But what about other large puffers like the mbu or the fahaka. Is it only the marine guys that exhibit this behavior or is it all of the larger puffers?Puffers that spit water....
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qtrhorse89
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Puffers that spit water....
So I'm curious. I read and hear about how some marine puffers like the stars and stripes will spit water out of their tanks usually at some unsuspecting owner. But what about other large puffers like the mbu or the fahaka. Is it only the marine guys that exhibit this behavior or is it all of the larger puffers?
But what about other large puffers like the mbu or the fahaka. Is it only the marine guys that exhibit this behavior or is it all of the larger puffers?"Okay. You! Out of the Gene Pool!"- Don't know who said it but I enjoy using it
I'm learning that puffer fish are like pringles. There is no such thing as only wanting one.
Tanks:
38 gallon: 1 Figure 8 puffer, 1 Dragon Goby, 1 Knight Goby, 3 Black Mollies
30 gallon: 1 Blue Acara, 1 Bristlenose Pleco
120 gallon: Ratchet the Fahaka Puffer
I'm learning that puffer fish are like pringles. There is no such thing as only wanting one.
Tanks:
38 gallon: 1 Figure 8 puffer, 1 Dragon Goby, 1 Knight Goby, 3 Black Mollies
30 gallon: 1 Blue Acara, 1 Bristlenose Pleco
120 gallon: Ratchet the Fahaka Puffer
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bigfatfish
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Re: Puffers that spit water....
My old GSP would spit water when he was excited at feeding time & I was being too slow - made a really cute noise!
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LilGreenPuffer
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Re: Puffers that spit water....
Awww!
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Lil' Swimz$
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Re: Puffers that spit water....
That's cute!! My dwarf gourami would spit at my fingers when I'd feed them. The food would fall out then, he was smart!!
Ha ha, he he! DAncE whEn yoU're HAPpppy! He he he! DAnce, danCE, DANCe!
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flash.dan
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Re: Puffers that spit water....
My mbu cutie pie spat at me once i imagine about 100ml of water but was enough to really soak my face (right in my eyes) granted i did have her face up in a bucket with tweezers getting a snails trap door out of her throat she was about 10" at the time. wasnt pleasent at all...... quite funny looking back now
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qtrhorse89
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Re: Puffers that spit water....
oh dear that is funny lol
At 10 inches I bet you did have your hands full with getting that shell out.
At 10 inches I bet you did have your hands full with getting that shell out.
"Okay. You! Out of the Gene Pool!"- Don't know who said it but I enjoy using it
I'm learning that puffer fish are like pringles. There is no such thing as only wanting one.
Tanks:
38 gallon: 1 Figure 8 puffer, 1 Dragon Goby, 1 Knight Goby, 3 Black Mollies
30 gallon: 1 Blue Acara, 1 Bristlenose Pleco
120 gallon: Ratchet the Fahaka Puffer
I'm learning that puffer fish are like pringles. There is no such thing as only wanting one.
Tanks:
38 gallon: 1 Figure 8 puffer, 1 Dragon Goby, 1 Knight Goby, 3 Black Mollies
30 gallon: 1 Blue Acara, 1 Bristlenose Pleco
120 gallon: Ratchet the Fahaka Puffer
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flash.dan
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currently have 1x mbu
Bubba 17" gentle giant... loves a belly tickle.
2x Suvatti Pair
1x Carinotetraodon borneensis - Location: Coventry, UK
Re: Puffers that spit water....
qtrhorse89 wrote:oh dear that is funny lol
At 10 inches I bet you did have your hands full with getting that shell out.
not only that i was petrified and shaking..... luckily enough she realised i was trying to help and kept still just got a wet face for my trouble
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Myaj
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Re: Puffers that spit water....
Paris (mid sized saltwater burrfish) will occasionally spit water at me, usually if she thinks I'm taking too long in getting her food ready or when I'm doing water changes. She seems to feel that if I'm dumping water into her tank, she needs to spit it back out at me *sigh*
She is quite talented at getting me right in the eye too. I don't know why puffers are so fascinated with eyes, but they sure seem to have evil plots to rip them out of our heads sometimes.. or is that just me imagining it? LOL
None of my smaller puffers ever did this though (GSP's, figure 8, etc).
She is quite talented at getting me right in the eye too. I don't know why puffers are so fascinated with eyes, but they sure seem to have evil plots to rip them out of our heads sometimes.. or is that just me imagining it? LOL
None of my smaller puffers ever did this though (GSP's, figure 8, etc).
