A timely reminder for me, also, with those hoses.
I'm usually the one who kills heaters by leaving then switched on when the level drops. Idiot!
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- Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:20 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Tanks
- Topic: Siphon Hose Disaster
- Replies: 23
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- Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:06 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu ocellatus
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2414
Re: Takifugu ocellatus
Think I will transfer to a 240l 48 by 15 by 21 inch tank when I've moved at got the puff stable. I have one empty but not the sort of thing you can throw together during a house move. BTW the readings in the current tank are ammonia undetectable, same as nitrite and nitrate is about 5ppm. pH is 8.3....
- Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:10 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu ocellatus
- Replies: 15
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Re: Takifugu ocellatus
Maybe a 3'' animal...
It's going up for bloodworm as a bribe for rubbish photo!
Have not yet thought of a decent name...
It's going up for bloodworm as a bribe for rubbish photo!
Have not yet thought of a decent name...
- Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:56 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu ocellatus
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2414
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:09 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu ocellatus
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2414
Re: Takifugu ocellatus
Trying to upload a rubbish phone pic of animal. If I need to cut the file size, I'll do it next week...
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:50 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu ocellatus
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2414
Re: Takifugu ocellatus
Oh, I'll try to contact some people who can convert a beer chiller the size of a washing machine. They are seahorse experts so the chiller may be used to cool a pair of foot high pot bellied sea horses in tandem. I'll post a pic of the ocellatus tm when there is light in the garage. Did post on this...
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:41 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu ocellatus
- Replies: 15
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Re: Takifugu ocellatus
This puffer has another quirk in that it never buries itself but does lurk on the bottom sand if startled. The 50:50 honey/coral sand is two inches deep and does not seem packed when I stir it at water change.
It must be a very tough one off, this animal!
It must be a very tough one off, this animal!
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:26 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu ocellatus
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2414
Re: Takifugu ocellatus
Hi Corvus et al, I've had it for a bit over two years but not sure how long the previous owners had it. I bought it privately. They did say they had kept it in quite small tanks 60l then temporarily smaller. I'm moving soon so will have to invest in a chiller methinks. I've rehomed most of my fish b...
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:44 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu ocellatus
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2414
Re: Takifugu ocellatus
The low salinity was just historical, the level it was in at previous owners. Can also get more oxygen in I suppose. Have not measured mine recently but it was saturated for the salinity of the time...
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:40 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu ocellatus
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2414
Re: Takifugu ocellatus
Hi there and hi to mushroom :-) He or she is a roughly thirty inch cube with a deep sand bed - a mix of honey and coral sand. There are rocks and lots of plastic plants. Ambient light which seems to suit. Does not pace that i can see but a little shy. Tank is in a northern uk garage so not much dist...
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:02 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu ocellatus
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2414
Re: Takifugu ocellatus
Sorry for spelling. Using an iphone!
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:50 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Takifugu ocellatus
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2414
Takifugu ocellatus
Unbelievably, mine is s till here after a couple of years. He or she is in a 150l at 1.012 sg at a temp of between 10 and 20 C depending on season. Filtration is a large intetnal box, a large cannister external, a powerhead with venturi, two protien skimmers for aeration only and a UV. Diet is as va...
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: how can i clean my puffers tank???
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3151
Re: how can i clean my puffers tank???
I'm having algae problems too! I'm getting 'blanket weed' type stringy algae in my trop pond - that's because it's in a conservatory. I do a 50% change every other week and use a 1 inch bore syphon tube (corrugated pond tubing) to an outside drain. It's enough to get the stuff out to a resonable deg...
- Sat May 21, 2011 10:49 pm
- Forum: Puffer of the Month Photo Contest
- Topic: <<<<<May 2011 POTM RELOADED - WINNER ANNOUNCED>>>>>
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4210
Re: *~*~*~*~*~*~May 2011 POTM RELOADED - VOTE NOW~*~*~*~*~*~*
A privilege to be able to vote here. I love the 'burp'! All those puffs made me smile - I'd post one of mine if I could catch the moment. But that Diodon is in another class. The glowing sharp nosed puffer would get my second vote if there were such a thing. Yes, I am up at 3:40 am - waiting for the...
- Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sand query for a semi lurker...
- Replies: 27
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Re: Sand query for a semi lurker...
Just to clarify again: The Takifugu ocellatus might be transferred to the larger tank under the same water conditions it's in at the moment (1.010 s.g, 15C). Double the volume... but I won't try to increase the salinity just yet. No LR for now - I just wanted to ask how some of my LR may be acclimat...