The Puffer Forum

Hi Paws!! Welcome to Pufferforum!! Greetings from Creampuff and myself!! Between the two of us we have had cared for many smaller species of puffers. We must say they are über adorable!! After a two year hiatus, we are considering setting up a tank for Irrubescos. Meanwhile, do contact us if you eve...

Thanks J-P.

Well, Beetroot's happy photo will be up in the main page of the forum for a couple more days before the end of the year. He was POTY for 2010. Memories whenever we see that photo of his.

Dear All, It is with a sullen heart that I announce to you that Beetroot has passed on to Pufferland. After a day and a night of struggling with the unknown ailment, Beety succumbed to the disease. Thank you all for your concern and loads of help. I will now address some of the queries from you and ...

The tank is 4ft x 2ft x 2ft
120 gallons I think

The patch seems to have spread.

My guess is that it charged real hard against the driftwood... there is nothing else in there except that for decor... The patch started off as a scratch and now its like this. Noticed that the forehead area was swollen before this nasty patch turned up. Seems like a very bad bump into the wood or e...

Nope... currently still as in the picture
breathing getting labored

Hi Pufferpunk,
It refers to Beetroot or to the nasty looking patch?

Photo posted!!
Taken this morning...

Decor in the tank are mostly pieces of driftwood that has been in there for many years with him.
There is a corner where its mostly large smooth rocks instead of gravel.
Other inhabitants are 2 cherry barbs

PERIMETERS pH: 6.8 Temp: 28 deg Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: 4 Tank Size: 120 x 60 x 60 (cm) Feeding: 2-3 times weekly primarily with Market Prawns. Occasionally with Fresh water crays or Apple Snails. Changes: Nil Tank Age: 3 years SYMPTOMS - Scratch injuries on "forehead" (ie, betwe...

Hi Nick,
What do you mean by the raw picture?
Do you mean the picture in RAW format?
I could send you the picture for keeps, just let me know how I can do that for you.

Cheers!

BEWARE OF LEAPING FISH!!
That was how mine met with its maker... a trip over the rim.
I kept mine in BW after having it in FW for the first week. It was much happier in the BW.
These fish is so unique and pretty, take good care of them.

I totally agree with Don on his observations. Beetroot tries to play coy with us sometimes and hides behind his favorite piece of driftwood. Then he would pounce upon us and do a little tummy jiggle and then level out and look us eye to eye. Pretty much like a little water puppy. I have been noticin...

Well... seems that this one is going to join my family of odd fishes...
I guess that is the thing that makes keeping puffers interesting. They are NEVER predictable.
Whatever is the case, Fishball is having a swell time in it's tank and that is the most important thing!!

Ok, to help things along, this is a picture of Fishball sleeping on his favorite leaf.

Hi fellow Forum-mates, This post is about my observations of Fishball, my new Congo. We got this little bugger 1 month ago and when we got it, it was a mere inch of a fish. It had grown to twice that size since. What baffles us it that it barely ever buries itself. It spends most of its time in the ...