Colomesus asellus

[Mac Myers]

Hi,

I have 4 SAP's (Colomesus asellus) coming is a few hours.

Any thoughts on Acclimation?

Thanks

[Pufferpunk]

Is the tank empty right now? Are they being shipped? Treat immediately for ich & if they're thin at all, IPs.

[Mac Myers]

They are going into a well established 55 Gallon. I was going for two... but they were out.. and then they double shipped.

I've got them drip acclimating and Temp equalizing.

They are beautiful. Fat, Active, and all fins perfect. No nips etc.... much better than I figured.

[Pufferpunk]

4 is perfect for that tank! They prefer to be in groups of 3 of more. Better buy some Finquel & be prepared with my dentistry article.

[Mac Myers]

I will. I've got Pond Snails and Ramshorns ready for them. They are actually at 1.5" (3.81cm) a bit bigger than I expected.

[Pufferpunk]

You'll have a nice lil clan there!

[xmikebrock]

my friend was thinking about getting 1 SAP for her 10 gallon tank... i know the library said 15 min, but would the 10 be ok ya think?

[Flutter]

Nope. They need to be kept in groups and they need a large long tank. Sorry.

[RTR]

+1 to Flutter's comment.

These are as close to hyper as puffers get - and one of my favorite puffers. But they need space and current - not do-able in a ten..

[Mac Myers]

My new guys are all happily snail hunting.

[RTR]

Great! They are more than a bit misfits in the puffer family, but that is part of their charm.

[Mac Myers]

They are dedicated little hunters. They wiped out all of the smaller snails and are now wailing on medium size Ramshorns.

[RTR]

They most certainly are that!