** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
- Drix
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Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
I have a few times, But i dont wanna think about it any more. My Wife and I rescued a Big GSP from death we named him Bubba. When we were trying to put him in our big tank after a week in the Isolation tank we hadcoralled him into a cup with the net. My wife was getting frustrated because he was back out thru the net and not staying in the cup. So took her finger and tried to gently get him back into the cup.... CHOMP!!! she pulled her hand out and screamed HIT BIT ME!! well that day Bubba got a small snack to because he took a small chunck of flesh with him... Since that day I really have not wants of touching him LOL.
125 Gallon tank- 2 GSP
45 gallon Hex Tank. - 1 GSP,
29 Gallon Tank
20 Gallon Long tank. 1 F8
10 Gallon tank- empty
3 gallon tank-
125 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0559.jpg
29 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0557.jpg
45 gallon Hex Tank. - 1 GSP,
29 Gallon Tank
20 Gallon Long tank. 1 F8
10 Gallon tank- empty
3 gallon tank-
125 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0559.jpg
29 gallon tank http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261 ... C_0557.jpg
- Lil' Swimz$
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Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
I'll pet mine when I hand feed them. They don't swim away and sometimes they rub up against my finger like a cat!
Ha ha, he he! DAncE whEn yoU're HAPpppy! He he he! DAnce, danCE, DANCe!
Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
I'm jealous lil swimz....
- Lil' Swimz$
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Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
Haha. Lol. They're really soft and squishy.
Ha ha, he he! DAncE whEn yoU're HAPpppy! He he he! DAnce, danCE, DANCe!
Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
I don't know what mine feels like...but he knows what I feel like. He bit me today while I was vaccuming the gravel. I wasnt paying attention and he took a quick nip before I could pull my hand from the tank. LOL!
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- Puffer Fry
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Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
I so want to pet mine but he's young and shy at the min I'm hoping if I keep putting my hand in eventually he will let me pet him
Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
I've touched my GSP before. He eats from my hand, so occasionally he'll brush up against me. I try to avoid touching him though, because I'm worried about damaging his slime coat or scaring him.
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- Puffer Fry
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Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
Mr puffy eat from my hand for the first time today I was sooooo happy
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- Green Spotted Puffer
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fahaka
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Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
I try to avoid touching them.Though I have been nudged or nipped a couple of times.
A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
But puffers are a girl`s best friend.
But puffers are a girl`s best friend.
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- Puffer Fry
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Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
Try not to touch mine (Congo Puffer) - pretty sure he could chomp a finger off. But I have had to move him when I'm cleaning. He's pretty chill about it. And I do occasionally hand feed him - I just make sure to get my fingers out of the way before he sucks in the foods.
- Pufferpunk
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Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
My Congo bit my husband.
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!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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- Puffer Fry
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Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
Oh my goodness!! Was it bad? Mine is really lazy (my puffer, not my husband ), so I don't think he'd put forth the effort to try, but I recognize that he could certainly do damage if he wanted to!
- Pufferpunk
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Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
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Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)
No, but he was attached to his hand for a second.
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!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"