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by Siosal
Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:55 am
Forum: Puffer Breeding
Topic: Ceylon breeding
Replies: 17
Views: 6603

Re: Ceylon breeding

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by Siosal
Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:50 am
Forum: Puffer Breeding
Topic: Ceylon breeding
Replies: 17
Views: 6603

Re: Ceylon breeding

Hi folks. I've managed to get a couple of pics of the fry. Not brilliant, but I'm no photographer. They all seem to favour swimming near the water surface, which differs from other fry I've encountered which tend to stick together looking for food in the substrate. http://i570.photobucket.com/albums...
by Siosal
Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:42 pm
Forum: Puffer Breeding
Topic: Ceylon breeding
Replies: 17
Views: 6603

Re: Ceylon breeding

They have been kept with a plec and a clown loach. I've never fed live fish to them. Here's a vid I took tonight : http://s570.photobucket.com/albums/ss144/Siosalach/?action=view&current=P1000640.flv Copy and paste in address bar http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss144/Siosalach/th_P1000640.jpg
by Siosal
Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:58 am
Forum: Puffer Breeding
Topic: Ceylon breeding
Replies: 17
Views: 6603

Re: Ceylon breeding

Hello Julianchan. The fish are in a 125 litre tank, at 79f brackish water. I do 30% water changes every 5 days, feeding them snails, garden worms and chunks of raw prawn. There is little / no current in the tank as I have attached a spray tube to the filter, which oxygenates the water gently and qui...
by Siosal
Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:05 am
Forum: Puffer Breeding
Topic: Ceylon breeding
Replies: 17
Views: 6603

Ceylon breeding

Hi folks. Around 1 month ago I gave in to what had been niggling me for quite some time. I've kept and bred many species of Cichlid, but I've always been curious about Puffers - I just love owner responsive fish. My EBJD developed popeye and HITH from a young age and was proving imossible to treat. ...