The Puffer Forum

When buying clams and such from the store, do they need to be in the shells for the puffers to eat? I have given my puffers (green spotted and target puffer) these things but have to open the shells a bit so they can get inside the shell to eat the "goodies" I live on the coast and have a ...

I think I just have strange fish lol My puffer didn't bother my two Bolivian Rams at all, maybe they were too fast for him, I don't know. I also have a brackish tank with 2 green spotted puffers that share their tank with several mollies, two dragon fish (violet gobies) two knight gobies, and a bumb...

I know what you mean, but I was more feeling bad about my puffer (peek-a-boo) because he just seems so lonely. But I guess he's just being his puffer self and I shouldn't worry. I have been able to keep a couple fish in with him. I added two Bolivian Ram Cichlids about 2 weeks after I got the puffer...

That's funny I"ve had 3 dp's in a tank with guppies, panda cats, adf's for almost a year now. No problems, other than the dp's have kept my snail population in check (was hoping to keep enough to toss in my brackish tank for the gsp's but oh well) I even added about 12 ghost shrimp into the tan...

lol, thanks HIlly, at least it sounds like "noramal" behavoir then. I always worry about him, he's such a cutie! I wish I could put another puffer in with him but before I bought him he had been with another of the same type and was beaten up pretty badly. I had to nurse him back to health...

I have what I belive is a Turgidus, or brown puffer. I"m not 100 % certain, but from all the photos I"ve seen of them I think that is what mine is. He is a fresh water puffer that I know for sure. I"ve had him/her for almost a year now, and have a couple of questions. He (don't know t...

Took some photos of my brackish tank the other night, wanted to share them here with you. I decided to do the tank to look more like marine but also wanted some color and came up with my own "fantasy" type aquascaping. Let me know what you think :) http://picasaweb.google.com/guiltypleasur...

Thanks everyone, I did look at some pictures of the Turgidus online and I think that is what my puffer is too. Looks like they get to about 6 inches and need to be in a tank by itself. If anyone has any other good info on these beautiful puffers I would love to hear it. Mine is eating but doesn't do...

I bought this puffer a few days ago at our lfs and was told that it was a red eyed puffer. I have posted some photos of him/her on another fish site and now find that maybe he/she isn't a red eyed and one thinks maybe it's a Mbu Puffer, if anyone here can help me id this puffer I would be very happy...