The Puffer Forum

Thanks for that. Is $25 equivalent to £12.50 Sterling??

Congrats to the winner its nice that 1st, 2nd and 3rd place went to 3 puffer owners in the UK.

Ps whats the prize for winning the competition??

Neil ( Owner of JJ the fahaka)

I originally bought mine of the internet by visiting this site http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk I paid £30 for him/her at the time he/she was 6" and is now about 9". Good Luck.

Neil

Firstly need to know where you are in the UK if your near to Uxbridge in Middlesex they were selling some at Maidenhead Aquatics the Iver Heath branch for only £10 (real bargain). I saw these just before Xmas. Heres the site address I hope it helps http://www.maidenheadaquatics.co.uk

Neil

Meet JJ the Fahaka he is about 9" now and hopefully yours will get to this size one day. Good luck

Neil

he is currently in a 5ft tank and obviously because of there aggression he is in there on his own.

Neil the Brit

im considering it he doesn't like me every time I get close to the tank he trys to jump out, lol.

Neil the Brit

Hi guys

I am thinking of selling my Fahaka he is currently about 9" I just wondered if anyone knew how much I would get for him??

Neil

Hi Guys, I was looking in my LFS in the UK and noticed that they were selling Topaz Puffers now I spoke with one member of staff and asked if these will be able to survive in freshwater he has 2 currently living in freshwater and according to him they are thriving well. Just need your opinion on thi...

At that time I think he had just eaten, but saying that he did suffer with constipation for a while. Someone recommended epson salts and now he is a bit thinner and also going a bit more regular.
I have had him for 6months and in that time I think he has grown 2".

Neil

Here is a pic of JJ my Fahaka he is currently about 8 - 9 "

Nice looking fish where did you manage to get him from. I searched for 3 months for a Fahaka for sale in the UK without no joy in the end I managed to buy one from a person who was selling one on the internet. I paid £30 for him/her and at the time he/she was about 6". JJ is now about 8 - 9&quo...

This is a message for manutius. Hi there I live in Ruislip, Middlesex what is in the UK I would appreciate it if you could send me some riccia. At the moment I have Amazon Sword in my puffer tank and its growing nicely, but unfortunately the puffer likes to bite a chunk out of the stem. Thanks again...

Ooooooooops I am so very sorry rather a little mishap on my behalf, lol

Neil the Brit

Hi guys,

I keep a Fahaka Puffer called JJ and recently I had noticed the sand substrate is turning green obviously caused by algae any suggestions how I can solve this problem apart from cleaning the sand every so often??

Neil