New Puff
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brh5073
- Puffer Fry
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- My Puffers: Figure 8 Puffer
- Location (country): State College, Pa
New Puff
This is my 29 gallon brackish tank that has 1 mudskipper, 1 figure 8 puffer and 3 amano shrimp. The tank is now a 20-22 gallon. sorry i have to edit the photos cause they are too big
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- Reaperpilot2014
- Fahaka Puffer
- Posts: 638
- Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:38 am
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: 150g - 1 Fahaka Puffer "Ramses" (The Pharaoh)
55g - 3 SA Puffers "Larry, Curly, * Moe"
30g - 1 GSP "Demon"
15g - 1 C. Irrubesco "Raoden"
29g - 1 Figure 8 - Looking for good name ideas...
29g - Ramshorn, Marmorkreb, Cherry & Ghost Shrimp Breeder Tank
10 wonderful years with puffers! - Location (country): USA
- Location: Utah
Re: New Puff
Looks nice. I'm not how the amano shrimp will do in there, as they would be a potential food source.
It's a crayfish! It's a snail! It's a... ah who cares?
Nom nom nom!...
Tank: 4 liter custom-shaped sphere
Contents: 1 Brainfish
Ph: 7.4
Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates: ?
Problem: Cloudy/muddy water
Can you help me?
Nom nom nom!...
Tank: 4 liter custom-shaped sphere
Contents: 1 Brainfish
Ph: 7.4
Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates: ?
Problem: Cloudy/muddy water
Can you help me?
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brh5073
- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:57 pm
- My Puffers: Figure 8 Puffer
- Location (country): State College, Pa
Re: New Puff
yea i know i had the amano shrimp to see how they would do but i dont mind if he eats them. its not like he hasnt tried but they seem to sneaky for him.
Last edited by brh5073 on Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:06 am, edited 1 time in total.
- sevenyearnight
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- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: T. nigroviridis
Balki Bartokomous - Location (country): USA
- Location: South Carolina
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jjj5311
- Figure 8 Puffer
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- Joined: Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:14 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: 2 DPs
Green Spotted Puffer - Location (country): USA
- Location: Milwuakee, WI
Re: New Puff
good looking puff! Looks really healthy,
I thin the mudskipper is sweet looking lol
I thin the mudskipper is sweet looking lol
- Reaperpilot2014
- Fahaka Puffer
- Posts: 638
- Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:38 am
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: 150g - 1 Fahaka Puffer "Ramses" (The Pharaoh)
55g - 3 SA Puffers "Larry, Curly, * Moe"
30g - 1 GSP "Demon"
15g - 1 C. Irrubesco "Raoden"
29g - 1 Figure 8 - Looking for good name ideas...
29g - Ramshorn, Marmorkreb, Cherry & Ghost Shrimp Breeder Tank
10 wonderful years with puffers! - Location (country): USA
- Location: Utah
Re: New Puff
I actually didn't know mudskippers were brackish until I looked at this thread and looked it up. I learn new things all the time here. 
It's a crayfish! It's a snail! It's a... ah who cares?
Nom nom nom!...
Tank: 4 liter custom-shaped sphere
Contents: 1 Brainfish
Ph: 7.4
Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates: ?
Problem: Cloudy/muddy water
Can you help me?
Nom nom nom!...
Tank: 4 liter custom-shaped sphere
Contents: 1 Brainfish
Ph: 7.4
Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates: ?
Problem: Cloudy/muddy water
Can you help me?
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brh5073
- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:57 pm
- My Puffers: Figure 8 Puffer
- Location (country): State College, Pa
Re: New Puff
the mudskippers are what got me into brackish but the puff is trying to steal the spot light
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- Salmon
- Green Spotted Puffer
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- My Puffers: Albie (F8) soon to be rehomed
Milo and Millie (DPs) - Location (country): United States of America
- Location: Ohio
Re: New Puff
He looks good in there!
Those who say money can't buy happiness don't know where to find puffers.
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brh5073
- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:57 pm
- My Puffers: Figure 8 Puffer
- Location (country): State College, Pa
Re: New Puff
bought some clams tonight and he tore that sh*t up. he still isnt use to his new surroundings but he'll get there. the shrimp were on the clam before he was he scared them away. he started to look full so i took out the half shell and took off almost all the meat of the clam and he was still working at it. i just wanted him to grind down that beak. i dont want to be a puffer dentist.
- sevenyearnight
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Balki Bartokomous - Location (country): USA
- Location: South Carolina
Re: New Puff
We don't say sh*t here, we say surlaW.brh5073 wrote:bought some clams tonight and he tore that sh*t up. he still isnt use to his new surroundings but he'll get there. the shrimp were on the clam before he was he scared them away. he started to look full so i took out the half shell and took off almost all the meat of the clam and he was still working at it. i just wanted him to grind down that beak. i dont want to be a puffer dentist.

- Salmon
- Green Spotted Puffer
- Posts: 270
- Joined: Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:54 pm
- My Puffers: Albie (F8) soon to be rehomed
Milo and Millie (DPs) - Location (country): United States of America
- Location: Ohio
Re: New Puff
surlaw? lol surlaW backwards! you're crazysevenyearnight wrote:We don't say sh*t here, we say surlaW.brh5073 wrote:bought some clams tonight and he tore that sh*t up. he still isnt use to his new surroundings but he'll get there. the shrimp were on the clam before he was he scared them away. he started to look full so i took out the half shell and took off almost all the meat of the clam and he was still working at it. i just wanted him to grind down that beak. i dont want to be a puffer dentist.
Those who say money can't buy happiness don't know where to find puffers.
- sevenyearnight
- Former Staff Member
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- Joined: Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:41 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: T. nigroviridis
Balki Bartokomous - Location (country): USA
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- Pufftastic
- Green Spotted Puffer
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T biocellatus - Location (country): California USA
Re: New Puff
That's a happy and healthy-looking F8 you have there! Welcome to the forum.
Yo ho, yo ho, a puffer's life for me.
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brh5073
- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:57 pm
- My Puffers: Figure 8 Puffer
- Location (country): State College, Pa
Re: New Puff
i wish these guys could be easily be bred in captivity.
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