The Puffer Forum

heres a shot of one of my puffers dug into the sand, it made me laugh dosnt he look proud?

hey guys just thought id share. on christmas morning while i was doing the fish tank rounds the last on the list is always puffers, anyway i wandered into the room they are in and for a second i couldnt see any of my hamiltonis then i saw all three sets of eyes just above the sand, they had dug them...

yeah i heard that aswell, i may have to try crickets or something as well, i just want to give em a really wide range of foods to ensure there good health. something i didnt mention inittialy one of the puffers i got is very under weight but now 9 times out of 10 "shes" the one who ends up...

today my guys realised that they lice meal worms and woodies

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heres what i have got so far

amended

im acctuly not gonna wory about it, thanks heeps to many of you here.

Hey champ i have kept messy eaters such as oscars, turtles, barras, jd i asking if if anyone with experiance with puffers who prefer to be in groups to chime in. honestly ill keep an eye on test results rather then random rules of thumb. however if someone has legitiment reasoning id love to hear fr...

Hehe will do i just gotta get a good one

my first post is feeding so far i have found that im probably gonna have some trouble, these guys dont seem to like bloodworm but seing as they are wild caught i figured id try some prawn which they took with some gusto, the didnt however like mealworms..and as with most puffers pond snails are reli...

hey guys as many of you know i have just got my first puffers, much to my dismay there isnt much infomation about them in aquaria so i thought i would take the plunge and try to keep a detailed account of my experiances. flets get the ball rolling on the 6th of november 2012 three of these puffers w...

well i may try breeding em after some tme but ill document that, i know they move inland into low sg water to spawn. oh also i thought i would add that 15cm is the largest thease guys have been seen but they more commonly reach 10-13cm and im just having a ahard time getting my head around the idea ...

fair enough, unfortunatly a larger tank isnt an option, honestly based on my experiance i think they will be fine in the 55 but if problems arise then ill sort em out then, i think the activity level may be higher then usual atm due to the move, the next few weeks will tell

Not being rude but do u read posts prior to replying?

well as promised here are a few pics of the decor, id love some input like i said i really wasnt sure how to go with this but i think it looks pritty cool (and easy to clean) http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee426/daveho1/2012-11-08045702.jpg http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee426/daveho1/2012...

i personally am not a fan uf upgrading when needed eather honestly ill keep an eye on tests as recomemnded, i personaly dont allow nitrates over 20ppm so water quality wont be an issue ( plus i have 3 spare fluval 405s and would like to give a nitrate filter a go) and ill post pics of the decor, i w...