Carinotetraodon irrubesco

[fishietyme]

As of this past weekend, The Wet Spot has red-eyes in stock! I just got two for myself and they said they are going quick so I wanted to post here in case anyone saw this and wanted their own!

[Pufferpunk]

Yay! Were you able to sex them?

[fishietyme]

They arrive tomorrow, so hopefully, yes. Got one for me and one for my girlfriend (who is newer to fish but fell in love with puffers of course). I will try and update with pics! Going to feed them snails to start and then maybe try frozen mysis in a few days

[fishietyme]

Theyre here! One is definitely a male and the other I think is a female. Male is active in bag already, suspected female not moving much besides her pectoral fins right now- acclimating starting now. One of my tanks I left on 72 by accident- will one be ok in that temp until it can catch up?

[fishietyme]

I took the female- she is a little smaller but so freakin cute. They both were active and look healthy so far. Both tanks have snails waiting for if they get hungry and we will try feeding some mysis tomorrow

[fishietyme]

The male is doing a lot of glass surfing, but I am sure he will settle in by later tomorrow

[fishietyme]

Female is eating snails and mysis, going to pick up some more frozen foods tomorrow- I am thinking bloodworms and somethins else, not sure what the options are (ik bloodworms are supposed to be limited, she will share with my other tank

[fishietyme]

Ok now the female is doing some glass surfing- they are both eating well, male ate bloodworms and a freeze-dried mealworm, female eats anything and everything. Hope female stops soon, maybe shes bored already? Trying to think of things to keep them entertained already hahaha

[Pufferpunk]

How large is the tank? Lots of broken lines of sight?

[fishietyme]

They are both in separate 10 gallon tanks- male's tank is a little sparse but females tank is fairly filled out. Going to keep adding more stuff to hopefully keep them busy

[fishietyme]

Is chopped up shrimp or other seafood (like tilapia or cod or squid) an acceptable food to add into the rotation? I know krill is a big no-no.

[Pufferpunk]

Sure, if it's raw. Krill is fine for an occasional meal. All my fish love FD plankton, too.