LEAPING FAHAKA!!

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xrayjeeper83
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

Post by xrayjeeper83 »

if you have puncture wounds then antibacerial will BURN
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Pufferluv09
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

Post by Pufferluv09 »

Burning is good- it means it's killing off those germs lol. Maybe I'm weird, but I kind of like the burn... kind of... cuz I know it's working. I also like the fizz that peroxide produces. XD
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

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Me too!
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pufferpuggirl
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

Post by pufferpuggirl »

I don't believe you can buy hydrogen peroxide over here, which is silly, as I always liked soaking my earrings in it.

And yeah, I liked the fizz too! :lol:
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

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Antibacterials shouldn't always burn. The good stuff shouldn't hurt at all (cleaners and creams).

When I was little I always got to clean around the incision after surgery. Cleaning up all that blood with peroxide was SO much fun :lol:
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

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pufferpuggirl wrote:I don't believe you can buy hydrogen peroxide over here, which is silly, as I always liked soaking my earrings in it.

And yeah, I liked the fizz too! :lol:
Available at chemists, 200ml 3% solution is less than a pound.
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

Post by diverchic »

wow, glad to hear all okay. Hopefully the stinging has gone down :-)
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pufferpuggirl
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

Post by pufferpuggirl »

Hey thanks Bosshogg, my husband (who is English) told me that you can't buy it over here .... so I'm glad to hear that you can get it.

Yeah it's just like faded scratches now ..... but now I'm thinking, if Obie can get to that size when he inflates, imagine how HUGE BeeBoo could get if he chose to inflate! :scared:
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Mezzovex
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

Post by Mezzovex »

puffer fish have poison. Their livers produce a film that coats their bodys. if youve ever touched your puff without spikes you might of noticed your skin tingling. that is the poison. When the spines break your skin, even the slightest, that poison gets in there and creates rashes and blisters. Its their secondary defence.
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

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That certainly explains what I was feeling after I was scratched by Obie's spikes. I just never realised they had that ability.
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Mezzovex
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

Post by Mezzovex »

Pufferluv09 wrote:Burning is good- it means it's killing off those germs lol. Maybe I'm weird, but I kind of like the burn... kind of... cuz I know it's working. I also like the fizz that peroxide produces. XD
haha ive always liked the burn... and the fizz... XD
Tanks I currently own:

125g freshwater tank w\ 30g sump, 840gph pump, ocean clear canister filter,
20" fire eel, and Dib the Fahaka

55g freshwater tank w\ Magnum 330 filter
Tigger the South American Puffer

5.5g nano saltwater tank
Clean up crew + coral + a strawberry dottyback
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xrayjeeper83
Mbu Puffer
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My Puffers: Fahaka named Bloat
Abei named Huey
GSP named Bacon
Location (country): USA
Location: Orange Park, FL

Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

Post by xrayjeeper83 »

yall are all crazy, the burning doesnt feel good lol
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Mezzovex
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

Post by Mezzovex »

well its a good thing we are engaged. lol
Tanks I currently own:

125g freshwater tank w\ 30g sump, 840gph pump, ocean clear canister filter,
20" fire eel, and Dib the Fahaka

55g freshwater tank w\ Magnum 330 filter
Tigger the South American Puffer

5.5g nano saltwater tank
Clean up crew + coral + a strawberry dottyback
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Flutter
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

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Who's engaged? I can never keep people straight.
It is absurd to talk of one animal being higher than another. We consider those, when the cerebral structure/intellectual faculties most developed, as highest. A bee doubtless would when the instincts were.
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Pufferluv09
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Re: LEAPING FAHAKA!!

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Mezzo and me. :)
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