Avocado Puffers

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Sunguppy
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Avocado Puffers

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Hey guys! I’ve had my avocado puffer in a 40g planted for about a month now.

He’s alone, eating, and very happy. But he seems incredibly… bored. He’s on a stand in my room, like my arrowhead in her tank. But while she spends the day wallowing and amusing herself, he stares at me and refuses to enjoy his tank.

I was wondering if tank mates would help. I just don’t know much about avocado puffers! His tank has a wave maker, bubbler bar, drift wood and an intense Val forest, so he does enjoy that. But, I’m not always around to amuse him and I feel awful.

Are they like my Amazon puffers and need buddies?


Edit; not my Pao turgidis, the ACTUAL avocado puffer
Puffers I keep:

Colomesus asellus (my army) 🥰
Carinotetraodon travancoricus 😄
Carinotetraodon irrubesco 😅
Tetraodon schoutedeni (the baby) 😘
Pao suvattii 😜
Pao leiurus (aka my pet dog) 🐕

Also keeping a variety of livebearers ☺️
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Pufferpunk
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C valentini
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C papuan
C lorteti
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Re: Avocado Puffers

Post by Pufferpunk »

He will eat his tankmates.
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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