Figure Puffer's Belly Is Dark

[pcc98]

I got this puffer a few weeks ago and he is in a temporary 10 gallon tank and is about to go into a 30 gallon. Ever since I got him, his belly is dark all day. When i first turn on the light in the morning, it is all white. After a few minutes, it goes dark again. The salinity is 1.004 and the temp is between 77 and 81 degrees. I have been feeding him mealworms, shrimp pellets, and feeder shrimp. Im about to get snails for his beak though. So what would make him be stressed?

 

[Aysvin]

I'm not sure. I just got a F8 puffer too, only Bruce is bright, curious, and pretty happy. The only differences I can see based on what info you gave is that his temperature is between 75 and 78, his salinity is 1.006, and he eats only blood worms (with a snail every so often) because he won't eat the pellets I got for him. He's in a 10 gallon too because I just don't have the money for something bigger.

What kind of salt did you use to go from fresh to brackish? Was his belly dark when you purchased him?

 

[Rotaripsnoc]

PH drops at night, and rises during the day, need to know your tank parameters before I can help more.

Need to know:
Ammonia
Nitrites
Nitrates
Filter size

 

[Aysvin]

PH drops at night, and rises during the day, need to know your tank parameters before I can help more.

Need to know:
Ammonia
Nitrites
Nitrates
Filter size

That would help too. Although, I just got my F8 puffer's tank down to .25 for ammonia and he never acted like this one is described to do. All in all, though, a number of factors could be causing all of this or just one little thing. Try to give us more info so we can help?