The Puffer Forum

On another note I did buy a small group of irrubescos from them, they are v quickly becoming one of my fave puffers, real characters. My experience is that it takes a few weeks for puffers to settle in, but these from day 1 swim to the front of the tank to beg for food literally the second I walk in...

Thanks Astrid, I may just be in luck, one of my most trusted LFS called me today to say that there was some captive bred schoutedenis on their supply list!! they are going to call me back with a price...here's hoping!! I have a 500L ready for a group of them... interesting that they are captive bred...

My lfs got 15 in last week. Still no schoutedeni though

Hi all, I have had my baby fahaka (Frank!) for about 3.5 weeks now. Initially he was eating really well on bloodworm, small snails and pretty much anything. He is about 2 inches. Last week I 'de-wormed' him by soaking bloodworms in flubendazol for an hour or 2 before feeding them to him, day 1 he at...

Hi all,

I am going to plant two of my puffer tanks (a 500L and a 200L). My experience with live plants to date has not been great.

What chemicals do you use to keep the plants alive?

Is there any chemicals that I should avoid that puffers are sensitive to?

Thanks

Hi all, My LFS has just received a delivery of carinotetradon irrubescos at a good prices. I know they are fairly rare and quite cool so want to get some. From my understand, these are less aggressive then most and so multiple fish can be kept in one tank. The only spare tank I have right now is 200...

Thanks PP i will look into that. Can I just drop that into the main tank? What about liquifry?

Definitely 1 or 2 try swimming about. Tried to catch one to put in a breeding trap but missed. Turned the lights on and I think they have hidden.

Will the parents eat them??

How can I get food in the main tank for them?

Hi all

I can't contain my excitement. I just went to check my pair of humpbacks and was a couple of humpback fry!!! What should I do? Do they eat their young??

Thanks.

Hi I did think that, but surely do to the size difference the dwarfs wouldnt take on the mbu?

Hi all Firstly, I don't currently have a mbu, I am planning my dream puffer tank that I Hope to get in the next year. From my research it seems most people agree that a mbu can be kept with tankmates, ideally smaller ones. How about with dwarf puffers? I am picturing a 1000gal with 100 dwafs and a m...

Hi Having fallen in love with my new fahaka I'm already looking for a second one. I do have a 450 litre tank with a 5x2 footprint available that I was going to use for oscar s but instead may go fahaka The tank has been cycling 2 weeks so is not mature. The fahaka i have seen is 4 inches. In a450 li...

Dose

Just a one off doe? Thanks

PS I am using flubendazol as it is the only medication I have been able to source locally