Pufferfish generally have a reputation for being aggressive loners, but one species that isn’t is the South American pufferfish Colomesus asellus, often simply called the SAP. Continue reading XI. The Nice Puffer: Colomesus asellus, the South American Puffer
Author: Neale Monks
I. Clean Up Crew
Clean-up crews are meaningless in freshwater and brackish aquaria, and only mean something in reef tanks. You don’t need them in ordinary (non-reef) marine tanks anymore than in freshwater tanks. Continue reading I. Clean Up Crew
III. Feeder Fish – The Pros and Cons
Most aquarium fish are carnivores, though their prey is usually small crustaceans and insects. Continue reading III. Feeder Fish – The Pros and Cons
III. Inside the mind of a puffer
Understanding pufferfish behaviour for better pufferfish husbandry
Pufferfish are among the most popular of all the oddball fish, and most aquarium stores carry at least one or two species. There is much about pufferfish that is fascinating, whether it is the fact that many species are highly poisonous through to their bizarre parrot-like beak. Some species do very well in aquaria, learning to recognise their owner and soon learn to beg for food. Continue reading III. Inside the mind of a puffer