gallon tank alone.

[Tvirus]

yea im feeding them krill..... yea i knew that after i bought the fangs lol kinda couldnt resist them when i saw them.... but so far they've been doing fine i had them for like since the begining of summer they recently moved into a bigger tank

[Tvirus]

like 1 month ago they moved into the big tank

[punkypuffer]

well, my only advice would be to get each of them their own tank and take them away from the cichlids. they are NOT community fish! seriously! the one is in the corner probably because of stress!!!!

from an expert puffer man, Dr. Klaus Ebert, in his Aqualog book:

"It is suitable only for aquarists with a special interest, as it is very antisocial, predatory, and a biter. Individuals are sedentary and territorial, and exhibit a high level of intraspecific and general aggression. The puffers will divide up into territories which are then constantly defended. "

they also only get to SEVEN centimeters! they can NOT go with a green terror!!!!!

[Tvirus]

the green terror is still tiny small like 1 1/2 inch

[bevoman]

Good advice punky, but the green terror would be the one to worry about. Once those puffers reach maturity, that gt will be toast no matter how big he is! Punky is correct, the puffers really need separate tanks of their own.

[Tvirus]

so does that mean my puffer isnt bloated??? becuase his gut is huge and hes just staying in a corner 24/7

[bevoman]

Probably not. You do need to try feeding them blood worms and glass worms though. He is probably just stressed.

[punkypuffer]

how long has he been bloated for? you know they get really fat when they eat a lot...

[Tvirus]

yea i know that

[bevoman]

Tvirus, do you have the ability to post pics?