Nile Puffer Question
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pufferpuggirl
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Nile Puffer Question
Hello My Fellow Puffers, got a question ... I've been seeing in some stores a Puffer under the name of Nile Puffer, or West Nile Puffer, yet when I do a search it comes up with no information. I am guessing that's not it's true name and I don't have a latin name. Can anyone help me with this, and is this a freshwater, brackish or saltwater Puffer? Thank you.
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plurmaster
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Re: Nile Puffer Question
Is called fahaka puffer. You need a mosnter tank to house one of this puffer. Just look at puffpedia FW section under fahaka puffer for more info.
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groovitudedude
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Re: Nile Puffer Question
Link to Fahaka Puffer Care information:
ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/T_Lineatus/
They get pretty big and are VERY aggressive.
ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/T_Lineatus/
They get pretty big and are VERY aggressive.
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The Bruce
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Re: Nile Puffer Question
i wouldn't call a 120g a monster tank but yeah fahaka's are not for the casual aquarist
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grubbster
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Re: Nile Puffer Question
Mine's a cutie, well he hasn't taken a chunk out of my hand yetare VERY aggressive
They are so fascinating to watch and interact with but they do take a bit of looking after - large tank, oversized filtration, big water changes etc - but well worth it. This is my first aquarium and I did a lot of research beforehand, but I have no regrets.