Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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SamF8
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Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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Hi,

Had a strange appearance in my tank today check out if you think this is puffer fry/young?

Comments welcome

http://youtu.be/Uo_gSoHnCJs
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Re: Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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Definitely not a puffer fry. Possible a molly? What other fish have you kept in that tank?
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Arny
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Re: Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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Hey

It looks like guppy fry.

Do you feed your f8 live fish?

Have you bought any new plants it may have hitchhiked on?
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Re: Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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I do have mollies in the tank but they (I have 2) don't seem to act like a Molly at all and it have a distinctive white belly...

They act like puffers...

How can you be so certain as I can't find a single picture of puffer 8 fry...
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Re: Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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Either way I'm happy, it's my first fry :D
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Puffer snacks lol
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Re: Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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So whatever they are any idea how big they need to be to survive against my puffers...?

Image

White belly, fins really far back, no top fin...most of all it's how they act..

I'll try keep them alive and see...

Any pics of figure of 8 fry anyone?
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Re: Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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There IS a dorsal fin. Awfully skinny, what are you feeding it?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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Nothing specific for it...just looks to be picking at the bottom of the tank I transferred it to...micro blood worm left overs...what should I give them? They are tiny..
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Re: Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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Did you say youve put them in their own tank? If you havent got another tank buy a breeder net. Keep us updated with news and pix please. Im really curious to see what they grownup into. :)
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Re: Figure 8 puffer fry?!

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Yeah it's got it's own heated tank. I will keep you updated.

If it survives. It's eating and swimming a lot more now :)
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