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by pufferjkb
Sun Mar 05, 2017 11:23 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: RIP Filbert ='{
Replies: 20
Views: 5357

Re: RIP Filbert ='{

I'm very sorry for your loss of Filbert. He seems to have been an excellent fish friend.
by pufferjkb
Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:08 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Help pick the puffer for this tank!
Replies: 9
Views: 1051

Re: Help pick the puffer for this tank!

A book I have on fish cognition says this is something some fish species do when faced with some unfamiliar thing.

If the inspector fish survives the inspection it gains status with its shoal mates which can help with mating status etc.
by pufferjkb
Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:30 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Hairy Puffer Basics please
Replies: 2
Views: 1809

Re: Hairy Puffer Basics please

Thanks for the info about your Hairy, Pufferpunk.

They are fascinating!
by pufferjkb
Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:11 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Help, possible Ammonia spike
Replies: 29
Views: 2280

Re: Help, possible Ammonia spike

I too am sorry. All living creatures are a wonder. The loss of any of them is a grief.
by pufferjkb
Fri Oct 21, 2016 11:46 pm
Forum: Marine Puffers
Topic: Tank Size for Porcupine?
Replies: 8
Views: 2025

Re: Tank Size for Porcupine?

My reference above should be to the Northwest Atlantic, not the Northeast Atlantic. Sorry for the error.
by pufferjkb
Fri Oct 21, 2016 10:02 pm
Forum: Marine Puffers
Topic: Tank Size for Porcupine?
Replies: 8
Views: 2025

Re: Tank Size for Porcupine?

There's confusion caused by the names used. The diodons are collectively referred to as the Porcupine fish family. In the NE Atlantic these are Diodon Hystrix, Diodon Holocantus, and assorted Burrfish. The big, 2 foot one is Diodon Hystrix. It is also the one the scientists have officially named THE...
by pufferjkb
Wed Oct 19, 2016 12:29 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: UK EU Referendum
Replies: 14
Views: 4385

Re: UK EU Referendum

Another reason to be a (female) puffer: Politicians are unlikely to grope you, and if they do you can spike them or bite their finger off. :-)
by pufferjkb
Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OMG look at this video
Replies: 6
Views: 1362

Re: OMG look at this video

My Youtube access is kind of wierd. Can you say what this Video's Youtube name is?
by pufferjkb
Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:18 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: thinking of picking up a gsp but....
Replies: 39
Views: 3838

Re: thinking of picking up a gsp but....

And heaven knows, we have lots of Walmarts in Canada. LOL
by pufferjkb
Sun Oct 09, 2016 5:40 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: UK EU Referendum
Replies: 14
Views: 4385

Re: UK EU Referendum

Another reason to wish to be a puffer fish: no nasty politics.
by pufferjkb
Mon Oct 03, 2016 11:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NEW SERVER--We need YOUR Help!--UPDATE
Replies: 77
Views: 350606

Re: NEW SERVER--We need YOUR Help!--UPDATE

I couldn't read library articles before unless someone (usually Pufferpunk) posted a direct link to a particular article.

Now I have direct access to the Library articles myself. THANKS!!
by pufferjkb
Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:57 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: We are back.
Replies: 23
Views: 6744

Re: We are back.

thanks very much for the upgrade.

will the read unread comments feature be back?

pufferjkb
by pufferjkb
Sun Sep 25, 2016 12:27 am
Forum: Puffer Breeding
Topic: Fahaka Puffer Breeding?
Replies: 7
Views: 4560

Re: Fahaka Puffer Breeding?

How do fahakas breed in the wild without killing each other?
by pufferjkb
Sun Jun 26, 2016 1:04 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: UK EU Referendum
Replies: 14
Views: 4385

Re: UK EU Referendum

i agree with eieio's comment about what's really at stake. It's interesting that the media (at least the one's I've seen) are ignoring this as a major cause of the "leave" vote anf focusing on more right oriented issues like limiting immigration Heaven forbid that they admit that the ECC p...
by pufferjkb
Wed May 25, 2016 7:49 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Possible New Tetraodon Miurus
Replies: 38
Views: 6647

Re: Possible New Tetraodon Miurus

Sorry that he's gone. He was a gorgeous fish.

Do you still have a different red miurius now or are you having to do without?