1st Takifugu ocellatus I've ever seen & he's mine!

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1st Takifugu ocellatus I've ever seen & he's mine!

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I was embarrassed to say anything until I was sure he was OK. I put him in the tank with the tube anemone & he immediately went into the nem & got stung very badly. He looked very shocky & almost dead & had grey burn marks everywhere--even one eye was totally grey. I had to leave very early the next morning for the weekend, so I put him into my fuge overnight (didn't trust him in my big reef tank). I offered him freeze-deed plankton in the morning before I left & he ate some, so i was hopeful. Got home today & he looks perfect & ate more FD mysis shrimp. now I have to set up a new tank for him. I'll probably get rid of the 1 F8 I have left & dragon goby in my living room. I'm looking for a 50g bowfront for him.
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I'm glad you got it PP :wink:
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She's gorgeous! I think I'll stick with a "she", as it's so pretty.
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haha you just know some one will push for pics :)

hint hint
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sao870 wrote:haha you just know some one will push for pics :)

hint hint
and PP has the equipment to do nice pictures
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After she's in her new tank. Right now she's in my fuge.
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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Congratulations! I've seen them several times in the stores around here since Douggie died, but I've resisted...it was tough, though, they're awesome!
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Congrats PP!! She's absolutely found a great home with you! Can't wait to see pictures of your new girl! Hope everything goes really well!
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Congratulations! Glad she's doing better!
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I saw your FB status and was confused by the "peacock puffer" part. Woohoo! Congrats!
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The LFS has them on sale for $10 and is selling them as FW fish :(
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So sad... I did get her for $10 though.
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Congratz PP!
Looking forward to seeing pics of her when she's in her new tank :D
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Congrats on you new puffer! Fugus are beautiful fishes! I'm glad she is doing better. :D
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I'm thinking about how pretty she'll look with Tahitian black moon sand in her 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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