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Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:39 pm
by PUFFER3010
Hello !!!!
Fellow puffer friends
My Name is Jack and have just brought my second tank i have a 130l tropical tank, went out today and brought a 63l juewl tank especially for some new puffer's.
Well just thought id introduce my self and say Hi.
From what i have read this seems like a very friendly forum and you all seem to know your stuff !!
Look forward to taking on board some helpful info.
Kind Regards
PUFFER3010
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:41 pm
by purplecandle
Welcome!
What kind of puffers were you thinking of getting?
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:43 pm
by PUFFER3010
Thank you !
I have been looking at the Tetraodon nigroviridis puffers aka green spotted puffers
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:50 pm
by purplecandle
PUFFER3010 wrote:Thank you !
I have been looking at the Tetraodon nigroviridis puffers aka green spotted puffers
Forgive me for giving you bad news!!!! Ok I think 63l equals 16 gallons??? If so a green spotted puffer needs 30 gallons for one. They just get too big and make so much waste!
If you like the gsp you might like an f8 ( one would like your 63l).
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:54 pm
by purplecandle
Here is some info on the f8
ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Brackish/T_Biocellatus/
Like a gsp but smaller
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:57 pm
by PUFFER3010
Arhhhh that is bad news the girl at my local shop told me i could have 4 gsp's in a 63l tank
Clearly she just wants to sell these fish.
back to the shop i go haha
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:01 pm
by purplecandle
PUFFER3010 wrote:Arhhhh that is bad news the girl at my local shop told me i could have 4 gsp's in a 63l tank
Clearly she just wants to sell these fish.
back to the shop i go haha
Awww I feel bad... but truthfully those gsps cannot grow to their full size in a tank that small. Look at the tank and imagine a small kitten inside of it.
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:09 pm
by PUFFER3010
is there such a thing as dwarf gsp's as she was pretty adidment that they would be ok there where only an inch in size ?
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:12 pm
by purplecandle
PUFFER3010 wrote:is there such a thing as dwarf gsp's as she was pretty adidment that they would be ok there where only an inch in size ?
They start off little and cute and then you get these
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:16 pm
by PUFFER3010
Ok so correct me if im wrong
what your saying is, that i would need like a 250l (roughly 60 gallons) tank to keep 4 gsp's
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:17 pm
by purplecandle
There are dwarf puffers, but not dwarf gsps
Here is info on them
ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/C_Travancoricus/
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:17 pm
by PUFFER3010
OH and lovely puffers by the way hahaha !!!
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:19 pm
by purplecandle
PUFFER3010 wrote:Ok so correct me if im wrong
what your saying is, that i would need like a 250l (roughly 60 gallons) tank to keep 4 gsp's
55-60 gallons for 2 gsps, I have 2 in a 75 gallon with no other fish.
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:25 pm
by PUFFER3010
purplecandle wrote:PUFFER3010 wrote:Ok so correct me if im wrong
what your saying is, that i would need like a 250l (roughly 60 gallons) tank to keep 4 gsp's
55-60 gallons for 2 gsps, I have 2 in a 75 gallon with no other fish.
understood
back to the shop tomorrow for an upgrade haha
Re: Hello from Essex UK
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:29 pm
by purplecandle
Ut oh, sounds like we may have a new puffer addict