f8 tankmates
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blackghostknife
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f8 tankmates
what tank mates can you have with an f8 puffer.
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xrayjeeper83
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Re: f8 tankmates
Knight gobies is something most people keep with em
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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xrayjeeper83
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Re: f8 tankmates
or maybe it was bumblebee gobies, i dont really remember now lol
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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blackghostknife
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Re: f8 tankmates
well I have heard of people keeping them with bumblebees but aren't those hard to keep?
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PolishPuff
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Re: f8 tankmates
I did kept BBG with mine F8.
Some members here had no luck with any tank mates, so it would be up to your puffer.
Some members here had no luck with any tank mates, so it would be up to your puffer.
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blackghostknife
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Re: f8 tankmates
yes, but how hard are bumblebees to keep?
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bertie 83
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Re: f8 tankmates
i successfully kept bbgs for a long time and even tho they were in fw (my bad didnt research) they were easy. truly great little guys , in the correct conditions they should be great if they are good stock
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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blackghostknife
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Re: f8 tankmates
what to feed them? frozen bloodworm?
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PolishPuff
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Auriglobus silus ---------Died during transport.
Figure Eight Puffers -----Sold and or traded
Dwarf Puffers ------------Traded
Congo Puffer ------------Traded
South American Puffers -Traded
Carinotetraodon lorteti --Died under my supervision :( - Location (country): USA-Chicago, IL
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bertie 83
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Re: f8 tankmates
bloodworm brine shrimp etc the usual frozen/fresh foods
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: f8 tankmates
How big is the tank? They pretty much eat whatever leftovers the puffer leaves, as they are messy eaters.
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blackghostknife
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Re: f8 tankmates
should be about 20 gallons. I am currently planning the layout, position in my room, inhabitants, aquascaping, ect.
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blackghostknife
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Re: f8 tankmates
btw I will be getting it sometime around mid summer.
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Pufferpunk
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Re: f8 tankmates
They you'd be good with the single F8 & 3 BBGs.
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Re: f8 tankmates
definitely BBGs. I have quite a few of them. They arent hard to keep at all. I find that they eat the bloodworms along with the puffers, and they feed on shrimp too. The puffers wont mess with them. F8s, anyway. Unless of course you starve them, Im sure if the F8s are really hungry they will eat whatever they can find. I also have heard that mollies are good tankmates, balloon mollies some people say. I have some regular mollies, but they are still small and juvenile and they already fight with the puffers over food. When I say fight, its like tug-of-war. Full-grown mollies may bully your puffers, but I cant imagine that fish smaller than your puffers would. Its worth a try, anyway. Just dont get involved in incorporating too many species in your tank. I made that mistake!
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