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Tim
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Hello from Sweden

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Hey everyone,

I came across this site a few weeks ago looking for information on the green spotted puffer as I was looking to get one as a pet. But now that I have the puffer it seemed like a good idea to register :D .

I've had my green spotted puffer for a little over a week now. The little guy is about 2" right now. I've named him Pig due to his incredibly messy eating habits :o . He is currently in a 30g tank with 5 hermit crabs. The aquarium has brackish water in it at 1.012sg at the moment and going up slowly.

I have the puffer on a mixed diet of Ocean Nutrition cubes of krill, bloodworms, mysis, black mosquito larvae and artemia. I also breed Malaysian Trumpet Snails in a separate 3g aquarium. I feed him large adults that I have cracked open a little. When he gets bigger I want to add an occasional crab to that.

And now for some pictures :) .

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The aquarium the puffer is in.


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When the puffer came I also put 3 Dwarf Red Legged Hermit crabs in the tank to see if they would go well in brackish water. Today I asked for 2 more but got 1 that was another species, not sure what he is but needless to say Pig the Puffer really took an interest, where as he leaves the Dwarf Red Legged Hermits alone.


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The unknown hermit crab will have to do with 1 less leg for the time being until it grows back.

And a few more shots. I am glad he isn't camera shy.
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Last edited by Tim on Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:20 pm, edited 2 times in total.
*A wild water plant appears, Pig the Green Spotted Puffer is intimidated*
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Re: Hello from Sweden

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Very nice set up.

Those hermits will be puffer food at some point lol
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Tim
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Re: Hello from Sweden

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xrayjeeper83 wrote:Very nice set up.

Those hermits will be puffer food at some point lol
I am sort of hoping it will come to that, it's a lot of fun watching the puffer on his hunts :D . That and the dwarf red legged hermit crabs are relatively cheap at my LFS.
*A wild water plant appears, Pig the Green Spotted Puffer is intimidated*
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Re: Hello from Sweden

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[welcome]
It's always nice to welcome other Scandinavians. Where in Sweden do you live?
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Tim
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Re: Hello from Sweden

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Troender wrote:[welcome]
It's always nice to welcome other Scandinavians. Where in Sweden do you live?
About 30 km above Stockholm :). Though I am not a Scandinavian yet :P. Officially I am Dutch but I do have plans to become a swedish national soonish.
*A wild water plant appears, Pig the Green Spotted Puffer is intimidated*
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That photo second to the last one down of Pig looking at the camera is so cute!! That could be your avatar :D

I rehomed a puffer named "Pig Pig", his motto was, "If it fits in my mouth, I'll eat it; if it doesn't, I'll bite it until it stops moving."
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Welcome to the forum and nice setup. Good on you for researching before purchase too many do not
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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[welcome]
Don't expect the hermits to last long enough to grow back any of their missing parts. ;)
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Nice new rock, Hermits are really cheap to come by ! Nice tank ! I love the puff looking at you like , WHAT! I aint done nuffin!
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Re: Hello from Sweden

Post by DrKennethNoisewater »

really nice puffer! i have some gsp's myself. they are quite common and for good reason! keep us updated and lots of pics!
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