Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tank)

Kick back & chat about whatever you feel like. Off topic discussion.
Post Reply
User avatar
G S P Freak
Green Spotted Puffer
Posts: 421
Joined: Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:58 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Figure Eight Puffers, Binks (29G)
Dwarf puffers, named "He-Puffer" (male) and She-puffer (female) (10g)
Non-puffer:
1 Red-eared slider, Tortuga (female)(100g)
1 rubber lip pleco
Location (country): USA, Indiana

Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tank)

Post by G S P Freak »

Image
I was browsing goodwill, and I found this! Was only 5.99+tax, and considering retail is like $30-40, I couldn't pass up trying it out. At first I thought about buying a betta (GF has wanted one for a while) or a goldfish, but then I though there is no reason it couldn't work for a puffer, they're smarter than goldfish! So when I have time, probably during thanksgiving or christmas break, I might try to see if I can train Binks :lol:.
No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.
-John Ruskin-
"I have to laugh when people call fish-keeping a hobby, if anything, it's a science... and for some, an obsession." - Me
User avatar
Pufferpunk
Queen Admin
Posts: 32764
Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Chicago
Contact:

Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan

Post by Pufferpunk »

Let us know how this works for you!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
User avatar
sgtmyers88
Moderator
Posts: 1292
Joined: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:37 am
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Green Spotted Puffers
Location (country): USA
Contact:

Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan

Post by sgtmyers88 »

Fantastic a puffer wold be the perfect subject for this.
WARNING: Puffers are mischievous little blimps with enchanting powers. You may not be content with having just one.
User avatar
Welch4
Fahaka Puffer
Posts: 698
Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2014 5:22 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: 1 GSP
Location (country): USA
Location: Abington,MA

Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan

Post by Welch4 »

One of my lfs pointed this out when i was buying the r2 target feeder. And yea its normally like $45. Would love to hear how the puff does with it.
Forget other advice about puffers you don't hear here - Pufferpunk
User avatar
BedScien
Green Spotted Puffer
Posts: 321
Joined: Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:49 pm
My Puffers: Green Spotted Puffer (marine, 100L / 26 US GAL)
Location (country): England

Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan

Post by BedScien »

Fourty-five dollars? Jesus First-World Christ.
mblahahahaha mmmyeessss

'It's true because I read it on the internet' - Everyone
User avatar
luigimbu
Puffer Fry
Posts: 44
Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:29 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Luigi the 18in mbu
Desmond the Gsp 4in (rehomed)
4 large Frontosas
Climbing pearch
Clown knife fish 20inch
And a nice new reef tank setup
Location (country): England dorset shaftesbury
Location: England shaftesbury dorset

Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan

Post by luigimbu »

Great can't wait to hear how this goes
User avatar
DMD123
Fahaka Puffer
Posts: 573
Joined: Tue May 13, 2014 3:39 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Tetraodon baileyi (Hairy Puffer, named Gizmo)
Location (country): USA
Location: Lakewood, WA

Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan

Post by DMD123 »

Something to think about: Most of my fish have a natural fear of a net and swim away. So this training them to put the ball in the net (goal)... will it make it easier for me to catch my fish since they will be trained to go into the net? :lol:
300g Pearsei x1, Bala Sharks x 3, Dabola endli (Tinkisso river) x1, Ansorgii x1
65B Hairy Puffer
65B Angel fish x1, Monk tetra x7, BN Pleco x2
90G red devil
90G Trimac
46G Bowfront Community tank
30G Growout
User avatar
G S P Freak
Green Spotted Puffer
Posts: 421
Joined: Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:58 pm
Gender: Male
My Puffers: Figure Eight Puffers, Binks (29G)
Dwarf puffers, named "He-Puffer" (male) and She-puffer (female) (10g)
Non-puffer:
1 Red-eared slider, Tortuga (female)(100g)
1 rubber lip pleco
Location (country): USA, Indiana

Re: Never guess what I found at Goodwill... (hint: not a tan

Post by G S P Freak »

DMD123 wrote:Something to think about: Most of my fish have a natural fear of a net and swim away. So this training them to put the ball in the net (goal)... will it make it easier for me to catch my fish since they will be trained to go into the net? :lol:
Hah, never thought of it like that, I doubt itd worked that way though. I think after a while they'd realize the moving net = swim away!!
I'll try to keep you guys updated, but with finals coming up I won't have time to attempt this until break, so it may be a week or two until I can update. If all goes well I plan to make vids!
No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.
-John Ruskin-
"I have to laugh when people call fish-keeping a hobby, if anything, it's a science... and for some, an obsession." - Me
Post Reply