puffers nipping each other?

mairdan13 · Post by **mairdan13** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:05 am

hey guys,

one of my F8's is displaying slight nips to its rear fins...
it's a species tank, I didn't think F8's would nip each other...

am i wrong?

Flutter · Post by **Flutter** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:39 am

I think that most if not all puffers will nip each other in the right circumstances. They're nippy fish.

mairdan13 · Post by **mairdan13** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:42 am

Flutter wrote:I think that most if not all puffers will nip each other in the right circumstances. They're nippy fish.

aahhh. ok. thanks for that. WIll they nip more if they're hungry?

eieio · Post by **eieio** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:56 am

it may be partially due to the tank size vs population
from your other thread: "The tank is 160 litres - which in gallons is about 36."

library/puffers-in-focus/fig8/

mairdan13 · Post by **mairdan13** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:04 am

eieio wrote:it may be partially due to the tank size vs population
from your other thread: "The tank is 160 litres - which in gallons is about 36."

library/puffers-in-focus/fig8/

yes i think you're right, the guy at the store said it would be fine.
I suspect not.

hmm....

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:37 am

If fighting for space/territory, even F8s will nip. Be sure your tank is heavily decorated with lots of broken lines of sight with taller decor.

mairdan13 · Post by **mairdan13** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:43 am

Pufferpunk wrote:If fighting for space/territory, even F8s will nip. Be sure your tank is heavily decorated with lots of broken lines of sight with taller decor.

good advice. thanks. I'll get more decor on the weekend. i have some plants that will grow very tall in the long term but i need a short term fix for thier sake.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:46 am

I doubt live plants will fair well in BW. Go with plastic or silk.

You need to really think about re-homing 1 of your puffers. Maybe the nippy one?

mairdan13 · Post by **mairdan13** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:50 am

Pufferpunk wrote:I doubt live plants will fair well in BW. Go with plastic or silk.

You need to really think about re-homing 1 of your puffers. Maybe the nippy one?

yeah, i may see ifthe shop will take it back, but I don't want to cause it more stress than necessary... no one i know is able to
keep a freshwater tank without my help, let alone a brackish..

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:51 am

I think it's best for the other 3.

mairdan13 · Post by **mairdan13** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:20 pm

Pufferpunk wrote:I think it's best for the other 3.

ok,we've another tank which is about 50-60 litres, If i set that up over the ext few days as a brackish tank (no fish currently occupy this one) would thatbe acceptable for the nippy puffa?

it'd be a bit of work, but naturally it's worth it,

JRC3 · Post by **JRC3** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:37 pm

^
What are the measurements/dimensions.

mairdan13 · Post by **mairdan13** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:18 pm

JRC3 wrote:^
What are the measurements/dimensions.

45cm high 80 75cm long 50cm wide

Flutter · Post by **Flutter** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:23 pm

Are you sure about those dimensions? That would give you a tank that holds about 169L so it would probably be a 40gal tank.

JRC3 · Post by **JRC3** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:35 pm

If those are the dimensions then you could probably put in 2 of them.

18"H x 30"L x 20"W = 47G

*edit*
Are we talking about the main tank or the other tank for the nippy F8?

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