toby
- OraLacerta
- Former Staff Member
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- Joined: Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:51 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Tetraodon biocellatus.
RIP: C. travancoricus, Chilomycterus schoepfi. Canthigaster jactator. - Location (country): USA
- Location: USA
It depends on the temperament of the Tobies, but hopefully Bonnie will post something in this thread as she has 3 in her reef tank.
-Michelle
Prevent unnecessary deaths due to disease- quarantine ALL new additions at least 4 weeks in a separate tank before adding to your main display tank!
Puffers: Hindenburg the Figure Eight, 75gallon Brackish
Prevent unnecessary deaths due to disease- quarantine ALL new additions at least 4 weeks in a separate tank before adding to your main display tank!
Puffers: Hindenburg the Figure Eight, 75gallon Brackish
- OraLacerta
- Former Staff Member
- Posts: 573
- Joined: Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:51 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Tetraodon biocellatus.
RIP: C. travancoricus, Chilomycterus schoepfi. Canthigaster jactator. - Location (country): USA
- Location: USA
It will take a while to get the tank cycled (unless you use marine bio-spira), and if you use live rock it may take 6-8 weeks for it to be fish-ready. Since it will be a while until you get your fish, it's a great opportunity to read up on different Tobies to see which ones are best suited for the set-up you desire.
Have you decided what type of tank you're setting up? Figuring out whether you want a reef or a fish-only system will affect your options for stocking your tank. Bonnie has her three in a reef without any problems as of yet, but puffers are a bit risky in reefs.
I'll link to her thread: http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/vie ... php?t=7305
Have you decided what type of tank you're setting up? Figuring out whether you want a reef or a fish-only system will affect your options for stocking your tank. Bonnie has her three in a reef without any problems as of yet, but puffers are a bit risky in reefs.
I'll link to her thread: http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/vie ... php?t=7305
-Michelle
Prevent unnecessary deaths due to disease- quarantine ALL new additions at least 4 weeks in a separate tank before adding to your main display tank!
Puffers: Hindenburg the Figure Eight, 75gallon Brackish
Prevent unnecessary deaths due to disease- quarantine ALL new additions at least 4 weeks in a separate tank before adding to your main display tank!
Puffers: Hindenburg the Figure Eight, 75gallon Brackish
- bonnie3188
- Figure 8 Puffer
- Posts: 127
- Joined: Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:48 am
- Location: Australia
Hi Karol,
I agree with Michelle that it depends on the temperament of the Toby. I started with a Valentini puffer and he was very docile, so I added a Papuan puffer and then just recently another Valentini puffer.
I'd say start with one, and see what his personality is like... also some tobies are said to be more aggressive than others. What ones were you thinking of?
Sounds like it will be a good tank, what are the dimensions of it?
Cheers,
Bonnie
I agree with Michelle that it depends on the temperament of the Toby. I started with a Valentini puffer and he was very docile, so I added a Papuan puffer and then just recently another Valentini puffer.
I'd say start with one, and see what his personality is like... also some tobies are said to be more aggressive than others. What ones were you thinking of?
Sounds like it will be a good tank, what are the dimensions of it?
Cheers,
Bonnie
-Bonnie
- BubblePUffer
- Dwarf Puffer
- Posts: 71
- Joined: Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:03 am
- Location: Edmonton, AB. Ca
- Pufferpunk
- Queen Admin
- Posts: 32776
- 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
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- BubblePUffer
- Dwarf Puffer
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- Joined: Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:03 am
- Location: Edmonton, AB. Ca
My fully cured rock actually is out of the tank from a Home business from a display tank. There is fish and some corals in there and I get to pick my own rock. Most of the LFS here got fully cured LR that everyone to buy and most of them put on their Display tank at the store. If you know what you getting or buying and most reefer having no problem cycle the tank within a week using Live Sand and Live rock.
Puff...Puff...Puff... Bubble Puffer on the way!!!