The Puffer Forum

They do not like to bury - they are not very active. Very much the lurker. As to decor - if you can do live plants - they love hanging out in the plants.

You can also use a cone feeder - to minimize losing food in the gravel. I keep a host of shrimp with my DP's...both ghost and amano - they do a good job of catching loose food.

I am lucky with mine red congo. I am his second owner, Lisa was the first....and he is a real sweetheart. Always eats whatever I dangle in front of him - mussel, clam, shrimp, krill, earthworms...he prefers substantial food as you can see - as opposed to itty bitty bloodworms which he has no use for.

My apologies. I thought pics were posted of puffers in the photo section...but its just the tank with some guppies?

So, have you gone ahead and gotten a pair of irrubescos? Not much point in giving advice since you've gotten them anyhow. However, having said that - I have tried the male and female irrubesco pair in a 10 gallon. It is too small a tank...they will search each other out and generally be confrontatio...

I don't think it is T. cochinchinensis...the spot would be red. It looks like a Turgidis to me.

You can certainly use beach sand. I would rinse it thoroughly though. Have you used sand as a substrate before? It is a pain in the butt - you need to stir it frequently to prevent gas pockets from forming...and it gets into your filter mechanisms and buggers them up. Some people love sand bottoms t...

Number 1: Why do you have bumble bee gobies in FW? Number 2: In my experience, the irrubescos will be at each other all the time...until one kills the other...tank size does not matter. In my case, it was the much more aggressive female who terrorized the male till I had to remove him. I think PP ha...

Octopus are escape artists and also very intelligent. Octopus that are not intellectually stimulated die very easy in captivity.

Not a 'pet' for the layman, imo...

Well, here's the thing. F-8's will do brilliantly in low end brackish water - 1.005 to 1.008 or so. You could probably go higher - but why do so? At an SG of 1.005 you will be keeping the puffer quite happy and using much less salt than would be required to keep a higher SG. So, its cheaper for you ...

If you have GSP - their colours can really vary - and depending on the kind of light you have - you could indeed have a GSP that looks on the yellowish side.

Nothing wrong with that. All puffers are individuals.

The Target family of puffs are great. I've had several varieties...some are more active than others....most tend to be lurkers and have to be singletons. I don't think as a family - the Target puffers are very common in the LFS. I see one kind or another 1 or 2 times per year. Perhaps that is why no...

On occasion, during my fish road trips, I have had fish in the bag for nearly 2 hours - never have had a casualty.

Perhaps you could ask at your LFS, about bagging up your fish and then having them shoot some air into the bags for you...that plus a styrofaom cooler - you could be ready to roll.

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Hey LL - "pumpkin" is doing great. Eats out of my hand and is very much a laid back soul. She has been a nice addition to our family.

I'll try and get some new pics of her up soon.