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Frankie
Puffer Fry
Posts: 3 Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:50 am
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by Frankie Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:44 pm
Is there anything I can keep with this puffer? He's on his own at the moment in a 3 foot tank,will be moving him on to the 4 foot tank after the new year.I was thinking about a Plec of some sort,Bristlenose perhaps?Or would it get attacked and die ?:(
sstimac
Dwarf Puffer
Posts: 87 Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:40 pmLocation: Marquette, Michigan
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by sstimac Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:15 pm
some one will correct me if i'm wrong. Targets tend to be solitary puffers. with most of these species it's up to us to keep the tanks clean. every once in awhile i'll buy a flying fox or otto to do some clean up, knowing that it will be food in less than 48 hours.
Boxermom
Former Staff Member
Posts: 2182 Joined: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:34 pmLocation: Wisconsin
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by Boxermom Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:19 pm
I wouldn't chance it.
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Rocker
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Posts: 1356 Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:12 amLocation: Derby, UK
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by Rocker Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:25 am
I wouldn't even consider putting anything in with mine.
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messy_da_legend
Figure 8 Puffer
Posts: 223 Joined: Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:53 pmMy Puffers: M. baileyi called EsauLocation: Ipswich UK
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by messy_da_legend Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:38 am
I wouldn't even consider putting anything in with mine.
I hesitate putting my finger in. Mine really goes for me.
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Frankie
Puffer Fry
Posts: 3 Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:50 am
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by Frankie Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:07 pm
Just as I thought then.He even eats MTS and I thought most Puffers left them alone as their shells are too hard.He eats through them like butter.After seeing the way he takes chunks out of shrimp,I'm reluctant to put my hands in.
Hilly
Mentor
Posts: 1903 Joined: Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:36 pmGender: MaleMy Puffers: Current: Tetraodon LineatusLocation (country): UKLocation: Nottinghamshire, UK
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by Hilly Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:27 pm
They relish the food, i love watching mine dispatch snails.
Hilly
Pufferpunk
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Posts: 32976 Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 amGender: FemaleMy Puffers: Puffers I have kept:Location (country): USA, Greenville, SCLocation: Greenville, SC
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by Pufferpunk Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:38 am
He even eats MTS and I thought most Puffers left them alone as their shells are too hard.
Most puffers won't exactly ignore them but may try to bite thru the shells & crack/chip their teeth.
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HRPuffersnStuff
Figure 8 Puffer
Posts: 105 Joined: Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:51 pmLocation: State College, PA
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by HRPuffersnStuff Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:37 am
Mine was okay with a few baby fish I put in there for a few weeks, then he got hungry... He has never bothered the pleco he is housed with though.
baily
Puffer Fry
Posts: 25 Joined: Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:23 amLocation: British Columbia
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by baily Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:38 pm
mine seems to be okay with my hand in the tank sometime for cleaning, but only sometimes, and on his terms
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