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by PufferGhoti
Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:56 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: help me id this puffer
Replies: 9
Views: 1388

Re: help me id this puffer

Just saw the video... that's not even a A. hispidus. It's a A. reticularis. But what I said about A. hispidus above is also true for A. reticularis, e.g. in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. I agree Reticularis, not seen that color form (i.e. that dark but could be the video) the Retulicaris all seem to com...
by PufferGhoti
Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:11 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Urgent help to identify puffer
Replies: 10
Views: 1464

Re: Urgent help to identify puffer

Pufferpunk wrote:Looks like a M Turgidus but I'm not the best at IDing the lurkers. Did you check the Pufferpedia?

Yep Turgidus...
by PufferGhoti
Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:38 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: dwarf puffer not eating, very skinny
Replies: 15
Views: 6026

Re: dwarf puffer not eating, very skinny

Heavy planted and driftwood Inhabitants: 1 male dwarf puffer Light on 8hrs/day Ammonia- 0 Nitrate- edit between 5 and 10..not 0 Nitrite -0 Temp-79 Ph – 8.2 Chlorine-0 Water change 10% once a week adding prime as a dechlorinater I am little surprised at pH=8.2, do you have hard water or limestone ba...
by PufferGhoti
Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:03 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: dwarf puffer not eating, very skinny
Replies: 15
Views: 6026

Re: dwarf puffer not eating, very skinny

Unfortunately, water column bacteia cannot do all the jobs we need to have done to keep our wet pets alive and healyhy. HTH That was never suggested or implied, Just that some bacteria can be found in the water column which can be helpful in "cycling" a tank, why add liquid containing ben...
by PufferGhoti
Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:51 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: dwarf puffer not eating, very skinny
Replies: 15
Views: 6026

Re: dwarf puffer not eating, very skinny

There is also plenty of the bacteria in the water column is not zero just less significant but you can seed tanks with a water column transfer but better to use filter media or substrate. I understand refreshing the environment via water changes and garlic to entice +ve feeding response. What about...
by PufferGhoti
Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:39 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: dwarf puffer not eating, very skinny
Replies: 15
Views: 6026

Re: dwarf puffer not eating, very skinny

There is also plenty of the bacteria in the water column is not zero just less significant but you can seed tanks with a water column transfer but better to use filter media or substrate. I understand refreshing the environment via water changes and garlic to entice +ve feeding response. What about ...
by PufferGhoti
Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:40 am
Forum: Puffer Pix and Flix!
Topic: a couple shots of my puffers
Replies: 10
Views: 3261

Re: a couple shots of my puffers

good pictures by the way and you seem to understand the succession plan for tank sizes etc..
by PufferGhoti
Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:36 am
Forum: Puffer Pix and Flix!
Topic: a couple shots of my puffers
Replies: 10
Views: 3261

Re: a couple shots of my puffers

Pufferpunk wrote:LOL, then you should look over some of our past contests!

This certainly encourages past participants especially when you don't get enough you entries POTM on the basis of 1entry per month lol!
by PufferGhoti
Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:36 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Sap info please :)
Replies: 14
Views: 2097

Re: Sap info please :)

I think a 48" 55g tank would be long enough & large enough for4-5 SAPs. We have had our three in a 55gallon for around 2years now, we provide 2 counter current power circulators close to both long axes so they are basically swimming against the flow most if the time. Our usual x2-3 over fi...
by PufferGhoti
Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:42 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Advise SAP
Replies: 30
Views: 3624

Re: Advise SAP

we have had our SAPs for close to a year now, they were picky eaters but the key is high flow as they seem to like high currents. For food we try to provide a variety of seafood. minishrimps work very well (Asian supermarket freezer section), pieces of langoustine with shell on them. cuttlefish etc....
by PufferGhoti
Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:02 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Baby Ceylon Puffers on Ebay
Replies: 51
Views: 7626

Re: Baby Ceylon Puffers on Ebay

These are great fish, Its good to see them in North America and one of my favorite puffers, a year ago they were on the lists but never made it to our area. We will be looking for them now we are seeing them imported. They are sort of a "happy puffer" even though that is personification of...
by PufferGhoti
Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:45 am
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: Resuced - Need some advice
Replies: 33
Views: 4764

Re: Resuced - Need some advice

I would not worry about the dark shading on the stomach (seen it before), don't think its anything. concentrate on getting the food diversity up to give strength and add some flow to exercise (S)he.. the dark coloration may be lots of yellow in your white bulb.. we have a temporary lighting arrangem...
by PufferGhoti
Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Will figure 8's get along with cutcutia puffer
Replies: 21
Views: 2484

Re: Will figure 8's get along with cutcutia puffer

Not brain-dead, just misinformed & uneducated in the world of puffers, as are most LFS employees! :/ I would prefer to be labelled as misinformed than ignorant. To me ignorance suggests that you have no desire to learn. But hey that's the English language for you; many words can have similar me...
by PufferGhoti
Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Will figure 8's get along with cutcutia puffer
Replies: 21
Views: 2484

Re: Will figure 8's get along with cutcutia puffer

Not brain-dead, just misinformed & uneducated in the world of puffers, as are most LFS employees! :/ Basically I agree, but we should find out who does the ordering and go back to them and educate those people rather than passively sitting back and criticizing. So many times I have been told th...