Hi! My name is Amy. I don't have a puffer, or even a saltwater tank (yet!), but after spending the last few days reading the forum and researching puffers and saltwater I decided to register and introduce myself
Currently I've just got a 15gal freshwater tank with guppies, cory cats and a nasty snail infestation.
A few days ago my boyfriend and I visited our small local saltwater fish store to look at light fixtures for his freshwater planted tank (besides the saltwater shop all we've got nearby is a Petsmart). While we were there I saw a porcupine puffer and instantly fell in love. Since then I've been trying to learn all I can about them and figure out how to fit an appropriately sized tank in my apartment (actually, I'm more concerned about the weight of a tank that big than I am about the space it'll take up). I doubt I'll be able to get a tank for a while, so for now I'm just gathering information and daydreaming about having an enormous tank.
My Puffers: 55g (2) GSP, (2) Maroon Clownfish, (1) blue damsel, And some soft corals and 1 Nem 45g FW community 20g snail and shrimp breeding tank for puffers
My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus Punkster, the 4" red T miurus Mongo, the 4" A modestus 2 T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan Also kept: lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
Hi, welcome to the forum. I was thinking the exact same thing as what PufferPunk posted. You could always get some freshwater puffers until a time when you can afford to get a bigger (much bigger) tank for the porcupine puffer. Freshwater puffers can be loads of fun too, and there are lots to choose from. Take a look at the PufferPedia (click on the "learn" tab at the top of the page), there's all sorts of puffers in there.
Fahaka------------------- Had to give it away Auriglobus modestus-----Traded Auriglobus silus ---------Died during transport. Figure Eight Puffers -----Sold and or traded Dwarf Puffers ------------Traded Congo Puffer ------------Traded South American Puffers -Traded Carinotetraodon lorteti --Died under my supervision :(
Pufferpunk wrote:Hi, You do know there are tons of FW puffers, right?
Yeah, I've been reading up on a few of the FW ones too. If I went that way I'd have to order one online - I've never seen FW puffers locally. For some reason ordering fish online makes me nervous. I'd rather be able to watch the fish for a while and pick one out than just have one dropped off on my porch, I guess. I'd still need a new tank since I don't think a puffer would work out very well in my guppy tank.
The little porcupine I saw the other day was the first live puffer I've ever seen. It's started a real SW fascination for me. I'd probably start small and make sure I could handle the maintenance of a SW tank instead of going straight for the porc.
Fahaka------------------- Had to give it away Auriglobus modestus-----Traded Auriglobus silus ---------Died during transport. Figure Eight Puffers -----Sold and or traded Dwarf Puffers ------------Traded Congo Puffer ------------Traded South American Puffers -Traded Carinotetraodon lorteti --Died under my supervision :(
Fahaka------------------- Had to give it away Auriglobus modestus-----Traded Auriglobus silus ---------Died during transport. Figure Eight Puffers -----Sold and or traded Dwarf Puffers ------------Traded Congo Puffer ------------Traded South American Puffers -Traded Carinotetraodon lorteti --Died under my supervision :(
My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus Punkster, the 4" red T miurus Mongo, the 4" A modestus 2 T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan Also kept: lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
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