My puffers in their new home.

jacknife · Post by **jacknife** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:11 pm

Hi all,

Well here they are after spending a few weeks at a local aquarium while I got the tank set up.

They seem to enjoy life in there, and love hunting the shrimp I put in for them.

JustinPSmith · Post by **JustinPSmith** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:35 pm

Nice puffers! They look nice and healthy!

smudger72 · Post by **smudger72** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:58 pm

Hi Jacknife, good looking puffers

How big are they?
My lfs has some F8 but they are tiny. I'd be interested in what size these are.

Post by **Myaj** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:02 pm

Beautiful!

Those are ceylons actually Smudger, they get a lot bigger than Figure 8's and are mid-brackish to full marine as they grow older.

smudger72 · Post by **smudger72** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:20 pm

Sorry Myaj, I just noticed the comment on the bottom

Post by **Myaj** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:22 pm

No problem, they do look similar to figure 8's and are often mixed up with them at the store. Its those patches on the back...

smudger72 · Post by **smudger72** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:25 pm

I hope that what my lfs has are def F8's and not ceylons then

Not saying anymore on this thread cause I aint hijacking it lol.

jacknife · Post by **jacknife** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:49 am

They are Ceylons yes. The LFS sold them to me as Topaz which I believe is another name for them. They did tell me they were Freshwater though

hence the stay in the local public aquarium while we got another tank!

They are now in SG of 1.010 and seem to be thriving. They are about 4-5" from nose to tail at the moment.

Nusquam · Post by **Nusquam** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:08 am

Wow, they're getting big! Any idea how old they are?

My 2 are still around 1", but we think they're still less than 1 year olds (at most 2)

OraLacerta · Post by **OraLacerta** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:04 am

You're so lucky; if I ever found ceylons I'd snatch 'em up right away!

Your tank looks really nice with lots of little caves to hide in. Great job on the tank and enjoy the little buggers.

jacknife · Post by **jacknife** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:13 pm

Nusquam wrote:Wow, they're getting big! Any idea how old they are?

My 2 are still around 1", but we think they're still less than 1 year olds (at most 2)

No idea on age. I paid £25 each for them which equates to around US$50 I guess. I have another LFS that has about 6 as well. Shame you are in the US

(They also have a Mbu at £85 but my wife would kill me if I got that!!)

Goonerman1 · Post by **Goonerman1** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:32 pm

Wow!!!! £25?????? I only paid £15 for mine!!!! and Mbu's were £50 in the same shop....that's quiet a big difference isn't it??? someones making a BIG profit!!!!

jacknife · Post by **jacknife** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:30 pm

Yeah, the shop I got em from was a little independant one. The Mbu is in Maidenhead Aquatics. It is about 10" long I guess. Lovely fish

They are selling Ceyons for £15 I think, maybe less even.

Post by **Myaj** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:30 pm

Wow indeed.. we had a lot of Ceylons around here earlier this year going for around $14-20 each, I can't remember exactly but I know it was under $20.

Beautiful fish, one of my favorite species.

Goonerman1 · Post by **Goonerman1** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:48 pm

uh huh......that's where I got my Puffer from, Maidenheads

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