MBU PUFFER?
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:31 pm
Can you put some tankmate with them?
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:08 pm
I hope its a really huge tank.
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:39 pm
Best not.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:16 pm
I have seen full grown ones with tankmates...but never a full grown one in an adeqauate tank...1000 gallons at least...I say at least 1500. ( I have seen a full grown one in 150 gallons...sad)
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:32 pm
I have read may posts on other forums of what can I put in with my Mbu cos he's eat what i've tried so far. There's is still the thinking of a tank for one fish, surely not. If it works out with tankmates great but I would be happy with just the Mbu.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:01 am
My Mbu shares his tank with a couple of catfish, he has done for over a year and i count myself very lucky. (There is actually some photos on here somewhere i think. Taken a while ago though!!) So far he seems a very placid little puffer, quite content with his little playmates.
He's actually lived with shrimp in his tank
They were put in his for his dinner and after 10 minutes of chasing he got totally fed up and left them to it!! I think that's laziness rather than his temperament tho!!
I should imagine as boomer grows bigger and the catfish don't they will become more appealing and will need to be moved out.
He's actually lived with shrimp in his tank
They were put in his for his dinner and after 10 minutes of chasing he got totally fed up and left them to it!! I think that's laziness rather than his temperament tho!!I should imagine as boomer grows bigger and the catfish don't they will become more appealing and will need to be moved out.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:32 pm
I'm very happy with 15 to 40 gallon tanks. So here's a slightly off topic question. If you have a 1000 gallon aquarium, surely you don't do weekly 50% water changes? Right? Just how does that work. When I had my 40 set up, weekly 20 gallon water changes just about undid me and got everything in the path between the tank and the bathtub quite wet. 
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:53 pm
Well, sure you can. Either manually or you'd more likely set up an auto water changing system.
I do 50% or more, usually 75% changes on a 60, a 75, a 33, a 29 and 4-5 10 gallon tanks weekly with no messes usually. The python is a life saver. (though I will admit I forgot to keep an eye on the 75 last week and overfilled it by a gallon or two.. was in the other room and heard a sudden waterfall!
I do 50% or more, usually 75% changes on a 60, a 75, a 33, a 29 and 4-5 10 gallon tanks weekly with no messes usually. The python is a life saver. (though I will admit I forgot to keep an eye on the 75 last week and overfilled it by a gallon or two.. was in the other room and heard a sudden waterfall!
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:10 pm
For large tanks an automated system is far simpler. I have operated such (none now, all the big tanks are idle). Several other folks in the area operate similarly. The plumbing is not that difficult.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:32 am
Do you know where i can find out more information on automated systems?
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:40 am
Google is your friend. Thousands of links.