Puffer for 5' tank

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Re: Puffer for 5' tank

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Yes maybe PP ,but it merely illustrates my point !!!............whens the last time you saw a spotted congo puffer ? , and i don't mean just a picture .
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Never but I do know they have very visible LONG spines on their belly & NO green spot on their head, as per Dr Ebert's book: The Puffers of Fresh & Brackish Waters.
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Re: Puffer for 5' tank

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the spines are only really visible to the naked eye (and there short not long) , or if the puffer is inflated . You've never seen one . I rest my case !!
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burrfish
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Actually, the spines of the Spotted Congo are Easily visible to the naked eye. I do believe you had GSPs in your care.
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Re: Puffer for 5' tank

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Actually, the spines of the Spotted Congo are EASILY visible to the naked eye. I do believe you had GSPs in your care.
http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/Pictures ... at=species
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Re: Puffer for 5' tank

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NO THEY WEREN'T GSP'S!!! .......FACE IT PP YOUR WRONG ON THIS ONE ! ...............tell me when you've seen one in the real world ! haha
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Re: Puffer for 5' tank

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plus how would you know there easily visible to the nake eye , you've never seen one ya donut !!! lol
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plus how many gsp's do you know come from the congo !! ..........the markings and eyes on that pic (which i have seen before ), are exactly how they were on my scp's !
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Re: Puffer for 5' tank

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Puffer King wrote:NO THEY WEREN'T GSP'S!!! .......FACE IT PP YOUR WRONG ON THIS ONE ! ...............tell me when you've seen one in the real world ! haha
PP knows a ton and has tons of experience in fish keeping-- FW, BW, SW and Reef tanks, not only that, this is her forum. Please watch your tone, as it doesn't carry very well over text, and most forum members do not tolerate any signs of disrespect to any members, let alone the Mentors of this forum. It would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Re: Puffer for 5' tank

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LOL, I can take it. :) The puffers are dead, anyway--let him call them what he wishes.
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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goldielocke76 wrote:
Puffer King wrote:NO THEY WEREN'T GSP'S!!! .......FACE IT PP YOUR WRONG ON THIS ONE ! ...............tell me when you've seen one in the real world ! haha
PP knows a ton and has tons of experience in fish keeping-- FW, BW, SW and Reef tanks, not only that, this is her forum. Please watch your tone, as it doesn't carry very well over text, and most forum members do not tolerate any signs of disrespect to any members, let alone the Mentors of this forum. It would be much appreciated. Thanks.


+1 be nice
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Re: Puffer for 5' tank

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GL76 who asked you ?? ...haha i know a ton a stuff myself and have been keeping fish for over 30 years and know when im right . Honestly you yanks will be saying you invented the english language next ! lol
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Re: Puffer for 5' tank

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Puffer King wrote:GL76 who asked you ?? ...haha i know a ton a stuff myself and have been keeping fish for over 30 years and know when im right . Honestly you yanks will be saying you invented the english language next ! lol

:soapbox: Dude, relax. I didnt want to get involved in this, but now I got to. GL76 is more then welcome to comment on this thread.

You might have some fish keeping experience, but how much experience you have in keeping puffers ?
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Re: Puffer for 5' tank

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Pufferpunk wrote:WORSE site on the net for IDing puffers!
thats honestly why i didnt reply again. that link spoke for itself.

"Why is this important? T. fluviatilis is a brackish water pufferfish. T. nigroviridis can handle small amounts of salt (they actually do better with some salt), but is considered a freshwater fish. T. schoutedeni is a purely freshwater fish, so you shouldn't give it any more salt than you would another freshwater species." --- copy pasta straight from the link.

the fluviatilis would be a ceylon, not a green puffer as the link suggests and they are a high brackish - marine fish. and a nigroviridis would be a GSP, which needs a little more than "small amounts of salt", also a brackish - marine fish.

also the first picture that shows "two spotted congos", is obviously a GSP on the left, i have seen them many times and one i had actually looked very similar to this. the one on the right i believe to be something different, dont know what and most likely neither does that website
Puffer King wrote:Honestly you yanks will be saying you invented the english language next ! lol
and this has to do with this conversation how? do you realize how stupid that made you sound? ban?
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Re: Puffer for 5' tank

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oh and i lol when half of the active/respected members on this forum are from UK or other non yank countries
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