Pignosed puffers?

EvilE · Post by **EvilE** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:51 pm

A LFS had 2 pignosed puffers for sale for $20 each--I've never seen one of those before! They are cool looking!! Anyone know anything about them? He said they are freshwater puffers. He also had 2 Fakaha puffers for $50 each--they were about 7-8" each, is that a good price for them?

kass · Post by **kass** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:55 pm

Check out pufferlist.com. Its a Tetraodon
suvattii.

lisalisa · Post by **lisalisa** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 6:12 pm

ans yes, $50 is an ok price for a fahaka of that size, particularly if it is healthy.

EvilE · Post by **EvilE** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 6:31 pm

pig nose puffers seem to need a very specialized setup--deep sand etc. They are cool looking fish though!! Perhaps someday I will look into getting one.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:17 pm

Easier than keeping a fahaka!

Tihsho · Post by **Tihsho** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:12 pm

Well, PP all puffs are easy if you have the time and space for them

discus · Post by **discus** » Fri May 05, 2006 2:36 pm

I have a 5 inch Pig nose should grow to 6 inch's
Always looking for more
They require at least 4-5 inch of sand
places to hide amongst rocks driftwood
they eat krill,shrimp,live fish,anything they can eat they will really..

I am looking into breeding them should be fun

hear he is

Cokeman · Post by **Cokeman** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:13 am

Mine only requires enough sand to burry everything but his eyes. He's not quite 5 inches though. For some reason the ones that I have seen don't sleep in the sand. They seem to like sleeping on rocks.

Fahakaman · Post by **Fahakaman** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:56 pm

My fahaka costed $90 and it was about 4 inches. Get the fahaka if you have a big enough tank.

EvilE · Post by **EvilE** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:10 pm

Fahakaman wrote:My fahaka costed $90 and it was about 4 inches. Get the fahaka if you have a big enough tank.

I don't, or I would buy one

reiverix · Post by **reiverix** » Mon May 22, 2006 10:50 am

My arrowhead only very rarely buries itself, instead preferring the cover of tiger lotus and crypts.

I recently discovered that it loves mussels. Never saw it go quite so crazy for food.

Tihsho · Post by **Tihsho** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:55 pm

If there are any places that sell large live shrimp (asian markets are your best bet) look into getting a few. Suvattiis go crazy for live inverts.

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