Arrowhead finally!!!!!!!!!!!

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joeyg2100
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Arrowhead finally!!!!!!!!!!!

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I finally have ordered my Arrowhead puffer. My tank took about 3 weeks to completely cycle. Started it off with filter media from my established tank, and then added ammonia. I can't wait to get this fish.
Is there anyone on here that have had one of these fish? If so will you share your experience with me
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congrats! i tryed to get one of these myself, but ended up rescueing a Modestus instead.
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Congratulations, good luck!
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Pufferpunk
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C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
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Punkster is my favorite fish (well, then there's my fahaka, Filbert).
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It took about a week to get Punky on dead foods by bouncing shrimp on the end of a string. Now she eats whatever I toss in there for her. Leaves snails alone & that's the only tank mate I trust her with.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Arrowhead finally!!!!!!!!!!!

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joeyg2100 wrote:I finally have ordered my Arrowhead puffer. My tank took about 3 weeks to completely cycle. Started it off with filter media from my established tank, and then added ammonia. I can't wait to get this fish.
Is there anyone on here that have had one of these fish? If so will you share your experience with me

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lisalisa

Post by lisalisa »

Punkster is a miurus, not an arrowhead, but they are similar in care.
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Post by redeyedjack »

hiya, i have an arrowhead puffer (Dave) too, i was lucky in finding him in my local aquarium shop. now i find it very strange that everyone i have talked to and everything i have read says they are the most agressive puffers, but Dave has been a little ray of light and he is in my community tank and he hasn't touched any other fish. even when the other fish (mainly my 2 large plecs and humbug catfish (Platydoras costatus)) swim into him with some force and clumsyness. he just rides the bumps and then settles on the substrate again and looks at me contently. i think i may have been lucky to find such a docile specimen.
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redeyedjack wrote:hiya, i have an arrowhead puffer (Dave) too, i was lucky in finding him in my local aquarium shop. now i find it very strange that everyone i have talked to and everything i have read says they are the most agressive puffers, but Dave has been a little ray of light and he is in my community tank and he hasn't touched any other fish. even when the other fish (mainly my 2 large plecs and humbug catfish (Platydoras costatus)) swim into him with some force and clumsyness. he just rides the bumps and then settles on the substrate again and looks at me contently. i think i may have been lucky to find such a docile specimen.
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Pufferpunk
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Gender: Female
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept:
T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
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Post by Pufferpunk »

Punkster is a miurus, not an arrowhead, but they are similar in care.
Duh...my bad.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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lisalisa

Post by lisalisa »

hehe, I wasn't telling YOU what punkster was PP!
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Pufferpunk
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Gender: Female
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept:
T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Greenville, SC
Contact:
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Post by Pufferpunk »

I know but I do that all the time (mix them up).
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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lisalisa

Post by lisalisa »

Ah, it's understandable. Besides, anything that makes you post that gorgeous fish of yours great! I love her, she's so pretty. :12:
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Fahakaman
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Post by Fahakaman »

Pufferpunk,why in the name of GOD is your arrowhead red. Is it normal, or am I just stupid,OR did you wack it up genetically
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Post by RTR »

PP's fish is not an arowgead but a Congo, the red form. read carefully above and you can see that. But their care is much the same.
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Post by discus »

i have a 2 yr old pig nose 5 inch long in a 50g tank
5-inch of sand live plants and rocks drift wood
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