Palembang

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netty-ray
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Palembang

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would it be possable to add a differant kind of puffer with my Palembang, and if so what kind?
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Re: Palembang

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puffers tend to be a species only tank peoples and lurkers have a nasty habit to disembowel there tank mates
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Re: Palembang

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its definitely a gamble, like my palembang doesn't seem to mind my small tire track eel in the tank, but any time i try and put in Chinese Algae eaters and stuff like that he wouldn't hesitate to take a bite out of them once the lights went out...
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It has been done before (read this article), but I definitely would not recommend it. It depends on the specimen's personality, both the palembang and the puffer you add. And it also means that you have to give them a lot of space/a big tank.
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Re: Palembang

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wouuld i be able to add anther Palembang?
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The PufferPedia says this about the palembang: "Some success housing them with their own or T. suvatti."
But again, it depends on the specimen's temperament. And you would need a lot of space for them. As there's no certainity about how the puffers will react, I would recommend against it, unless you have a spare tank big enough to house the other palembang, in case it does not work out. You must always be ready to split them in separate tanks.
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Re: Palembang

Post by jimi »

yeah look at filbert
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Re: Palembang

Post by Pufferpunk »

"Some success housing them with their own or T. suvatti."
Emphasis on SOME...

Filbert is a fahaka, which has more than SOME chance of eating their tankmates.
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1 Takifugu ocellatus : shark bait
Other
1 : Apteronotus albifrons
1 : Stigmatogobius sadanundio
2 : Brachygobius xanthozona
3 : Epalzeorhynchus frenatus.
4 : Pantodon buchholzi
6 : Xiphophorus helleri

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Post by jimi »

the point was there are unique cases that shouldn't be set to any norm, like getting killed by a stingray. Irwin did it that doesn't mean people need to fear or kill them.
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