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stew1818
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Hi there!!!

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You can call me Stew! I am a firefighter and love fish. I grew up with all sorts of fish and then life took over and I was out of the hobby for a long time. About 4 years ago I got back into the hobby but went to salt water. It was probably the challenge that took me there. I have a great time and learned a lot but because of my hectic schedule and me being gone for 24 plus hours at a time it just became overwhelming.

This leads me to now.

I have a 40 gallon all in one tank. I currently have some various freshwater fish and an Amazon puffer. I also have a small tank where I keep snails.

I am very interested and have spend hours online researching puffers. I want a puffer with a personality that will fit my tank. I don't care if it has to be by itself. I have people I can give my fish to.

Can someone pretty please educate me. I believe I can get a hair puffer but it seems like they lay around a lot and aren't active swimmers?

What about a red eye red belly puffer? This is the only name I know it has?

I will take all advice at this time.

I am fully prepared to learn and take care of it!!!!

Thanks
Stew
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Pufferpunk
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Posts: 32764
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
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Re: Hi there!!!

Post by Pufferpunk »

[welcome]
Both puffer species you have named are "lurkers". This means they lay around (often hidden) until food is there. I keep both species & love them but if I was only to keep 1 puffer, those wouldn't be it. If you're willing to try your hand at BW & slowly go up to SW, the GSP would be the most personable puffer I know of, that would fit a tank <100g.
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!"
stew1818
Puffer Fry
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Location (country): Pacific Northwest!!!!!!

Re: Hi there!!!

Post by stew1818 »

Queen admin.... thanks for your response. I feel listened to :). Having a GSP in brackish water is more work?
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Pufferpunk
Queen Admin
Posts: 32764
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: Hi there!!!

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Well... more work than a FW puffer ;) But well worth it!
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!"
stew1818
Puffer Fry
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Joined: Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:52 pm
Location (country): Pacific Northwest!!!!!!

Re: Hi there!!!

Post by stew1818 »

Can I email you and ask some specific questions or you can email me please.... :)

Thanks
Cameron
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bertie 83
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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
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Re: Hi there!!!

Post by bertie 83 »

It's preferable to keep questions on the forum. Hope you don't mind I deleted your email from your post for your own privacy as anyone in the world can see this post if they wanted
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stew1818
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Posts: 8
Joined: Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:52 pm
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Re: Hi there!!!

Post by stew1818 »

Sure you can delete it. I'm just looking for some quicker answers. Sorry and thank you
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bertie 83
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Posts: 5298
Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:28 pm
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: Hi there!!!

Post by bertie 83 »

Fire away with questions on this forum, many of us try to get on daily and are from different parts of the world so you should get a relatively quick answer.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Pufferpunk
Queen Admin
Posts: 32764
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: Hi there!!!

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Yup--just ask away! I get on here a couple of times/day, when I can.
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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