The Puffer Forum

I would just have a fear that if they don't have a lot of room, they could become aggressive with each other.

Well, I assume that they say 1000g because thats the width it would need to make turns in in an aquarium.....

But on the other hand....my readings tell me that mbu's are crazy aggressive, even with their own kind....or am I mixing it up with something else..?

julianchan wrote:Well, I assume that they say 1000g because thats the width it would need to make turns in in an aquarium.....

Hey Julianchan
I've been working out the best 1000g tank dimentions so as to keep costs down with lighting and still giving the Mbu a lot of room and I think the best dimentions for a 1000g tank are 10ft wide x 2ft high x 5.5ft deep (it's actually 988usg but close enough). This means your lights don't have to penetrate through to deeper water and also gives the Mbu plenty of turning room. I measured this out and it's huuuge, would look amazing!

julianchan wrote: But on the other hand....my readings tell me that mbu's are crazy aggressive, even with their own kind....or am I mixing it up with something else..?

You're mixing them up with Fahakas

Yeah, I think mbus are pretty docile.

Both, these fish need a lot of swimming room & a TON of dilution.

Yes, these fish have a HUGE bioload, they need the big tanks for both swimming room and to just try to keep the water levels non-toxic.

I had a Figure 8 puffer that would get a prolapsed rectum after a big meal sometimes. After a day or so, it would go back to where it was supposed to be, and he never had any problems due to it. However, he never had that bright red ring of irritated skin around it either.

I'd say keep the water pristine, deworm and feed smaller, more frequent feedings (avoid huge meals all at once), and see how it goes.

Adding 1 tbsp Epsom salt/10g, may help with the swollen tissue.

Thanks for all the input! The sick puffer has recovered... treated (both, just to be safe) with Gel-Tek Ultra Cure PX for 3 days and it got better right away.

Yay!

Glad to hear that he's better

hilltopperpete wrote:Thanks for all the input! The sick puffer has recovered... treated (both, just to be safe) with Gel-Tek Ultra Cure PX for 3 days and it got better right away.

Nice one hilltopperpete

That looked really painfull!

I'll have to get one of you guys from the US to send me some Gel-Tek Ultra Cure PX one day as it seems like good stuff!

Have you got any pix/vids of both of your Mbu's hilltopperpete, I'd love to see them in another thread?