shamu
New Member
Hi there! 
Ive kept tropical fish for a few years now, and have always gone to the same lfs as the guy there has always given me good advice.
After a break of 2 yrs Ive set up a new tank but the guy from the shop talked me into buying 2 red eyed, red tailed puffer fish. He assured me that because the other fish in the tank is much bigger (about 8 times their size) there wouldn't be any problems. He also advised me to buy some small mountain minnos for the puffers to chase/eat which I did.
I am very distressed that the puffers aren't interested in the minnos and are shreading the fins on my other fish. I know I need to separate them, but I really have no room, and none of the lfs's in the area will take them.
Can anyone help? Will the fins on my fish recover? I feel awful that Ive put him through this, what can I do to make it right?
I live in Northwich, Cheshire if anyones close enough to take the puffers off my hands?
Ive kept tropical fish for a few years now, and have always gone to the same lfs as the guy there has always given me good advice.
After a break of 2 yrs Ive set up a new tank but the guy from the shop talked me into buying 2 red eyed, red tailed puffer fish. He assured me that because the other fish in the tank is much bigger (about 8 times their size) there wouldn't be any problems. He also advised me to buy some small mountain minnos for the puffers to chase/eat which I did.
I am very distressed that the puffers aren't interested in the minnos and are shreading the fins on my other fish. I know I need to separate them, but I really have no room, and none of the lfs's in the area will take them.Can anyone help? Will the fins on my fish recover? I feel awful that Ive put him through this, what can I do to make it right?
I live in Northwich, Cheshire if anyones close enough to take the puffers off my hands?
