The Puffer Forum

A couple of weeks ago I was surprise to find this puffer (pictures below). According to my researches It looks like a Monotrete Turgidus, can you guys confirm that? Thanks

Well If i could really choose I would get a pair of C.Salivator, Its the most beautiful one to me, but i can't find it anywhere here

Yeah I read that they are mislabled but I thought that since the stocklist specifies cochinchinensis, Leirus and Turgidus they might be aware of differences between these species. I'll see how much they would cost and I'll decide. All i know is that the miurus is 25 Euros but this is from another st...

I love the look of the upturned pouty mouth of the miurus. The others aren't really my cup of tea, as they pretty much sit in their cave all day. Pretty cute face though. Forget about ever finding a leirus anyway--haven't seen one available for years. The leirus is actually on the stocklist of the ...

Hi guys!

I got really into puffers lately, and i want to expand my collection. Which one of these four is more interesting in a long term?

Tetraodon cochinchinensis - T.Murius - T.Leirus or M.Turgidus?

The Puffers are great now! They haven't had white spots for almost 10 days now!

I still suggest Kordon Ich-Attack it won't harm your fish and is your best bet if you cannot setup a hospital tank. It has pretty much zero negatives so you would only be out the cost and I can attest that it worked for me with Rams, Rummies and Cardinals recently. I can't find here in Italy the pr...

I can't put salt in the tank because I have chocolate gouramies in it and they are very sensitive to salt. I don't know what to do, if the spots won't go away in the next few days i'm going to use some meds. I can't risk to lose the puffers after been waiting for months to get them! :S

I was looking at them today and i saw that one of them has tiny white spots on the body and fins while the others just some on the fins.. i suspect its Ich. I raised the temperature till 86 degrees, do you guys think its enough? Or should i buy some Med?

Awww I knew it!!! I will never find a male since i ordered them from an online-store weeks ago! And its not easy at all to find them in local stores here in Italy. I wanted to try to breed them..

Ok guys here there are some pictures, sorry for the quality its the best i can make now. None of them seem to have any red color in the fins :S

My 4 C.Irrubescos arrived today!! But they all look females I'll post some pictures for confirmation. Do male have red and dorsal fin right?

Sounds to me like youre going to have to switch the DPs to the 21 gal. and put the 4 irrubescos in the 80 gal. to avoid nipping... Yeah I was thinking about doing that too, but 4 irrubescos can live peacefully all together in the 80 gal?? Also the tank is full of shrimp.. are they shrimp-free like ...

So i guess i should put a pair in this 21 gallon tank and the other one in the 80 gallon tank with the dwarfs..

So I'm finally getting 4 Irrubescos this week! Can't waaaitt!! I'm thinking about leaving the dwarf couple in the big tank and putting the four of them in this 21 gallon tank? Do you think is big enough for them?? I can't deny that i'd like to try to breed them in the future..