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by nzac
Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's your favorite species of puffer?
Replies: 14
Views: 1626

Re: What's your favorite species of puffer?

Not sure I can pick a favorite, my fahaka was great, abei was just like a mini fahaka on speed, didn't care much for the lurkers although I love the looks of the palembang. The white spotted and blue spotted saltwater ones I had ate things I didn't want eaten. So far I really like the little schoute...
by nzac
Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:01 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Anyone run a powerhead in a Schoutedeni tank?
Replies: 7
Views: 1051

Re: Anyone run a powerhead in a Schoutedeni tank?

Mine were liking it but I turned it off for now after one for his little head slammed into the driftwood. I run the wavemaker style with relatively wide flow
by nzac
Fri Dec 30, 2016 11:52 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: Is 180 gallons enough for a fahaka?
Replies: 2
Views: 2273

Re: Is 180 gallons enough for a fahaka?

I sometimes wonder if 180 is enough but my 14.5" fahaka seems happy in there. I couldn't imagine going any smaller for his tank.
by nzac
Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:14 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Congo Puffer With Blue Acara
Replies: 12
Views: 2445

Re: Congo Puffer With Blue Acara

Pufferpunk wrote:Fahakas are not fish-eaters, like the Congo is. I tried my red Congo with a pleco 3x it's size. Only thing left was a skull the next morning...
my fahaka is a fish eater, ok he's an anything eater, except 1 pleco that a buddy dumped on me that so far he has let live with him for a year now.
by nzac
Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:30 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Fahaka subspecies?
Replies: 23
Views: 5072

Re: Fahaka subspecies?

I have actually heard of several chain fish stores here telling people that same line of crap about some kinds of Fahaka only growing to 6". I also had a lfs try to tell me the 10" mbu puffer in his store was already at its maximum size and would be fine in a 55 for life. It just goes to s...
by nzac
Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:07 am
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 3730

Re: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.

I've not used a c2c overflow but if you put power head on one end across top, towards the front and drip at top of other end(somewhere towards middle or front) the movement from powerhead should pull the fresh(drip) water down and across the bottom before it would just hit the overflow. That may als...
by nzac
Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:45 am
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 3730

Re: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.

I always run my powerheads at the top(as close to the top as I can without them creating an eddy and sucking air) on one end pointing across the tank, the flow hits the other end then goes down and returns across the bottom.
by nzac
Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:27 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 3730

Re: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.

I always just leave mine on 24/7 except they turn off for waterchanges.
by nzac
Thu Jan 28, 2016 2:53 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 3730

Re: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.

I ran a couple koralia 1400 in his 180 most of his smaller life. My thoughts are as long at there are places for him to get out of the current to rest when needed or sleeping it should be fine.
by nzac
Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:50 am
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 3730

Re: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.

He hasn't complained, really 3250 gph isn't much when the fish is 12"+. And he hasn't chomped on this one like he did his last 2 smaller ones. I used to run 2 of them in my 220 piranha tank when I had that running.
by nzac
Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:18 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 3730

Re: powerhead for my 180g fahaka tank.

I run a koralia mag8 on mine across the front with the fx5 output across the back in my 180 Fahaka tank.
by nzac
Thu Jan 14, 2016 4:00 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: Building for the Fahaka
Replies: 7
Views: 2453

Re: Building for the Fahaka

I don't know about them outgrowing snails, my 12" Fahaka still loves ramshorn snails. Granted it takes a ton of them to make a meal but he will hunt down every one I throw in his tank. Fortunately with 35 tanks in the house I can always find some snails when u want to go that route but his main...
by nzac
Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:51 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: New Fahaka Puffer need help.
Replies: 7
Views: 2341

Re: New Fahaka Puffer need help.

Personally I would move him to his forever home now, they grow real fast and are feisty. Not an easy fish to move. It's better for him and you Can't agree more, mine was in a 75 for his first few months while I found a 180, he was only around 3" when he moved into it. 3 years later I almost wi...
by nzac
Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:39 pm
Forum: Freshwater Tanks
Topic: what's a small plecy?
Replies: 16
Views: 2350

Re: what's a small plecy?

yes.
by nzac
Sat Jan 17, 2015 7:03 am
Forum: Freshwater Tanks
Topic: Zebra Plecos
Replies: 33
Views: 5419

Re: Zebra Plecos

Mussels are good too, half a mussel just before lights out, clean shell by morning, and what puffer keeper doesn't have mussels? Might be a little much for a single zebra though.