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They are usually agressive although i have seen youtube videos of owners successfully keeping mbu's with other fish. So far mine kills anything i put in there with him (RIP little corydora :bawl:)

That would be a sight to see! :rofl: I never heard of any of the larger puffer species needing dental care. Probably due to the fact that they can eat whole size clams to keep their beaks nice and trimmed.

Submitted by Roaringrory Scientific Name: Tetrodon mbu Common Names: Mbu Pufferfish Other Common Names: Giant Puffer, Giant Freshwater Puffer, Gold Ringed Puffer Category: Freshwater pufferfish Family: Tetrodontiadae Origin: Congo Basin, Lake Tanganyika Main Ecosystem: Lakes and...

Thank you! He was $130... which isn't too bad. Its the Cross River Puffers (Tetraodon pustulatus) that really cost the arm and leg :banghead:

A collection of very cool fishes my LFS

This is Elliot

I use to keep them in my discus tank a couple of years back. Never really seemed to have a problem with them. Hatchets on the other hand... I one time found a marble hatchet stuck to the bottom side of my glass top (no idea how he got up there). Poor fellow roasted to death from the grow light.

I personally like pencilfish, they're different. Hatchets are always a nice choice, just make sure you have a tight lid! :thumb:

Mbu puffers are known to get 26 inches long (im not sure if this includes tail fin or not). He'll probably grown an inch every month for about a year then start to slow down. It'll be a couple of years till he hits maximal size His name is Elliot

hello everyone! I recently got my hands on a mbu and would like to share him with you all on here :D hes about 3.5", currently on a diet of bloodworms, clams and snails. Once he gets a good decent size, hes going into a 300g. Im thinking about turning it into another planted but thats way off in...

Hello everyone! I have been meaning to make an account on AA for months but never have gotten around to it. First off, my names Rory and I'm a college student at University of Oregon. I have been interested in fish and aquariums for as long as I could remember. Currently as of right now I have...