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fresh or brachish?

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hello guys..today I saw tetraodon fluvaitilis(I don't know if the name is corect)they were in small cube,10 of them..aren't they brachish puffers?
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Ceylon? They are brackish ~ marine.
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yeah they are black with green but darker then green spoted puffer and they have blue eyes..aren't they gonna dye in fresh water?
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They are not going to die.. not soon at least.. But they will not live long as it not the optimal condition for them. LFS dun care or dun know. Here, believe it or not.. most of my LFS have never heard of brackish water.. only "fresh water with some salt"..
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I don't know why they ordering that kind of fish because in my country people only like cichlids..I would like to help atleast one of them but I don't know how..maybe it is stupid question but how to make brackish water and how to keep water in that condition?
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it requires some testing equipment or a full SW tank.

1 way is got get marine salt and slowly increase the salt level and the other is set up and cycle a marine tank and have the puffer adjust to marine conditions.

The first way is cheap a little at a time but that adds up to $$$, the second way is to spend that $$$ all at once which is actually cheaper.
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hey guys I just saw some of your ceylon puffers on pictures and I think that is not the same puffer I saw today in pet shop..they were darker,more black then green..how to be sure in species..?
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depends on the age and stress of the fish. At the LFS, because they are not in the best of conditions, they may not be showing their full colors.

I think there are only 3 kinds that get mixed up in that group: GSPs (Green spotted), Ceylons and Giant Spotted Pufffers. Sometimes as babies the F8s will get misnamed also.
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if I take one of that puffer how long can he live in fresh water?
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I'm not sure. Honestly though, if you can't keep it in the right conditions then you shouldn't get one. I know you want to help one out but if they sell well the the store may keep getting fish like that in and that wouldn't be good.
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ok then but that is sad I really wanted to help atleast one of them..I'm gonna take two or three lortetis..
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I know, it's tough :( You want to make a difference to one but another one will just take it's place.
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no..he is tarantulaguy1976..
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