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by Mark7616
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:01 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Carinotetraodon lorteti
Replies: 9
Views: 2843

Carinotetraodon lorteti

Well while I was in wildwoods buying some fish my little girl was facinated by the little puffer that kept swimming up to the glass, she has never taken to a fish like that beofre and couldnt stop talking about it. Well I got my fish and paid and we went for a Mcdonalds well the subject soon turned ...
by Mark7616
Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:08 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: Rescued an 11" Mbu
Replies: 16
Views: 2614

Rescued an 11" Mbu

Well I recently made a thread about a mbu puffer with my current stocking. Well someone just down the road to me had terrible luck with an ammonia spike nearly killing the mbu I helped her get it back to health then her tank has cracked so she has given it to me. I picked it up this afternoon and it...
by Mark7616
Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:24 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: Mbu very tempted what do you keep them in?
Replies: 10
Views: 2267

Re: Mbu very tempted what do you keep them in?

My tank has 2x fx5 and 2x eheim 2252 internals 1200lph each packed with polyfilter. Also run a UV. Mbus are no more sensitive than keeping rays so no problems there my nitrates are never above 40ppm even when my tank was full of big predatory monsters.
by Mark7616
Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:56 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: Mbu very tempted what do you keep them in?
Replies: 10
Views: 2267

Re: Mbu very tempted what do you keep them in?

That would be a no then
by Mark7616
Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:51 pm
Forum: Giant Puffer Species
Topic: Mbu very tempted what do you keep them in?
Replies: 10
Views: 2267

Mbu very tempted what do you keep them in?

Well I have given up on kepping rays in my display tank in my house. I have always been tempted with a mbu just worry about them in a community so to speak. I know they dont mix well with rays and polys but have known people to have success keeping them with other fish. Now would my 8x3x3 be adequat...