Silly Puffer Questions

[Smitti]

I know some of these might sound really dumb....but i am going to ask them any way.....

Do Puffers sleep?

Is there specific times when the light on the tank should be on and for how long in a day should the light be on?

do they need some where to "hide" or to sleep in?

Thanks in advance for your help
Smitti

[OrionGirl]

All fish sleep, puffers included. What time they prefer to sleep will depend on the species--some are nocturnal, others diurnal. If you provide a 'normal' lighting cycle, ie, about 12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark, they will be fine. Some will bury themselves, others just sort of rast in some plants or a cave--cover of some kind is always a good thing.

[Puffernewbee]

Since they lack eye lids its hard to tell when they are sleeping. I had my Figure 8 for about 1 month before I actually caught him sleeping. Now I catch him all the time. His favorite place is on top of the gravel under a overhang in the back of the tank. Sometimes he will lay on top of the rocks in the middle of the tank.

[Oddball~]

Yes, puffer fish sleep, as do all fish.

You should keep the lights on for around 10-12 hours a day.

And my puffers don't really need a sleep to sleep, but I found that if you make a little pit in the gravel, they sleep in it like a bed.

[puffer_luver099]

to try to answer one of your questions, puffers don't really have to have places to hide in but they do like it.