THEY'RE HERE!!!!!

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LilGreenPuffer
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THEY'RE HERE!!!!!

Post by LilGreenPuffer »

My DPs are here! They're in the tank, and doing fine. They started hunting for snails a minute or two after I put them in! They're 3/4" and SO CUTE!

Params were 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 15 nitrates, with ph still at 8.2. I finally quit messing with the ph; the Kentucky limestone is just too much.

I named the female Thumbelina; I haven't picked a name for the male yet.

I'm picking up my otocincli in a few days, when they come in, and then I'll start deworming. The DPs were only in the central filter water for a couple of hours, so hopefully they didn't have time to pick anything up.

Pics will hopefully happen tomorrow, after I finish my Brit Lit paper.
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."

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Post by marksrush »

Yay! I know you'll be a good mommy to them. :) Sure wish you could get the pH down a little, but then it sounds like you've been trying. Good luck!
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RIP James Bond.
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Thank you! :) I'm so excited!!!!!
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."

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congratulations...i can't wait to see the pics of them......awsome name for the little girl.... :D
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Congrats, I can't wait to see the little ones. :D
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yay!!!


congrats!
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RIP James Bond.
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The male has been officially named:

*drumroll please*

James Bond!

My friend told me that James Bond never dies, so hopefully my little fish will take on this particular quality of his namesake. Just as long as he doesn't start shooting at the otos, it'll be fine.
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."

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Daria101
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Where did you order them from?

I've had 4 DPs for the past 6 months or so. I just bought an additional one today. =)
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puffertt77
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Post by puffertt77 »

Daria101 wrote:Where did you order them from?

I've had 4 DPs for the past 6 months or so. I just bought an additional one today. =)
Hey Daria

Are there different types of DP's or do they all have those beautiful greeny spots on them like in your Avitar?

I thought they only had black spots and stripes?
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I'm not sure...I was always thought there were two types of DPs.

I have both the green spotted and striped ones.

Thats Jill in my avatar and for some reason her spots are blue. They come off even brighter when I use my flash on my camera...
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RIP Inigo Montoya, Fezzik, and Vizinni.
RIP James Bond.
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Location: Kentucky

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I didn't order them; they were from the LFS. And, no, there aren't two species. Some are male and some are female. There's an article in this site's library about sexing dwarf puffers. If memory serves me, your Jill is actually a Jack! What size tank do you have them in?

library/puffers-in-focus/sexing-carinot ... rf-puffer/
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."

Found among the papers of Mohatma Gandhi

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Daria101
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My Jill is a tranny??? :(

But he/she doesn't have a stripe going down its belly.

I currently have 5 DPs in a 20gl.
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RIP James Bond.
Location (country): United States
Location: Kentucky

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I'm not *sure.* I'm really not an expert. I only know for sure that I have a boy/girl pair is that I asked the LFS to order me specific genders. S/he could be young to display all the markings yet; at any rate, someone else will be able to tell you for sure. The only reasons it's important to know who's what would be a) if you wanted to breed or (since DPs spawn more readily than most puffers, sometimes with no stimulation from the owner) REALLY don't want babies, and b) to attain the appropriate gender ratios to prevent aggression. But that was in the article.
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."

Found among the papers of Mohatma Gandhi

Image

Come and visit http://www.thetriopsforum.com!

I AM A DUDETTE!

NEED NITRIFYING BACTERIA FOR YOUR NEW TANK? PM ME!
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Red Eye Red Tailed Puffer - Returned to LFS for being to vicious
Porky the Porcupine
Pup the Dogface
Location: London

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LilGreenPuffer wrote:I didn't order them; they were from the LFS. And, no, there aren't two species. Some are male and some are female. There's an article in this site's library about sexing dwarf puffers. If memory serves me, your Jill is actually a Jack! What size tank do you have them in?

library/puffers-in-focus/sexing-carinot ... rf-puffer/
Thanks LilGreenPuffer

I have already read that artical and have learned that males have the stripes and females have the spots, I was just curious to why some have black stripes or spotes and others have green/blue stripes or spots!?

Or are there actually no black striped and spotted DP's they just look black in certain lighting conditions?
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Post by Daria101 »

Ah I see.

My babies get along nicely.

I've had them for about a full 9 months now.
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