Help With Mbu!

[mr williams]

I have a mbu puffer in a 6ft tank, I know he will nedd a larger tank in about a year but here is the problem. He stays on the right hand side of the tank constantly. I think he's been on the left side twice. Why is this?? He's supposed to need all this room but he doesn't use 60% of it. IS THIS NORMAL? you think he would at least get curious...

 

[DarkEntity]

Cold be water quality issue, my puffer sat on the bottom and didnt move when i had a nitrite spike. Once water quality was sorted he swam about like a nutter

 

[mr williams]

No the quality is perferct. he swims about just only in half the tank. He won't go past halfway he's swiming up and down right now!

 

[Fruitbat]

Any difference in the water current between the two sides? Puffers in general are not strong swimmers and will often avoid areas where there is much current.

-Joe

 

[cane76]

your mbu is used to being in your 300litre right?when did you put it in the new 6ft tank?

 

[mr williams]

your mbu is used to being in your 300litre right?when did you put it in the new 6ft tank?

Umm I've never had a 300L I bought if from its 3 gal tank in the lfs. Now its in my 200 gal tank and pretty much 50% of people tell me it should be in a bigger tanl. You should have seen the tank I rescued it from.

And before anyone says "fish are usually in the lfs for a week" the other two mbu were in there for at least 6 months. one of them is still there burried in the sand all day.

 

[cane76]

how long have had the mbu?

 

[mr williams]

7 months I think

 

[cane76]

didnt you have the mbu in a much smaller tank until just recently?

 

[mr williams]

nope

 

[cane76]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=172217&hl=
here you say it was in a 400l jewel

 

[mr williams]

It is!!

 

[cane76]

your confusing me
so its in a 400litre jewel tank thats 200gallons?

 

[mr williams]

It appears I made a litre vs gal mistake. I refuse to talk in gal again. I will stick to litre. Thnaks for spotting it

 

[cane76]

so what sized tank is it in a jewel rio 400litres?