The Puffer Forum

Not sure; there were several pics of the puffers, they looked OK but who knows when the photos were taken

Sad news....he passed away. He arrived very thin and kind of weak. I couldn't get him to eat. I tried live earthworms, live blackworms (which he was supposed to be eating) clams, Mysis, bloodworms, squid, plankton, even Mysis. Even with garlic he wouldn't touch anything. Water perameters were checke...

Yes, I've been looking at an acrylic 120 gal. tank, 48x24x24. I've always had glass tanks; are acrylic tanks lighter in weight than glass? I was thinking that they were, as I have tanks already that weigh a lot, for this old farmhouse lol

Yep, Trevor I put fish food flakes in every day. I tested the water just a while ago: Ph - 7.6 Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 5.0 ppm Temp. 82F This is the 29 gallon. I put a little instant ocean in with my water change, SG barely readable 1.001 Thanks for asking, you are not patronizing me, I ap...

20L brackish has been cycled with dead shrimp/fish foods I put stuff in daily. (Figure 8) Been running for about 6 weeks. Tank for Buddha is freshwater, 29 gallon, cycling with filter media from another long established freshwater tank, been running for about 2 weeks. I do have a bottle of Safestart...

I should add that the "Golden Buddha" is currently in freshwater..

YES I ORDERED ONE.....COULD NOT RESIST I will do a final water change tomorrow-ammonia trace, 0 nitrate, 5.0 Nitrate at present in the 29 gal. freshwater API kit. Should I add a small amount of Instant Ocean, less than 1.002 so the bacteria won't die, with the water change or should I keep it fresh,...

Re: sphoeroroides rosenblatti Also found out that they do not go out into the ocean, they are inshore puffs. They predate small periwinkle snails in the mangrove swamps and channels, even jumping out of the water up to one foot to snag the snails when the snails are <8 to 12 mm; can't crush the shel...

Hi PP, I always knew you were a puffer enabler! I am still thinking about this puff; I have a bottle of safestart on hand, tank is almost ready, with a soft sand substrate (carib sea Tahiti moon), live plants, a freezer full of puffer food, a cultivated snail tank for my GSP and Ceylon, I can always...

Sphoeroides rosenblatti

Hi Did more research and found that this is a sphoeroides rosenblatti. Not a lot is known about these puffers, but they have been found in brackish/freshwater estuaries, and mangrove swamps in South America west coast. They seem to start in freshwater and end up marine like other species of puffer. ...

I am weakening; please talk me out of getting one of these I need to go to puffers anonymous

Update: Question: Babies or adults, more info please Answer: Babies, he saw one 5". Peaceful, kept together All fins intact, healthy, eat live bloodworms. Makes a dolphin noise when taken out of the water (OMG) Yikes I feel like buying one just to rescue it, and see what I end up with (huge, ki...

sorry Golden Buddha

Hey folks, please help Arny and me identify a puffer for sale on ebay. Arny so kindly posted pictures of the fish; see them in the Classified section Thanks!!