Decisions, decisions...........

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thekarens
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Decisions, decisions...........

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So, I can't make up my mind.... currently available in my lfs is red-eye puffers (irrubesco and lorteti), suvatti, congos and fahaka. I'm having a tough time deciding which I really want. I currently have a 20g, 40g and 90g tank available and could upgrade to a 120g later if I want the fahaka. The congo is sooo cute and I could get him and another one, but he's $70 and I'm not sure I can justify the cost when I know he'll hide in the sand and I'll never see him. The suvatti is cool and only $40 but again I'm afraid he'd hide in the sand. The irrubesco are adorable! But I'm concerned I may not enjoy a little puffer as much as a bigger one. The fahaka is a tiny little thing and I fell in love when he tried to bite me through the glass when I put my finger on the tank, but do I want to deal with upgrading? I think an abei would probably be perfect, but I've never seen one available. If I had the time and funds I'd just get one of everything! ;)
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ooooo, that's tough! what color are the congos? :)
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If they had had a red one I would have snapped it up! ;) There's a very pretty "speckled" one. He's yellow with brown spots. There's two others that are a reddish brown. One is TINY, only about 1.5 inches.
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that's to tough! why can't you just get all of them? ;)
I personally would probably go for a congo, cause they don't take too much, and are very cool.
or a fahaka if I had the space or tank for it. :)
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Annabelle is a very smart puffer. How can you not like a puff that tries to bite you? ;)
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Irrubesco!!!! Oh my god I would be pulling out the credit card and buying a whole new tank setup if I found some for sale, they can be SO hard to find in the US.

A fahaka would be tempting too, but I really hate to see anyone use the phrase "I could upgrade in the future"..
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Don't worry, I have a 90g and I don't think a 2 inch fahaka could outgrow it before i could find a suitable 120g. :)
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I wouldn't worry about "not enjoying" a smaller puffer. Mine are still under an inch, and they make me laugh every day.
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Myaj wrote:Irrubesco!!!! Oh my god I would be pulling out the credit card and buying a whole new tank setup if I found some for sale, they can be SO hard to find in the US.
There were some Irrubesco's at my LFS the other day. Unfortunately I got my eyes on a Congo. :P
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Did you find Congos locally or did you decide to come to Houston?
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