I've found a very small, hidden away shop in central St. John's earlier today-- they can order pretty much ANY puffer I want! It has to be freshwater for me though: My parent's won't lend me the extra money for a SW tank.
Anyways, what do you think I should order? It would be for a 25g tank. It is not planted yet and the substrate could be changed, so I am very versatile.
Help me Decide on a Puffer!
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mrgreen
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
If you think you can at least to brackish, your options open up greatly. You could get 2 Figure 8s in your 25. Brackish just involves adding marine salt, and having a hydrometer to measure it. If you can come up with a few extra dollars, you could do that. Or, maybe, a Ceylon. If you definitely can't do the salt and hydrometer, you could have 5-7 dwarf puffers in fresh. The ratio of males to females should be 1 male to 3 females.
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Pufferpunk
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
Ceylons require a 40g tank.
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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Jivenjune
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
I'd start with dwarf puffers then see where that takes you.Brent wrote:I've found a very small, hidden away shop in central St. John's earlier today-- they can order pretty much ANY puffer I want! It has to be freshwater for me though: My parent's won't lend me the extra money for a SW tank.
Anyways, what do you think I should order? It would be for a 25g tank. It is not planted yet and the substrate could be changed, so I am very versatile.
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Brent
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
Honestly, I think freshwater is my best bet...
And, even though I've been doing so much research on DP's, it seems as though everyone starts with them: I'd like maybe an Abei, or a Lorteti, but really any puffer will suite me perfectly.
And, even though I've been doing so much research on DP's, it seems as though everyone starts with them: I'd like maybe an Abei, or a Lorteti, but really any puffer will suite me perfectly.
Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
I also do not have a puffer just yet. I am still starting with my tank, so I don't want to jump in just yet. But I do want to have some in the future. Good luck, mate!
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Brent
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
Thanks, good luck to you to!
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pufferfreak
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
Something cool if your doing a FW puff. They seem very boring to me though. They all look the same if you ask me
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Lil' Swimz$
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
Pufferfreak, there's nothing there!
Oooh!! A lorteti! You should! They're beautiful! Or any other species of red eye would be your best bet.
Oooh!! A lorteti! You should! They're beautiful! Or any other species of red eye would be your best bet.
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
What about a lurker like the Congo? I think they are cool because of their behaviors.
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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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pufferfreak
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
The blank space is the shock of his decision to go FW!!! lol anyways yeah lorteri.
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
Not at all! SAPs vs. fahakas vs. Congos vs. irrubescos vs. suvattis vs. DPs - they're not at all alike!pufferfreak wrote:Something cool if your doing a FW puff. They seem very boring to me though. They all look the same if you ask me
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mrgreen
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
Ducks out of the room like I never said "Ceylon"....Pufferpunk wrote:Ceylons require a 40g tank.
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Pufferpunk
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burrfish
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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pufferfreak
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Re: Help me Decide on a Puffer!
All of them are the same color except for the occasional red congo and i will give it to you that fahakas look different.LilGreenPuffer wrote:Not at all! SAPs vs. fahakas vs. Congos vs. irrubescos vs. suvattis vs. DPs - they're not at all alike!pufferfreak wrote:Something cool if your doing a FW puff. They seem very boring to me though. They all look the same if you ask me