The Puffer Forum

There's some chasing going on at the moment and new boy spends a fair bit of time hiding from the valentini. I know you take chances with any puffer, but anyone for any ideas? The new boy has plenty of hiding spaces but I dint want him dying of stress. I am contemplating trying him in my 155L reef t...

Agreed. I have seen my valentini take the one nip at a toadstool leather but i wouldn't trust them with more precious corals at all. I just have a few mushrooms and some leathers in the tank at the moment which I hope to increase numbers of, but it will all depend on how the two tobys behave as to w...

How have you got on with this Larry? I have a cleaner shrimp in my reef tank and it annoys all the corals so I would be interested in seeing how your valentini got on with the larger shrimps. I know it's a risk with any puffer/crustacean combo, but my tobys don't bother my corals at all or the blue ...

Mine are happily grazing on small marine snails that I seem to breed easily in my pico tank and I also crush up defrosted clams and drop them in the tank so they have to chew through the bits of shell to get to the meat. Small shrimps too

Well, my tank is now fully stocked fish wise with a gorgeous Leopard Toby who has already settled in nicely with Moomin, Zippy and Norman :D Here it is... he's had the inspection from Moo while in bag http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/jennybugs/Akva%20marine/to1.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/a...

Certainly not! Overstocking is not my bag, baby

Ooooh I'm excited! My LFS are going try try and get me a small leopard toby! Failing that a small solorensis. They'll try and get it used to being with a valentini before I take it home :D the valentini has been called Moomin or Moo for short as I think it looks like a fresian cow and the blue cheek...

Look who's out and about! I came home from work today to be amazed to see the blue cheek goby right out in the open and not even fussed about seeing me staring in at him. Even when I grabbed the camera he didn't budge and I was pleased to see he's fattening up well :D He's a handsome devil http://i1...

Well I had not expected to be so taken with the Valentini's but when I saw this little chap out of a group of three they had in, the fact he kept coming up to the glass to look at me rather than flee from my big face, really endeared me to him :redface: I would love a leopard but the val is so cute ...

So, I am a little upset. Went to pick up the two tobys from My LFS and the P. solarensis was missing from the tank. On enquiring (thinking the fish had been sold) I was told he died some time during the week! I am so saddened by that news, especially as the owner had pm'd me before she went on holid...

Aw Shame!
corals are in and opening up already after half an hour so let's hope the puffs don't mind them

Oh mushrooms I can do with ease I have them dotted everywhere in my other tank. That would leave space for new corals in that tank too

Im going to move them all over tonight with any luck. I love this stage o a new tank!

Glad to report all is well with the two tobys who are the best of pals in the LFS tank along with a longnose hawkfish and all are coming home with me soon. The tank is all hunky dory and ready to rock and roll and the corals are going in tomorrow evening but not being secured in case I need to whip ...

Just a quick couple of iphone shots from the LFS yesterday....





Trying not to get too excited in case they don't get on together too well

Oooh congratulations Lisa!