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verona
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Which I guess is obvious, since I'm posting this. I've been really interested in puffer fish since about a month and a half ago when I saw one at the local aquarium. I'd been wanting to get an aquarium for my home anyway, so I started researching the care of puffers-- don't want to be one of those people who get pets they don't know how to properly care for. Becoming active in a forum about them seemed like a good idea, both so I could get answers to any questions I might have that Google can't answer, and so I'd have people to talk to about these awesome fish.

Anyway, nice to meet you all! :D
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welcome verona :)
you found your way to an amazing forum with amazing people, who can help you with whatever you need help with :D
what kind of puffer strikes your fancy?
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Welcome :) We're happy to help you through this awesome journey.
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verona
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Thank you both!

I really like the Green Spotted Puffer, but I'm told that the South American/Amazon Puffers are best for beginners.
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eieio
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RIP cream puff :-(
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verona wrote:Thank you both!

I really like the Green Spotted Puffer, but I'm told that the South American/Amazon Puffers are best for beginners.
what size tank are you thinking?
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SAPs aren't really as they require regular dentistry and a specialized tank. I would recommend a F8. They're lightly brackish but awesome fish. If you want to stick with freshwater then I would go with a red eye species.
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verona
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eieio wrote:I really like the Green Spotted Puffer, but I'm told that the South American/Amazon Puffers are best for beginners.
what size tank are you thinking?[/quote]

About 45g-50g probably.
Flutter wrote:SAPs aren't really as they require regular dentistry and a specialized tank. I would recommend a F8. They're lightly brackish but awesome fish. If you want to stick with freshwater then I would go with a red eye species.
The specialized tank isn't really a big deal, because all I'd be keeping in there is the puffer(s) anyway, so I can make the tank how they'd like it and not have to worry about how suited it is for other fish. How regular is "regular dentistry?" I don't have a problem with brackish fish.

Anyway, I'll check out F8s and red eyes.
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Welcome to the forum
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[welcome]
If you've never kept fish at all before, then you have a lot to learn. There's tons more than just buying an aquarium, filling it with water & plopping in a fish. Read the water/filtration articles in our Library & also the puffer articles. Also, check out our Pufferpedia for puffer's requirements, etc.
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Unless you like the idea of catching 5 or so fish every few months, holding them, and clipping their teeth with nail clippers, I would not suggest south american puffers.

Your conscientious attitude and forethought is a much welcome change to certain common attitudes and practices.
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verona
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Pufferpunk wrote:[welcome]
If you've never kept fish at all before, then you have a lot to learn. There's tons more than just buying an aquarium, filling it with water & plopping in a fish. Read the water/filtration articles in our Library & also the puffer articles. Also, check out our Pufferpedia for puffer's requirements, etc.
Will do. I'm currently looking for a good tank, filters that will actually filter the right amount of water, etc., and then I'll start cycling the tank (fishless). I was looking through Pufferpedia for a good type of puffer, and I think I have to agree with the person who said a figure eight would be good. I'm really excited, but I also don't want to get ahead of myself and get an animal I'm not prepared to take care of. Thank you for all the advice. :)
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Welcome to the forum!!

I am sure, what ever you choose, you will have a long lived friend. Do your homework and select wisely.
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It's always great to hear about someone researching puffers BEFORE getting one. I agree that F8s are an awesome intro to the world of puffs. I started with dwarf puffers (DPs) myself, which are purely freshwater, and eventually worked up to keeping F8s in brackish.

You could have 2 or 3 F8s in a tank the size you're considering. Very cool fish.
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