The Puffer Forum

I like the idea of the cherry shrimp as I do like that they would have something else to hunt down. How many would I need to start with to give them a prayer of taking hold before they are all mince meat? I think I could get some going in the snail tank. I had the same Idea. I introduced 200 Cherry...

Keep in mind too.. fishkeeping generally measures fish NOT INCLUDING THE TAIL.. that's the proper way to do it. You are very correct to point out the scientific way of measuring a fish is Standard Length (SL) where the fish is measured from the front of the fish to the furthest end of the Caudal Pe...

just out of curiosity ... did you do the design / plumbing on the tanks or did you have a consultant come in and you gave the general idea and they did the design? I designed them and family and friends helped to build them. For the concrete work on the 52,000 I had a person who I sold a motorcycle...

If only

No everything has its limit.

[quote="kilofey"]:shock: woah. the fish in the top right corner at 1:16, is that a 5 star general??? i couldnt tell.... anyway, he is beautiful! absolutely stunning.... No it is not a jewel cichlid. That is a male Fossorochromis rostratus. There are 2 males in the tank both are between 9 a...

any regrets not making the monster salt?. thinking with vertical drilling you could auto top off from the ocean itself hehe :) No although I do like marine fish. I've always been fascinated by Arapaima gigas so the big tank was built for them and they are freshwater. I do keep a few small marine ta...

I have had a girlfriend scuba in the 52,000. Hmmmm..........I forgot to count her toes when she got out. OK, where are you? Because I'm coming over with my gear! Could I ask what you do for a living? I just live working only gets in the way of my water changes...........and I am getting tired... bu...

I just wanted to say arapaimag, that I do envy you for what you've been able to do, however, being a puffer-addict, I would have to have more puffers if those were my tanks! :lol: You must be a man with alot of patience, as I was reading about the making of your 52,000 gallon tank on the Monster Fi...

Flutter wrote:I would love a huge puffer tank one day. A huge one. That you can swim in. You know all those stories you hear as a kid about having your toes bitten off... Muahahaha

I have had a girlfriend scuba in the 52,000. Hmmmm..........I forgot to count her toes when she got out.

:shock: woah. ive always been a cichlid person myself... until i aquired my fahaka and DP.... so im amazed.... btw.... the fish in the top right corner at 1:16, is that a 5 star general??? i couldnt tell.... anyway, he is beautiful! absolutely stunning.... so this is all set up at your house? must ...

Wow, I like longnose gar fish. They're neat. I'm sure you've been asked this many times but how do you feed all of them? What kinds of food do you buy and how much? What happens if they get sick? I feed a huge variety of food including makeral, lake trout, northern whitefish, herring, smelts, shrim...

I just posted this in another thread. Your tanks are huge. I've never heard of an mbu with so many tankmates. I like your alligator gar. I like the gar also. He is my swimming yard stick since he is 36" long. He has had an interesting life with me first in a 180 then a 810 g tank then the 15,0...

just seen this and love the set up. do you ever get casualties to the mbu? My daughter said she saw him eat a cichlid once but in all the years I've watched him I have never seen him eat or injure any. The cichlids tend to be careless around him when he is eating so I am sure he has injured some by...

Another of my crowded tanks

My Mbu puffer

video 1 jan 27 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsDjcfrGMpg

I've always thought that research has shown elephantnose are among the most intelligent fish. Their brain weight to body mass is the same as a dolphin.