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New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:11 am
by mshill90
I am a new Puffer keeper as of yesterday.
I was able to find a Fahaka Puffer on Craigslist yesterday, and I drove 2 hours to pick him up.
He's about 14", and he's already settled in and very personable.
I'm not new to fish however; I am currently in school to be a vet where I am specializing in fish. I am also a Certified KHA (koi health advisor)- I have several fish tanks which are from all over.
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:04 am
by lesleyanndunn
welcome to the forum!
hes lovely! well done in getting him!
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:06 am
by Pufferpunk
![[welcome]](./images/smilies/welcome.gif "welcome")
It's great you had a large
cycled tank ready for that guy! Do you have a cave for him?
We need more fish vets in this world.
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:37 am
by mshill90
Pufferpunk wrote:
It's great you had a large
cycled tank ready for that guy! Do you have a cave for him?
We need more fish vets in this world.
No, I currently do not have a cave for him, but I am looking for something in which to use.
He's large, so my typical idea of flowerpots isn't gonna work this time.
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:20 am
by sevenyearnight
Large flower pots.
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:10 pm
by J-P
That is one nice looking fish! You're definitely going to enjoy him.
Hope you have a nice HEAVY lid for the tank
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:18 pm
by Pufferpunk
From Petsmart:
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:33 pm
by xrayjeeper83
That reminds me, I need to get a bigger cave for Bloat
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:34 pm
by FADE2BLACK_1973
Wow he's a big guy and I love his amount of yellow and the stripes running down under his belly.
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:35 pm
by Pufferpunk
That pic is old... he's much bigger now.
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:51 pm
by FADE2BLACK_1973
Hey PP, is that real driftwood or artificial? It's kinda hard to tell from pics.
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:55 pm
by mshill90
He is 14"+ inches, and I have a flower pot he could fit into, but hubby stated this morning he is going to make something for him so he can be nice and cozy.
The lids for this tank were made by us... we got the tank, but it didn't have any lids, and its an odd dimension tank, so no practical glass lid will fit, so we took 2 pieces of glass to fit on on each side. They are soooo much heavier than the glass lids, so no worries there.
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:06 pm
by FADE2BLACK_1973
mshill, that fahaka is beautiful. By the pic, he does look like a monster. I was thinking about getting a large piece of driftwood (as a cave) for my fahaka when he gets alot bigger. Mine only uses his cave when he sleeps, most of the time he's very active.
Re: New Puffer Keeper! :)
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:11 pm
by Pufferpunk
The driftwood in the middle is real wood. The mangrove "caves" are these:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.j ... Id=2752221