nile puffer laying eggs

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nile puffer laying eggs

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Hi all i have just got home and found my nile puffer lay eggs all over the tank has the happened to any one else will get some photos up asap
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Right on! Congrats, you have a female T. lineatus.

This is the only way we currently know to sex them, the females are known to lay eggs quite often with or without the presence of a male. Sadly that's as far as it has ever gone...no captive breading yet.
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They have been bred in captivity several times.

viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2640

http://web.archive.org/web/200508281539 ... e_puffers/

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My goodness! :shock:
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Wow, I've got some catching up to do! That's so awesome...time to find a male then huh!
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LinearChaos wrote:
Wow, I've got some catching up to do! That's so awesome...time to find a male then huh!
looks like it, i have found a male need to get a tank for him more money!!!
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Before you get that male, please read this: viewtopic.php?f=56&t=151&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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Thats crazy, even though I would not go get a male quite yet. I always think about breeding fahakas time to time I think the only way to go is a tropical pond, they are going to need plenty of space to keep out of each others way. You do have a very good chance to work out the difference between male and female though, Thats what I think you should look into :)
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very cool
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look in breeding section in my topic about breeding niles. Really i would strongly suggest do not do it! if you do really follow what i put sectioning them youll need to brace the support very very very well i cannot stress this enough. when they are ready to go in with each other youll see a complete change in nature!
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WOW! :shock: That's quite some pics you have there. Well, you don't have to wonder what gender your puffer is! :lol:
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ok found some info on breeding nile puffers its a question of getting the time right, i have read that the female has a spawning papilla and that you can only see this just be for mating. Then after a short mating dance the female lays her eggs then leaves, the male then can do his bit and the eggs are then left to hatch. One article i read said that this puffer is all most extinct in the river nile does anyone know anymore about this?
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Thats interesting.
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matt77 wrote: One article i read said that this puffer is all most extinct in the river nile does anyone know anymore about this?

Thats soo sad... I hope they find a way to maintain this wonderful fish species.
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