Mubu Puffer Info

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Mubu Puffer Info

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How long could a Mubu puffer be kept in a 5' x 2' x 2' 150gal tank for? How aggresive are they compaired to Fahaka puffers? Could they be kept with fish their own size or larger? Thanks, Steve.
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Post by RTR »

Strictly solitary is the safest, and that tank size is going to require a lot of upkeep in any case, as the fish are massive.

They are generally not nearly as aggressive as fahakas, but as with all puffers, individual behavior cannot be predicted.
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Post by toofazt »

So are you saying that I will have to do water changes more often and watch my parameters more closely? But other than that a Mubu would be fine in an aquarium that size?
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Please read the sticky on them at the top of this forum.
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There are 2 LFS near me that keep Mbus in community tanks with small fish like tetra and one was with a Siamese fighter! :shock:
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But for how long?
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Pufferpunk wrote:But for how long?
A few seconds :P
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Post by touie2 »

I wonder, every time I've looked the puffers are not bothering their tankmates but who knows what goes on at night!!! These puffers are 4-6" I think!!
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And when they get to 2'?
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Post by touie2 »

Exactly one of them I've always considered to be quite a reputable shop as well, but they're selling them for £100 as a community with caution fish!!! :? I just hope that anyone paying that much for a fish will research them thoroughly first!!!
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Yeah, a community of 1,000 gallons!
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Post by RTR »

Puffers are unpredictable. My mbu lived several years with a pajama cat, they grew up together. One day I found just the pectoral girdle - head gone, body gone, only a slice of Synodontid with those nice sharp pectoral spines left in the tank with a well-fed puffer.
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Post by touie2 »

Nice! :shock:
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musta had the munchies........


yeah mbu's are like porc puffers they should never go to just anyone. i had one come in and its still sitting round(porc that is) cause we are bout 95% that its a histrix thats been dyed. the blotches dont line up right the symmitry is off ...... so yeah anybody got a 1500 gallon tank to put him in :P
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