Dog face fish?

[erictck]

Hi Guys,

I bought a "dog" face fish and it seems quite docile to me. But whenever i try to feed it with prawns, it'll show me it's teeth(very white too )

I have snails in my tank but i've noticed that it has not eaten any of them. Do you happen to know what sort of food this fish take? What's the name of this fish?

Anyone successfully feed the fish before? it has been close to 2week and i'm still not able to get it to feed.

Regards,

Eric

[erictck]

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[ckkoon]

Funny fish...think its the arothron dog face puffer. Read more about it on the link below

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Di....cfm?pCatId=222

[erictck]

yeah, i think it's a puffer(predator) fish. But don't know what is the scientific name of it.

[erictck]

oh btw, thanks for the link

that's the one.

[limbssg]

U can feed market prawns (leave the shell on and cut to small size), squid and other meaty food. Once seasoned in the tank, will even attempt to eat 'pang chai' if u ever try.

[erictck]

ok. kam siah kam siah...

will try again. tried cutting cube prawns. But it just wouldn't touch it. Other fishes will goble it up within seconds.

[Limpc]

Be patient. Mine eat like a pig.

Leave it hungry for a few days, I'm sure it will started eating market prawn.

PC

[porc]

2-wks already... it must be hungry. The puffer may not recognize the prawn cubes that you're feeding now as food. Try some ghost-shrimp first. It'll be more interested in live, moving objects. Then later when the fish realises that what you're putting in is food, then you can switch back to your current prawn cubes...

oh yah... if the ghost-shrimp 'siam' too fast or gets eaten by your other fish, you can also try using a pair of chopsticks to hold on to the shirmp in front of the puffer... my own experience lah...

[Limpc]

Try with Clams (Sua Lai) also. They like to break the shells. Good for filing their teeth so that it's not too sharp.

[erictck]

some updates of my dog face fish...

seems that it likes being massage!!!

some of the pics here....

[erictck]

this fella will just stick itself to the tunze pump.

[erictck]

i think it is so comfortable being "sucked" that it just drool away...

[Lester]

tat is cute ... just like a real life dog ....

[erictck]

it'll only show his teeth on 2 types of occasions. When it's being threatened.... or when it is in "relaxing-massaging" mode.

[erictck]

when i press on the "Food timer" button on the tunze... it'll just drift away... see the lines on it's belly? looks saggy..

[erictck]

30mins later on... it stuck itself onto the tunze again... wah lau... if ever my tunze pump is damage, it'll be because of this fella.

[Lester]

it'll only show his teeth on 2 types of occasions. When it's being threatened.... or when it is in "relaxing-massaging" mode.

hehe ur dog fish seems to be like veri "high " .... from the expression.....

[erictck]

different angle...view

[erictck]

hehe ur dog fish seems to be like veri "high " .... from the expression.....

yeah... i can even pet the fella when it is "high"... can't be bothered with my fingers touching it.

[erictck]

more pics.

[erictck]

last pic.

top view. the bugger also eat a lot. 4cubes of brine shripms everyday all for itself!!!

[ckkoon]

Haha funny fish you have there, can even pat it like a real dog

[greentea]

how much did u pay for it ???? you know its breed ?

[Lester]

hi bro ....

try teaching it some tricks like shake hand, sit... etc... u will be famous man