Well, this morning I found my third puffer. He (she/it?) was sitting on a leaf, looking a bit bloated, eyes glazed over. Fished out with fishnet, definitely dead. Poor little thing... But the good news is that the other two seem to be happily swimming around the tank together! No signs of aggression at all. In fact, I seem to remember that this is how they were yesterday morning as well. I wonder if they might be male/female, and the chasing was part of a mating or pair bonding ritual... Even though they are still fairly young, I'll have to read again on the indentification of sexes to see if I can figure it out. Now I just have to get the smaller one to eat, and my worries will be over.
I've got some frozen bloodworms, I'll try them on that when I get home this evening to see if it appeals to them more than the frozen krill and mysis that I have been feeding them. I have ordered some live food, so they have live bloodworms, daphnia, and brine shrimp on the way!
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