I Really Think It Is A Nest :) - Aquarium Advice

Steven_Askham · 09-19-2005, 01:33 PM

On Monday I informed every one about the suspected nest that was in my pufferfish tank. It has now been a week and the nest has come along way. I have noticed that the male and female are together much more now and the females stomach is looking much more rounded so i think she is becoming full of eggs. Any one have any idea of how long it will be until there are eggs and if you actually think that they are going to spawn ?

The images posted are the nest and the females stomach. Sorry about the quality.

Toirtis · 09-19-2005, 05:39 PM

Looks like a nest to me, too. No idea on pre-egg periods in puffers, I am afraid...I have bred many fish, but not those.

Steven_Askham · 09-20-2005, 03:58 PM

Any One Else ?

[acronym:989e2dfd39="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:989e2dfd39].

cdawson · 09-24-2005, 11:02 PM

Try the http://www.thepufferforum.org/ someone is bound to know there, but puffers are not known as a digging genus, however they do bury themselves in the sand to wait for prey. I've never heard of them actually cleaning out a pit though.

09-19-2005, 01:33 PM	#1
Steven_Askham Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England / Posts: 1,144	I Really Think It Is A Nest :) On Monday I informed every one about the suspected nest that was in my pufferfish tank. It has now been a week and the nest has come along way. I have noticed that the male and female are together much more now and the females stomach is looking much more rounded so i think she is becoming full of eggs. Any one have any idea of how long it will be until there are eggs and if you actually think that they are going to spawn ? The images posted are the nest and the females stomach. Sorry about the quality. __________________ 3 Foot : 4 Discus & 2 Blue Rams & 2 Bristlenose & 3 Cockatoo's 3 Foot : 2 Yellow Belly Turtles. 2 Foot: Salt Water

09-19-2005, 05:39 PM	#2
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Looks like a nest to me, too. No idea on pre-egg periods in puffers, I am afraid...I have bred many fish, but not those. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

09-20-2005, 03:58 PM	#3
Steven_Askham Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England / Posts: 1,144	Any One Else ? [acronym:989e2dfd39="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:989e2dfd39]. __________________ 3 Foot : 4 Discus & 2 Blue Rams & 2 Bristlenose & 3 Cockatoo's 3 Foot : 2 Yellow Belly Turtles. 2 Foot: Salt Water

09-24-2005, 11:02 PM	#4
cdawson Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 431	Try the http://www.thepufferforum.org/ someone is bound to know there, but puffers are not known as a digging genus, however they do bury themselves in the sand to wait for prey. I've never heard of them actually cleaning out a pit though. __________________ "Hey dad! your bettas looked lonely so I put them in a tank together!"

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