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#1 ·
Ok so went into the lfs today and asked then to order me some of these lil beauties, will be a few weeks though which is really good actuakkynas gives me a chance to get their tank properly 'furnished' before their arrival. They will be in the tank attached below.

This tank is fully established, but I want to scrap it and start afresh. The substrate I think should be changed for play sand and then plants in there won't be used, they will all be new ones depending upon suggestions etc. Tank size is 24 x 12 x 12.

Know they need a planted tank with different areas to break up line of sight and establish territories etc. What else do they need though? Is caves a necessity? Tank has wood which you can see but if there is a better layout am happy to get new in to suit it better.

Any suggestions and even better pictures of established puffer tanks would be greatly appreciated!

Nile
 

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#82 ·
I was!!!
And they are home now!!!!
I drove like 10mph home and super carefully, they've shied up though on way. Got a quick pic though to add of them floating on the tank. Haven't stated adding water yet!
God I'm excited!
Cool bit was I got to speak to the guy who supplies them from Singapore too. The shop owner was there and he gave him a ring for me! Was chatting about habitat, numbers, breeding etc. Cool guy!
 

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#83 ·
OK!
java moss attached to all the wood now! Looks MUCH better!

puffers have been taking on water for approx 40mins now, so nearly time to let em loose!!
 
#84 ·
Gorgeous little babies <3 I am getting new puffs soon too now that I have a 25 gallon XD I hope all goes well for you and I will keep an eye on this thread they are such cuties. I love your scape too, it will look awesome once the plants start growing and filling in.
 
#86 ·
it was! He goes to collect them from the wild too.......we ended up chatting about quite a few wild fish he travels the world to collect as well. He did make me be naughty though and get more than i was going to!!!

They are finally in the tank now!!!

Grouped together at first but starting to have a nice explore now!

Thanks Andarial - i love the scape too, but it may/may not work out. If not the ill probably go with loads of cryptocoryne beckettii planted torughoput the tank, mixed thorugh with elodea and vallisneria gigantea going up one side and over half the top. The vallisneria gigantea will be in store tomorrow and so thats going in the tank no matter what though!

Oh im SO happy right now with my baby puffers :)
 
#87 ·
AHHHHH! i just epic failed........

I normally add fish when my lights are on - so just unplug...but because the timer hadnt come on - they were off.....and i missed them coming on like half hour ago as i made my lunch! Bit late now.....fool
 
#91 ·
THEY'RE SOOOOOOO CUTE!!! *SWOONS* GAH! I LOVE THEM!!!!

So did you end up getting four?!

I think it's amazing that you actually got to have a chat with the supplier. How cool is that?! Good for you! I'm not sure if I'm MORE jealous about that, or that you got the PuffPuffs to begin with!

The tank looks great, and I'm totally putting in a vote for loads of C.becketti - beautiful plant, and Crypts are just wonderful IMO. The moss has REALLY brought that DW to live in short order. Beautiful!!1

Congratulations!!! Keep us posted!
 
#92 ·
Thanks chesh, and sookie :)

I will be doing dont worry, going to keep this going with lots of pics :)

I THINK they've eaten too, as i had a few TINY apple snails on the glass this morning, im talking like 0.5mm and i dont see them no more! lol

They are so pretty! And starting to really explore the tank! so sad i have to go to work in 30mins :-( Though thats the price of getting them this morning!

Well, the supplier said at that age and tank size and way its planted and will grow, to get 5/6 So, erm..... 5

If that doesnt work out they said they'd refund the price etc and least this way i can end up with the m/f ratio i want.
 
#94 ·
They're SO sweet! Adorable little buggers, truly. And yeah - since they're impossible to sex young, that's a good way of doing things. But *MY* guess is, by the time you figure out what their genders are, etc. or run into problems with them, you just *might* be so attached to them that you'll end up setting up another tank to home them in, rather than returning the little buggers. I know I would *giggle* I'm TERRIBLE for becoming super attached to all of my fish. Once they get names, it's all over. . .

Can't wait to hear/see how they're doing this evening, bummer that you couldn't call off work because you got new fish, lol! I guess that'd be something the bosses wouldn't really understand - or appreciate! Unless you work in a fish shop, maybe...
 
#95 ·
Haha unfortunately not! I mentioned to the owner of maidenhead today that I wouldn't mind doing it. Think I'd prob want to learn as much as I could then quit though - before it ruined my tanks at home....

And I know, I won't even be able to see them later Probs :-(

Edit: 1 999 posts chesh. Cool/committed!
 
#98 ·
OH MY GOSH THEY ARE SO CUTE.

I can't get over how squishy and cute they are! You should name them Squishy, Squiggly, Squirmy, Puffy, and Squee. >:p They are just adorable little guys. What are you going to feed them?

And that is SO COOL you got to talk to the supplier! I am so jealous! And him going all over the world to collect fish...? THAT'S A JOB?! I am SO JEALOUS.

The driftwood does look gorgeous with that moss on it, it's truly lovely looking!
 
#99 ·
Yay Jen :) been looking forward to your reaction!!! Haha.

And omg...I love them names haha. But no Jen. I'm a manly man. I can't name my fish that! Haha.

Well they appear to have fed themselves on the super small apple snails that were on the glass and snails will be a good part of the diet, but lots of live worms etc too. Maybe some frozen mixed in IF they'll take it. Haven't got the food yet as lfs gets live food in tomorrow! But they gave me a bag of snails free. Lol

Yeah his job is awesome...the lfs owner showed me his pics of wild Papua new guinea boesemanis that he paid like $75 per baby for. The colours. Oh god the colours!!! He said he might go back - the supplier - there on another trip soon.....I want! Lol

But for now...omg the puffers! Haha
 
#104 ·
Haha I will ask the Mrs when I get home- who has the mentality of a 2 yr old at times - and she can decide if we go with #shakes head# squee for one.

Haha I like your plan sookie..... yeah mark.... Jen in Florida, and jes in, erm, MADE me.do it! Haha

God only 2 n half hours to go and I get to go see em again!

And yeah Jen, I'm going to try to. Going to get em everytime I go lfs for free and put em in the snail tank and hope they breed once a few get bigger as there obviously food still why they aint! Lol
 
#105 ·
Bladder/pond snails will breed like rabbits if food is available. I had a snail tank going for mine. Well I still do but I put some fish in there that I thoughr were too small to eat them. Yeah I was wrong!! I still have snails in the tank just not as much now lol.
 
#106 ·
Haha awesome! What did you put in there?!?

Yeah they gave me some free ones, and will continue to. They small long skinny twisted ones..... that's my description, I have Zero clue about snails. Haha
 
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