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I have a 125 gal tank with a volitan lionfish and a porcupine puffer. Right now the lion and puffer are probably no bigger than 2". I saw a seahorse at the LFS the other day and would really like to have one. Would the lion and puffer kill the seahorse or could they live together? The owner of...

I have been trying for a little over a week to get my puffer to eat silversides and I have just started trying to feed him shrimp. So far no luck. I have heard that I should just not feed him goldfish and eventually he will eat the silversides as opposed to starving to death.

Yes the 125 is going in the same spot as the 55. That is my next problem. Trying to move the 55 to put the 125 there. So it is not a good idea trying to not cycle the 125 for the whole 4-8 weeks?

Thanks for all the help. To answer Tom's question I have a Porcupine Puffer. Yes I thaw the silversides out in a cup of the tank water for 15-20 minutes before I put it in the tank. I just started yesterday giving them shrimp from the supermarket. The puffer ate one piece and then he was done...

I am trying to get my Lionfish and Puffer to eat frozen food instead of goldfish. Neither one is eating the silversides or shrimp I give them. How long can they go without eating. I am not too worried right now because it has only been 3 days but I just wanted to know for future reference.

I have a 125 tank that I will be putting my fish in within the week. I have a Black Volitan Lionfish and a Porcupine Puffer. I would like to get another fish that the puffer could swim around with.(I heard they like other fish to "play" with) I need some suggestions on what type of fish I could...

Well I am not having any luck with the silversides but I am going to go pick up some squid and shrimp and see if that makes a difference. I am not giving them anymore goldfish, though. I am happy to report that the puffer is back to swimming around the tank quite a bit. He must have been in a...

I know the goldfish are bad for them and I am trying to get them to eat frozen silversides. I have a post in the New Reefkeepers forum on how to get them to eat frozen food. What do you guys suggest. I have been trying now for about a week. The puffer will usually take one bite of the...

I thaw out the silversides in a cup of tank water before I put them in the tank. I usually don't do it very long though. Maybe I should try letting them sit in the water longer before putting them in the tank. The puffer comes right to the top when I go to feed them. The lion usually waits until...

I forgot to mention and don't know if it matters but the puffer did eat more today than usual. I put a few more godfish in the tank than I thought I did. He usually eats 2 and today I think he had 4. I don't know if that would have anything to do with it or not. He wasn't swimming a lot...

I already posted this in the New Reefkeepers forum but I thought I would post here also to get more opinions. I have had my puffer for about 3-4 weeks now and he usually spends about 90% of the day swimming, occasionally resting on the bottom. For the past two days he has been laying on the...

I have had my puffer for probably 3-4 weeks now. He spends about 90% of his time swimming around the tank, occasionally he will rest on the bottom. But, for the past couple of days he has just laid on the bottom of the tank and only swam to eat then laid back down. I didn't think much about it...

I have had the lion and the puffer both about a month. They both ate goldfish at the LFS. I am feeding them goldfish now but trying to get them to eat frozen silversides. I was told to feed the puffer 2-3 goldfish a day and the lion 2-3 every other day. Every time I go to feed the puffer though...

I need help trying to get my Lionfish and my Puffer to eat frozen food. I read on here somewhere to try and put it on the end of a stick and make it seem "alive". I tried that and was not very succesful. The Puffer will take a bite out of the silversides and then let the rest fall to the bottom...

Sorry, named the Lion Boomer and my son named the Puffer, what else but Puffy. I heard that I could just transfer the water in my 55 to the 120 and the sand and filters and just add water to fill it without having to let the tank cycle for the 4-8 weeks. Is this o.k. to do? Also, I am trying to...