The Puffer Forum

Thanks people, i will take your advice into consideration and act promptly on the change of conditions

Takifugu ocellatus i believe, i just received them along with 2 gsp, they have been kept in freshwater so far they are roughly 5 inches long. they look healthy enough. reccomend a slow increase in sg? 0.002 a week?? thanks

Anyone have any info on the fugu puffer? and the availability of them in the uk?

Water params etc would be great...

Thanks

Mine was custom ordered, i payed the full price and left him in the shop for about 6 weeks while i kept an eye on tank parims. just to make sure the tank was good to go!

Lol pinned down! harsh, my only limitations are my old dear stopping me get more tanks in my room. i got 9 already so i think shes gotta point!

Yeah some good points there, all i tend to spend my money on is fish keeping anyway! i know hes gunna need a bigger tanks when hes getting on. i am always looking for bigger tanks and it shouldnt be to much of an issue to get hold of one.

Thanks for the stories and info!

Was not intending to offend, i was just stating that i can provide a sufficient home for it, i can easily obtain a 7x3 but for the time being it isnt nessesary. Everytime someone mentions a mbu puffer on the forum they seem to get pummeled with questions and statements of need for the fish, i unders...

Good for you. he is in better hands with me than someone unwise to their potential size, a suitable sized tank is well within my budget and have good knowledge on how to keep the fish healthy and happy as possible.

Thanks for the input

I know the growth limitations of this fish and researched thoroughly before i bought it, i wouldnt have purchased the fish if i knew i couldn't provide a suitable aquarium for it in the long run.

Oh forgot to mention, filteration on the 100 gallon is a tetratec 700 and a 1200, and on the 250 is a trickle filter with bio media, etc

Yeah some good points there, especially about the terrororial times. he is at roughly 3-4 inch, he will be in either my 100 gallon or my 250 gallon, hoping to get some ziare to mix him with. i like to keep things biotope with my tanks, same distribution etc on the fish. would like to get some rays i...

Anybody know anything about the possibilities of mixing mbu with some larger frontosas?

Any imput would be great

Thanks

Do you think a rio 400 would be sufficient for a lineatus? i have my 5 inch mbu moving to my 250 gall soon and i would love to have both species at once.

Sweet nice to hear about your fish, i wont be mixing the mbu in that case, i wont be buying any new world cichlids due to the ammonia etc levels in the tank, i was only asking about the mbuna due to me having a tank full and my electricity bill being through the roof. I will be getting a 7x3x3 when ...

Hi all, soon i am putting my 4 inch mbu in a rio 400, i am wondering if i can keep small malawi cichlids with the mbu, i know they are buggers for nipping etc so i am wondering if the space will clear the aggression, any imputs would be great.

thanks a lot

Dom