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- Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:43 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Colomesus Psittacus ( Banded Puffer ) Anyone have any experience keeping one that they would like to share?
- Replies: 4
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Re: Colomesus Psittacus ( Banded Puffer ) Anyone have any experience keeping one that they would like to share?
In all honesty, I expect to get a misidentified SAP puffer. Got one of these guys being shipped to me this week.From the few people I have been able to get in touch with that has kept them they never got to their maximum size of 10"-12". One guy maxed out at just under 9 inches and the ot...
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:22 am
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: Looking for advice on what to do with a stunted Fahaka puffer.
- Replies: 1
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Looking for advice on what to do with a stunted Fahaka puffer.
Let me just start off by saying I'm far from a noob at keeping puffers. I purchased my fahaka back in the spring. He came in about 3 inches and hasn't grown a bit since then even with feeding 3 times a day(different foods for each feeding). Also have soaked his food in vitamins. I always deworm my p...
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 7:23 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Anyone know of a place or person online that has any bigger fahaka puffers for sale?
- Replies: 2
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Anyone know of a place or person online that has any bigger fahaka puffers for sale?
I have exhausted all the places I know to look and I was wondering if anyone knows somewhere that may not show up on your standard search(I.e. Dans fish) that possibly might have large puffers. Or has a decent selection of puffer in general im always looking for new suppliers.. Not looking for full ...
- Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:31 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: New Guy with a Schoutedeni Puffer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1655
Re: New Guy with a Schoutedeni Puffer
I kept my Schoutedeni with just about anything and he did fine. One thing I will tell you to look out for is the silvertip tetra's fin nipping him. They are feisty little things and I had to pull them out of his tank.
- Sun Apr 07, 2019 11:42 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Hmmm...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1288
Re: Hmmm...
Aren't they a brackish fish? Yea and everything I have been able to find out about they can stay at a pretty low level of salinity for most if not al of there life. Mine is just in quarantine in freshwater. Once my Archerfish get here this week I will be quarantining/medding then move them all to t...
- Sun Apr 07, 2019 11:17 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Hmmm...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1288
Re: Hmmm...
Just heard back from Wes, he says: " For sure psittacus. They can live in pure freshwater for a long time" I got one from him last week. Hands down has been one of the coolest I have ever kept. Hasn't shown any aggression other than running a curious Siamese algae eater away from his food...
- Wed Apr 03, 2019 6:37 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Colomesus Psittacus ( Banded Puffer ) Anyone have any experience keeping one that they would like to share?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1010
Re: Colomesus Psittacus ( Banded Puffer ) Anyone have any experience keeping one that they would like to share?
Thank you for the suggestion. I got in contact with him and this is actually one of his fish he imported that I'm getting.Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:55 am Contact Wesley Wong on Facebook, he's been supplying them for years.
- Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:37 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Colomesus Psittacus ( Banded Puffer ) Anyone have any experience keeping one that they would like to share?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1010
Colomesus Psittacus ( Banded Puffer ) Anyone have any experience keeping one that they would like to share?
In all honesty, I expect to get a misidentified SAP puffer.
- Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:43 am
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: I wish the US would put a ban on importing dps. They’re now under vulnerable...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1174
Re: I wish the US would put a ban on importing dps. They’re now under vulnerable...
They are really easy to breed. I did it a few years ago and I'm not good with breeding anything other than snails. I would bet money some of the ones up for sale on eBay are tank raised.
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:28 am
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: palustris and cutcutia puffers in route
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3077
Re: palustris and cutcutia puffers in route
So some bad news. The Cutctuia decided to go carpet surfing on me. Never had a puffer jump out on me before even in my open top tanks. what's worse is my custom made lids are latched down and he managed to jump out of a corner cutout that is 2x2 that has the filter pipe and heater cord running throu...
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 10:08 am
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: Amazon Puffer Teeth
- Replies: 8
- Views: 965
Re: Amazon Puffer Teeth
I would look at getting a bigger tank. I had 5 SAP plus a couple of oddballs set up in a 55g with an auto water changer hooked up to it at one point. I couldn't imagine having 3 in a 20g for both the waste and swimming space. They would swim against the current all day in a 55 using the full length.
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 11:30 am
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: palustris and cutcutia puffers in route
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3077
Re: palustris and cutcutia puffers in route
https://imgur.com/a/JVXN4Wm Got this little dude in today and he has some really good color to him. Great home! Looks spunky just as they usually are. I believe it fully appreciates they extra space you provided to explore. -happy little creatures. I was under the impression that these guys would g...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:19 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: palustris and cutcutia puffers in route
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3077
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:34 am
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: palustris and cutcutia puffers in route
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3077
Re: palustris and cutcutia puffers in route
How do you like the Cutcutia puffers? If wetspot still has them listed when the put up the new list today I think I'm gonna grab me one. They seem pretty aggressive?
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 5:09 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: New Amazon Puffer - skimming glass and won’’t eat :/
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1333
Re: New Amazon Puffer - skimming glass and won’’t eat :/
It took some of mine a few weeks to start eating when I first got them in and I ordered a group of 6 at the time. For the most part, they will never stop pacing the glass from my experience and I would look at investing a powerhead. But he should chill out a bit after he gets used to things. I would...