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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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#109 ·
Yeah, ice cream cone snails :-D well, I don't want them then! I'll see if my botia kubotai fancy them ;-)
I'll see about getting me some pond snails then :)

Lights go off in like 20, Mrs is at home melting Bloodworm for me to try on the puffers...... here's for hoping!
And well sad I'm not there! But hope they take it!!!
 
#110 ·
Those are not a bad thing Nile. They do a lot of good for the tank mire good then bad. Most of the time when the lights are on they spent their time in the substrate so you won't see them much. Though when the lights are off and its dark try come out looking for food.

Don't be supposed if they don't take the bloodworms at first but lets hope they do!
 
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Yeah I know..... it's unlikely they will..... Sophie just text me back and said they seem a lil scared since she put them in... so she's hiding and peeking at them... lights go off in a min so they might take them then.... but I know it's more than unlikely.
I get live food tomorrow so that'll be better anyway......
If I was to pick up a decent selection of live foods, which I want to, how to keep them? How long will they "keep"???

Ok, maybe I'll add some of the ice cream snails then? I just dont want the tank over run with them!!!
 
#121 ·
Haha they are still a bit jumpy around me. I can see them all now but when I get close they leg it! Did manage to get some before though. Hang in jes.......
 
#127 ·
Thanks guys! Hopefully I'll get better ones when the Mrs finally gets her new camera! These so far have been taken on my S3....

And I know..... they are so cute! I want another puffer tank!! Haha. Which will happen if I can breed them later :)

Well Sophie gets home with the live food in about 20.... they've pecked at the frozen but hopefully they will eat properly very soon!!!!
 
#128 ·
I'm having small prob with cleaning though...... the space between the plants is Small... and they aren't rooted in properly yet.... so it's really hard. I'm literally picking bit by bit up with forceps which is really hard!
 
#130 ·
OH. MY. GOODNESS! Such a little ball of tiny cutishness... I just... I can't imagine LOOKING at that adorable thing in my own home! I want one!!!

What I do for cleanup (don't have Puffers, tho) is use my turkey baster. It's a Godsend for stuff like this - feed my frog with it, too... much neater that way!!!
 
#131 ·
Yes I used a pipette to feed them..... and after thought... hmm.... cleaned a little... it's slow but it's better than big grippers!!!

! Get some jes! Do it! Do it! Do it!
 
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Oh, I will. *nods* 'S why I've been following your and John's threads so closely. :) Just not ready for it yet. I have a pile of bitty loachlings in QT, and five tanks is too many for me right now. When I get down to ONE, and nobody in QT, and the school tank is closed, AND I've done all my research. . . heh. . .THEN. Then I will have the Puffers to appear. For NOW, I'll just love on everyone else's!
 
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