Pufferpack Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 I managed to get a couple clear shots of my puffer community tank that I thought I'd share with y'all Mostly Dwarves in this shot: The girls getting together to chat while the guys keep watch: *plays Sesame Street music* One of these things is not like the others, can you guess which one before I finish my song. Cheech & Chong playing with their little bitty buddies: Hunter (one of my S/A's) coming to check out what's going on: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molino Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Nice fish. I don't think I've seen pictures of that larger puffer (without the spots) you have, what kind is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferpack Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 That is one of my pair of Golden or Bronze puffers....Auriglobus modestus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Thats cool i have never seen these types of puffers all i have seen are those yellow ones with black spots. Are puffers hard to keep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 I don't find them much more difficult than any of the other fish I keep, but the initial set up uf the tank was a bit trickier. I had to ensure that it was heavily planted enough that the aggression levels stay to a minimum, while leaving enough open water swimming space to keep them from swimming up and down the glass all the time. Due to their messiness while eating I use double the filtration on my puffer tanks to turn the water over at least 10x/hr. and provide varried currents for them to play in. Puffers will usually not eat flake or pellets, so a constant supply of live or frozen foods is necessary, as well as a regular supply of snails and other "crunchy" foods are required to keep their constantly growing teeth worn down (saves the puffer keeper from having to trim the teeth manually). Puffers are scaleless fish and therefore highly sensitive to ammonia and nitrites in the water, so regular weekly water changes are a must. After typing all this, I guess I would have to say they are a little more high maintenence than the other fish I care for....but they are definately worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferpack Posted September 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 .....I guess I should makle sure I'm logged on before replying....The above reply by "Guest" was just me having a brain fart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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