puffer breeding

Are your puffers feeling a little naughty & lil ones are the result? Post your findings here!
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Re: puffer breeding

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Pufferpunk wrote:Ummm... mine are gobies.
I was talking about homers babies :D

Sorry I should've explained that more clearly
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Hey Lua_

Are the animals in your signiture all yours?
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puffertt77 wrote:
Pufferpunk wrote:Ummm... mine are gobies.
I was talking about homers babies :D

Sorry I should've explained that more clearly
Ahhhhh!!! OK! :D

puffertt77 wrote:Hey Lua_

Are the animals in your signiture all yours?
Yea, Some no longer have but I have other new animals. This signiture two years ago I did :)
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Lua_ wrote:
puffertt77 wrote:
Pufferpunk wrote:Ummm... mine are gobies.
I was talking about homers babies :D

Sorry I should've explained that more clearly
Ahhhhh!!! OK! :D

puffertt77 wrote:Hey Lua_

Are the animals in your signiture all yours?
Yea, Some no longer have but I have other new animals. This signiture two years ago I did :)
Cool

The reason I ask is because I can see a Cuttlefish in there!

Do you still have it? :D
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Ohh, no! this is the only animal of the signature that never had. Photography is a Cuttlefish in a public aquarium :?
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Lua_ wrote:Ohh, no! this is the only animal of the signature that never had. Photography is a Cuttlefish in a public aquarium :?
Oh right, I've been doing a liot of reasurch on them lately and was hoping to ask some Q's, nevermind :D

Keep us update with the puffer :D
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Your babies are adorable! Congratulations :D
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Thanks!!!

24 hours of life:

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wow the pix are getting better and better!
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Re: puffer breeding

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That's a fish? I've never seen one so young, so close!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Very impressive.
Do you have food for them?
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Absolutely stunning pics... i just wish i had a camera with a good macro lens so that i could take close up's like that... either way congrats on the the fry... just be sure to have some food ready for them!!!
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Yes, I have prepared infusories and artemia :)
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^ In that case i must applaud you for being a better puffer keeper than i when it comes to breeding, you seem to have all your bases covered :thumb:
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Re: puffer breeding

Post by Martin Hi. »

hi,
what kind of infusories do you have? try rotatoria! and do not believe those ones that are sold dried in the shops! often nothing hatches out of it. try to get living infusoria from other fish-breeders!
artemia will probably will too big.
martin
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