sleeping puffers
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- sevenyearnight
- Former Staff Member
- Posts: 1894
- Joined: Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:41 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: T. nigroviridis
Balki Bartokomous - Location (country): USA
- Location: South Carolina
- xrayjeeper83
- Mbu Puffer
- Posts: 4167
- Joined: Thu May 06, 2010 9:31 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Fahaka named Bloat
Abei named Huey
GSP named Bacon - Location (country): USA
- Location: Orange Park, FL
Re: sleeping puffers
The one time I caught Bacon sleeping, she was getting pushed across the front of the tank. Guess she picked a bad spot to sleep lol
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
- hadla
- Mbu Puffer
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- My Puffers: 2 gsps and a big Stars and stripes
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- Location: Sacramento, CA
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Re: sleeping puffers
rotfl, i love how he swims out at the end like "what? i did that on purpose!"
yay another pic to add to my folder!
yay another pic to add to my folder!
Never trust big puffers. The fingers you save may be your own. -RTR
- 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
- Location: South Carolina
Re: sleeping puffers
Lmao, he swam around the corner, when he saw the camera was gone, he curled back up and slept again in the same place.

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pufferfreak
- Mbu Puffer
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- Gender: Male
- Location (country): U.S.A.
- Location: San Siego, CA
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Re: sleeping puffers
That's funny.
My puffer used to sleep resting vertically on top of the thermometer.
My puffer used to sleep resting vertically on top of the thermometer.
- xrayjeeper83
- Mbu Puffer
- Posts: 4167
- Joined: Thu May 06, 2010 9:31 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Fahaka named Bloat
Abei named Huey
GSP named Bacon - Location (country): USA
- Location: Orange Park, FL
Re: sleeping puffers
Here is Bacon trying to fight the current while sleeping


RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
- blackghostknife
- Green Spotted Puffer
- Posts: 271
- Joined: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:52 pm
- Gender: Male
- Location (country): United States
Re: sleeping puffers
warning!!!!!! warning!!!!!!!!!!! adorable overload!!!!!!!
The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang the best. Use the talents you possess.
Pufferpunk's biggest fan!!!
Pufferpunk's biggest fan!!!
- Tim
- Fahaka Puffer
- Posts: 583
- Joined: Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:45 pm
- Gender: Male
- Location (country): Sweden
Re: sleeping puffers
Today I found Pig curled up in a ball sleeping "on the gravel". When I say "on the gravel" I more or less mean that he was getting rolled around in the current
. Quite a ridiculous sight. He didnt even seem fazed. By the time I thought about my camera he had woken up already
. It was similar to the video of Balki though.
*A wild water plant appears, Pig the Green Spotted Puffer is intimidated*
- ehz_148
- Dwarf Puffer
- Posts: 60
- Joined: Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:57 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: 30gal : 1 f8 puffer - Tsuki
- Location (country): Durban, South Africa
Re: sleeping puffers
HAHAHA..... seven!! your cute ball of spots had me in fits of giggles...i had to watch that vid several times...i even called my boyfriend up to see. Not sure if he was as entertained as I was though...he thinks I'm a little obsessed with my new little guys. I haven't really seen them sleep. But resting yes. I will hopefully get some good shots when I borrow a decent camera from my sister though.
"can I share your cave?"- bertie 83
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- My Puffers: lineatus R.I.P, South American puffer. Valentini puffer, porcupine puffer.
Non puffer
Danios, Tetras, Redtail Rasporas,
Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
- Location: brighton , england
Re: sleeping puffers
Is it only me who has puffers who wont sleep when i am looking. I only saw my fahaka asleep a couple of times, the first time i thought he was dead and his eyes had been eaten. Not really seen him do it for more than a couple of seconds since. My dps just dont seem to stop to sleep at all
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
- xrayjeeper83
- Mbu Puffer
- Posts: 4167
- Joined: Thu May 06, 2010 9:31 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: Fahaka named Bloat
Abei named Huey
GSP named Bacon - Location (country): USA
- Location: Orange Park, FL
Re: sleeping puffers
Great pic Tim
Bertie my fahaka does nothing but sleep, my abei I catch every night. My abei is weird he spends all day in his cave but goes behind his cave to sleep, he is fully exposed when behind the cave. Bacon on the other hand seems to always be up. Ive caught her one time sleeping trying not to get pushed around to much lol
Bertie my fahaka does nothing but sleep, my abei I catch every night. My abei is weird he spends all day in his cave but goes behind his cave to sleep, he is fully exposed when behind the cave. Bacon on the other hand seems to always be up. Ive caught her one time sleeping trying not to get pushed around to much lol
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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fahucker
- Green Spotted Puffer
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- My Puffers: Fahaka Puffer- Gilbert
- Location (country): Scottsdale, Arizona United States of America
- Location: Arizona
Re: sleeping puffers
You know my fahaka has a little arch he sits under all day then he sleeps in the tightest place he can find! Like between the plants or something!
Fahakas are like dogs! They come up to you and say hi! Or they're just looking for food!
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- ILoveLola
- Figure 8 Puffer
- Posts: 246
- Joined: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:33 pm
- Gender: Female
- Location (country): Virginia, USA
- Location: Virginia, USA
Re: sleeping puffers
I've only caught Lola sleeping twice, and the first time I started crying because I thought she was dead, ahaha. I'm pretty convinced she doesn't sleep, as a general rule.bertie 83 wrote:Is it only me who has puffers who wont sleep when i am looking. I only saw my fahaka asleep a couple of times, the first time i thought he was dead and his eyes had been eaten. Not really seen him do it for more than a couple of seconds since. My dps just dont seem to stop to sleep at all

- Tim
- Fahaka Puffer
- Posts: 583
- Joined: Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:45 pm
- Gender: Male
- Location (country): Sweden
Re: sleeping puffers
When feeding time is over my puffer usually finds himself a corner and hovers near the water line taking a nap/resting.


*A wild water plant appears, Pig the Green Spotted Puffer is intimidated*
