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- Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:55 am
- Forum: Puffer Breeding
- Topic: Ceylon breeding
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6622
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:50 am
- Forum: Puffer Breeding
- Topic: Ceylon breeding
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6622
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...
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:42 pm
- Forum: Puffer Breeding
- Topic: Ceylon breeding
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6622
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¤t=P1000640.flv Copy and paste in address bar http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss144/Siosalach/th_P1000640.jpg
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:58 am
- Forum: Puffer Breeding
- Topic: Ceylon breeding
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6622
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...
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:05 am
- Forum: Puffer Breeding
- Topic: Ceylon breeding
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6622
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. ...