The Puffer Forum

Hello all,

Hope you guys do not get discouraged with me. I promise I have read every FW and BW puffer profile in the pufferpedia, but I need to find a puffer that is right for me and I can't do that with puffer profiles alone

All of you "Ambush puffer" keepers, what are some of your favorite things about these puffers? They seem like they would be dull to keep besides feeding time. Is that true? I am just trying to make educated decisions.

Thanks!

Have you had a good look at the redeye species? I imagine you could keep 2 irrubescos in your tank.

My secret favorite of all mine is my Suvatti (don't tell the others they get jealous). They are a lurker species with some attitude and a unique look. He does like his cave and really doesn't come out unless he wants to be fed and even then he just sticks his nose out and gives me "the look". My other lurker is a Turgdis that I rarely see. He likes to hide in the tightest of caves but will come out in the morning to say hi and occasionally comes to the glass and gives a little shimmy to let me know he's there. He is a true ambush hunter though, if it moves he will wait for it to show it's blind side than violently attack. He has had a few incidents where he didn't quite get the blind side and food turned on him.....

I cannot remember where you asked, but somewhere you asked for Saps or Colomesus asellus

This website lists these puffers on their new arrival page

http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pag ... s.htm#top2

You can send them am email to make sure they have some still in stock..

Dad, I believe lurkers are different from ambush predators.