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Toby Puffer problem, please help!


isaacharry

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isaacharry

Hi,

 

I have had a Toby Puffer for about 3 or 4 weeks and he is having some problems

 

1) He ONLY comes out at night - during the day he is nowhere to be found

2) if i put my hand in the tank to fix something he will go crazy and jump

 

 

any ideas on what is wrong? he's very active at night

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FlowerMama

Well, I just read this if it helps. How's the lighting? Says they like being secluded and love caves. Doesn't sound like there's a thing wrong with him.

 

http://www.aquariumdomain.com/viewSpeciesMarine.php?id=220

 

The Leopard Toby Puffer was only recently introduced into the aquarium trade due mostly to their limited distribution and deep water secluded lifestyle. In the wild the Leopard Toby Puffer lives in deep water caves and reef slopes that are typically 50 to 100 meters in depth.

 

The aquarium should have plenty of deep caves and rock crevices with enough depth to allow the Puffer to escape the bright aquarium lighting. Ideally the rock work within the aquarium should re-create the steep rocky reef slope of this species native environment, which should include plenty of caves, crevices and areas of reduced or diffused lighting.

 

Like all Pufferfish the Leopard Toby Puffers teeth will continue to grow throughout their life, thus should be provided some foodstuffs with hard shells to help wear down their teeth as would occur during their natural feedings in the wild. Feed daily 1 to 2 times per day and monitor the overall growth and girth of the fish to ensure the proper amount of food is being offered.

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