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by grup
Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:26 pm
Forum: Puffer Pix and Flix!
Topic: Live Squid meets Hungry Puffer
Replies: 0
Views: 2056

Live Squid meets Hungry Puffer

I don't think the puffer is buying the old ink trick. 41 secs.

by grup
Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:20 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Radio Interview!
Replies: 13
Views: 8894

Re: Radio Interview!

I heard the first 80 minutes of your show this afternoon, and thought you did a nice job.

You sounded relaxed, professional, and informative.

Is the world ready for P. N.N. ? The Puffer News Network ?

Hope he has you back on sometime soon.
by grup
Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:19 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Need advice on switching tanks
Replies: 4
Views: 794

Re: Need advice on switching tanks

I never heard of the salt-soaking thing in 40 years. I don't get it. http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/11310711.html Low budget vinyl tubing outgasses VOCs. PIck up a new roll of the ultra cheap junk, breathe deeply, and you'll pass out. Rock salt solution will kill the smell and the ...
by grup
Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:32 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Need advice on switching tanks
Replies: 4
Views: 794

Re: Need advice on switching tanks

Give Frank a close look over under good light to check for spots, patches, or anything that may require a medical attention. If he's even the slightest bit sick, the transfer may simply have been too stressful when factoring in the "new" water. There HAS to be a water difference between th...
by grup
Wed Mar 04, 2015 5:35 am
Forum: Freshwater Tanks
Topic: Rebuilding Dwarf Puffer Tank
Replies: 6
Views: 1961

Re: Rebuilding Dwarf Puffer Tank

I'd bet that a vintage Russian fighter pilot's full-pressure helmet would make an excellent home for a couple of D/Ps. Just mount the airtight lock collar base onto a 1/2" piece of thick plastic or glass and you'd be digging life. The actual O2 hoses could hide any filter lines. It would also n...
by grup
Tue Mar 03, 2015 4:56 pm
Forum: Freshwater Tanks
Topic: Rebuilding Dwarf Puffer Tank
Replies: 6
Views: 1961

Re: Rebuilding Dwarf Puffer Tank

Great use for the old Zenith tube set, Welch4 ! It would be really cool to find a pedestal set - like this 1959 Philco Predicta, and have a tank cast in the in the picture-tube shape. http://stuckattheairport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Philco-TV-333x500.jpg Image source: http://www.flysfo.com/mu...
by grup
Tue Mar 03, 2015 4:22 pm
Forum: Puffer Pix and Flix!
Topic: Fahaka puffer is not always king of the tank - video - 2:50
Replies: 1
Views: 2050

Fahaka puffer is not always king of the tank - video - 2:50

Large Pleco is really working over this poor Fahaka.

It's obviously past time for these two fish to be moved apart.

Action starts at about the :56 second point.

by grup
Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:01 pm
Forum: Puffer Pix and Flix!
Topic: Puffer with tooth problems - video
Replies: 5
Views: 3289

Re: Puffer with tooth problems - video

I've trimmed way worse! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/Pufferpunk/Puffer%20Dentistry/DenisesPuffer3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/Pufferpunk/Puffer%20Dentistry/DenisesPuffer2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/Pufferpunk/Puffer%20Dentistry/DenisesPuffer.jpg PP, can you ...
by grup
Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:17 pm
Forum: Puffer Pix and Flix!
Topic: Puffer with tooth problems - video
Replies: 5
Views: 3289

Puffer with tooth problems - video

I felt kinda bad for this big guy. Jump to the 2:30 - 2:40 point for a good look at his teeth.


by grup
Sat Feb 21, 2015 3:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does sound affect our wet friends happiness
Replies: 7
Views: 1290

Re: Does sound affect our wet friends happiness

I've wondered about this one myself. Having done a fair share of diving and fishing along beach and reef surf zones, I've noted wave impact areas do make loud underwater grinding noises non-stop. There never seems to be a shortage of fish living and feeding there. My guess is that if an aquarium fis...
by grup
Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:48 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Transitioning a baby dwarf puffer's food
Replies: 6
Views: 6383

Re: Transitioning a baby dwarf puffer's food

The trick on any new aquarium fish is to get it to start eating, period. Most small fish relish live brine shrimp for two reasons: 1. They're alive, and that spasmodic swimming motion triggers an automatic predator response. 2. They're bite sized. <slorp> I'd suggest live baby brine shrimp first. No...
by grup
Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When Wild Puffers Attack - Ouch !
Replies: 18
Views: 3957

Re: When Wild Puffers Attack - Ouch !

This is dated, but I'm amazed this puffer hasn't had this man's fingers for lunch.

It's amazing what some fish will endure to get fed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWbq7OnTUwE
by grup
Sun Feb 08, 2015 1:24 pm
Forum: Marine Puffers
Topic: I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?
Replies: 6
Views: 1738

Re: I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?

Let's hope the Molly doesn't go into full "Dolphin Woodstock" mode. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/dolphins-high-puffer-fish-nature-show/story?id=21385692 "Filmmakers at John Downer Productions recorded the dolphins snacking on the puffer fish for the documentary "Dolphins: Spy...
by grup
Sat Feb 07, 2015 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When Wild Puffers Attack - Ouch !
Replies: 18
Views: 3957

Re: When Wild Puffers Attack - Ouch !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykH1HrFUjS8

Watch the cat go for the sub at the 1:07 point.

This guy is stressing his fish out.

I wonder if he's been bit ? I'd say yes.
by grup
Sat Feb 07, 2015 10:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When Wild Puffers Attack - Ouch !
Replies: 18
Views: 3957

Re: When Wild Puffers Attack - Ouch !

Tetraodon Lineatus gets visit from rc submarine....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_QrY2l31J0

I wonder if that plastic sub has a large hole in it now ?