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[Guest]

Hey Puffer folks, anybody have a link to some good puffer sites? preferably FW puffers?

Just got a couple, and I need to read up some more on these guys, haven't found a good website on my own.

Thanks in advance,

CC

 

[lawdawg18]

I got a puffer about two weeks ago and have been looking for infomation also. Here are a few places I found.

http://www.pufferlovers.com/index.php

http://puffernet.tripod.com/main.html

http://www.pufferfish.co.uk./aquaria/species/pufferfish/index.htm

Hope these help. What kind of puffer did you get?????

 

[lawdawg18]

I got a puffer about two weeks ago and have been looking for infomation also. Here are a few places I found.

http://www.pufferlovers.com/index.php

http://puffernet.tripod.com/main.html

http://www.pufferfish.co.uk./aquaria/species/pufferfish/index.htm

Hope these help. What kind of puffer did you get?????

 

[Terry]

I found these

www.brackishpuffertripod.com
www.wetwebmedia.com

HTH

 

[TankGirl]

Here is a great forum http://puffer.proboards2.com/, and pufferpunk is extremely knowledgeable about puffers of all kinds. She has some links on her site that were helpful to me.

 

[Guest]

Tetraodon travancoricus,

That's the species I've got, for sure! Thanks much folks.

Looks as if I'll be smashing snails for them to eat on a regular basis. 5 planted tanks, that won't be a problem!

I'll have to give these guys a few months, make sure I still like them as much, but you may well have found a Puffer convert here!

I spent like 2 hours last night just watching them swim, explore, and hunt snails, very unique locomotion, eye movement, expression, all kinds of stuff I don't see in other fish. Already aggro little guys too!

 

[lawdawg18]

I love to sit and watch my fig 8 hunt for snails. I'm trying to find some info on setups for raising snails myself. I don't really want snails in my other 55 gal tank right now. I figured with all the snails I have put in with my puffer a few would live and reproduce but no such luck he gets them all. I think I'm gonna get a 1 or 2 gallon tank kit and set up for the snails. So I will always have a good supply.

 

[Guest]

I think I'm gonna get a 1 or 2 gallon tank kit and set up for the snails. So I will always have a good supply.

good plan, small tank, some hornwort or another easy plant, feed the snails flake, and you will have all you need.

 

[TankGirl]

There is another thread going right now about starting a snail tank, and it is relatively easy to do, except it took me a while to get a crop going. If you want snails, they won't lay eggs, and if you don't want them, you can't get them to stop!

I think the fact that the puffers' eyes are facing forward and are not laterally placed makes them seem to have mammalian faces, or something, because I cannot resist them looking at me. I saw some real tiny baby dwarf puffers today at the new LFS ( ) so I might be adding to my small pack, if they'll tolerate new members. Maybe after quarrantine they will be big enough to hold their own, I hope.

 

[Madame_X]

We just got a South American puffer on Sunday, too!

Here's an article that I thought was pretty informative:

http://www.tomgriffin.com/aquasource/intropuffer.shtml