Howdy , I just wanted to pop in and say hi from Austin , Texas . I've been interested in puffers for about three years now but never truly committed to purchasing one or more species and taking on the commitment . It started out with the awesome majestic and large size of an Mbu Puffer , I love them , they are very charming . But I love a big fish . Fortunately I never acted upon my desire to own a Mbu Puffer because in reality my home can not support a 2000 gallon tank. Since then I've been looking at Borneo species , pea puffers and South American Puffers . Well fast forward to present day ( 3 yrs later ) , I've been lucky to obtain a group of six South American Puffers from a pretty decent LFS . I'm excited about these and I'm looking forward to learning more about them.
Feel free to PM me with any and all pointers ( except for the obvious SNAILS SNAILS SNAILS ) on their husbandry and what makes them happy.
Hello from Austin
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Pufferpunk
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- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
- Gender: Female
- 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 - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
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Re: Hello from Austin
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Have you read the article on pufferfish dentistry? You might want to get familiar with it.
library/hospital/dentistry/
library/puffers-in-focus/sap/
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!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Pufferpunk
- Queen Admin
- Posts: 32776
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
- Gender: Female
- 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 - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
- Location: Chicago
- Contact:
Re: Hello from Austin
Have you read the article on pufferfish dentistry? You might want to get familiar with it.
library/hospital/dentistry/
library/puffers-in-focus/sap/
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!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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bertie 83
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- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: lineatus R.I.P, South American puffer. Valentini puffer, porcupine puffer.
Non puffer
Danios, Tetras, Redtail Rasporas,
Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
- Location: brighton , england
Re: Hello from Austin
They need lots of flow, space and decor to be happy. Welcome to the forum.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly