The Puffer Forum

hello all...my fugu puff is doing great...recovering well from the cloudy eye...I think it was due to water condition...kinda slip a little bit because of the wedding prep...Thanks to all, especially PP for all the tips and help.

I have her (just decided it is a girl...named moo...wife named her that) for over a month now and she is currently in a 20 gallon, light brackish holding/quarantine tank with an f8 (rescued from ppl moving) and three black knight gobies...I know it seems crowded but I do water changes a lot (apprx. 2 per week min 30 percent). SHe will be moved to a higher salinity this month...couple of weeks or so into a 54 gallon corner tank (she is ony over an inch long...temporary housing until gets bigger).

They all seems to get along well and the gobies are the mean once...snatching food out of both puffers mouth...now to my question....when should i change the fugu's tank in sw? I will not have any liverock or anything in there yet...cant afford it...but will in the future.

thanks for listening...i love puffers!

ciao for now....jonah

Progressively it should you will increase salinity in complete Sw(1.020-23).
The Takifugu oblongus It is a clearly marine puffer...

oh i would be increasing the salinity...he is just so tiny right now so i did not want to increase it too much...he came from totally freshwater and he is in med brack water now.

Lately...he had been burrowing himself...he had grown girth wise...almost as big as my fig 8. He eats a lot and looks other wise healthy...do t. oblongus bury themselves?

thanks...js

IME yes
I've seen 3 of em do it just with there lil eyes sticking out looking innocent lol