View Full Version : Arrowhead Puffers.....
puffer_girl
02-08-2006, 5:35 PM
Have an empty 45 and trying to get some info on these guys..... I know that they are extremely aggressive and not active all the time. Also know that they bury themselves in the sand. None of that bothers me. Anyone have any other info regarding them? Ideal tank size, etc. Anyone here have one? Any pics they can post for me? Thanks guys!!!! :)
puffer_girl
02-08-2006, 5:36 PM
Sorry, also wondering if they are hard to come buy. Anyone know someone that carries them? Thanks again!
puffer_girl
02-08-2006, 7:14 PM
nobody?! :(
just make sure lots of hiding places if your getting more than one. Also very regular water changes cause they are messy eaters-and sensitive to ammonia and nitrates. Feed krill, shrimp, crayfish, crab and the occasional feeder fish.
o and also they can go through some large colour changes-more so than other puffers, from their mud colour to bright red!
MarlboroMan
02-08-2006, 9:02 PM
I had one in a 20 gallon by itself. They are not active at all, only when theyre hungry. I had gravel and sand in there and he liked to burrow and move as little as possible to eat. He will actually wait for the feeder to run into his mouth! Haha, but when he does catch something, he makes a crunching sound. Occasionally he ate shrimp and beefheart, but kinda picky.
puffer_girl
02-09-2006, 10:46 AM
How big did he get? Read online everywhere from 4 1/2 to 7 inches...... That is why I always turn to you guys cause I figure someone here has had one at some point in time!!! ;) Have a feeling it is not going to be easy to come across one.... Know my lfs never carries them. Any more info would be appreciated! Thanks!!! :)
Miles
02-09-2006, 10:55 AM
A good friend of mine purchased one after seeing my fahaka devour all sorts of things.. He got it for $25 at an overpriced fish store, and I have seen tfdfish.com sell them for as cheap as $6 + shipping. They should be fairly common, but like most puffers, they are likely seasonal.
The care for them is the same as most the other puffers, but they do get boring. They sit and do nothing, and unless you are in to bringing over friends to watch big fish eat little fish, that's about the extent of it. With a 45g tank you might have alot of other puffer options, such as a couple F8s, a GSP, South American Puffers, Bronze Puffers, Dwarf Puffers, etc, etc.. It would be kind of a waste of tankspace to have an arrowhead in a tank bigger than 20g, because they don't need the swimming space at all..
puffer_girl
02-09-2006, 1:15 PM
A good friend of mine purchased one after seeing my fahaka devour all sorts of things.. He got it for $25 at an overpriced fish store, and I have seen tfdfish.com sell them for as cheap as $6 + shipping. They should be fairly common, but like most puffers, they are likely seasonal.
The care for them is the same as most the other puffers, but they do get boring. They sit and do nothing, and unless you are in to bringing over friends to watch big fish eat little fish, that's about the extent of it. With a 45g tank you might have alot of other puffer options, such as a couple F8s, a GSP, South American Puffers, Bronze Puffers, Dwarf Puffers, etc, etc.. It would be kind of a waste of tankspace to have an arrowhead in a tank bigger than 20g, because they don't need the swimming space at all..
Thanks for the input. Do you get in any different puffers? like the ones that are not as easy to come by...... My lfs carries GSP's, Fig 8's and Dwarves on a regular basis. Think I saw South American puffers on your list that you just released.... Have any info on these including a pic? Any not so common puffers that you come across?! Thanks Miles!!! :)
puffer_girl
02-09-2006, 1:17 PM
A good friend of mine purchased one after seeing my fahaka devour all sorts of things.. He got it for $25 at an overpriced fish store, and I have seen tfdfish.com sell them for as cheap as $6 + shipping. They should be fairly common, but like most puffers, they are likely seasonal.
The care for them is the same as most the other puffers, but they do get boring. They sit and do nothing, and unless you are in to bringing over friends to watch big fish eat little fish, that's about the extent of it. With a 45g tank you might have alot of other puffer options, such as a couple F8s, a GSP, South American Puffers, Bronze Puffers, Dwarf Puffers, etc, etc.. It would be kind of a waste of tankspace to have an arrowhead in a tank bigger than 20g, because they don't need the swimming space at all..
Sorry.... Also have no room other than the 45 gal!!! I know you carry Fahaka's but that is definitely not an option right now! :(
MarlboroMan
02-09-2006, 2:33 PM
There are a bunch of arrowheads at the LFS in los angeles, but they might be named something else. Ive even seen them called congo puffers, but with the arrowhead on its head.
puffer_girl
02-09-2006, 3:08 PM
There are a bunch of arrowheads at the LFS in los angeles, but they might be named something else. Ive even seen them called congo puffers, but with the arrowhead on its head.
Nope, all my lfs gets is gsp's, fig 8's and dwarves..... Once in a very rare while they get red-eyes. That's it as far as freshwater puffers. Thanks for the other aliases though. My palembangensis was sold to me as a red-eye from my lfs...... I don't think they know what they are talking about half the time.... Worked to my advantage with my palembangensis though!!! :)
Shark-Baite
02-09-2006, 9:25 PM
Hello!
Take a look at this:
http://media.putfile.com/suvatti_feeding
The owner said that It was the coolest "single" fish he had ever had.
And he have a bunch of tanks and fish. Alot of puffers too.
But of course, he could have been lucky whit his arrow.
puffer_girl
02-10-2006, 8:41 AM
Hello!
Take a look at this:
http://media.putfile.com/suvatti_feeding
The owner said that It was the coolest "single" fish he had ever had.
And he have a bunch of tanks and fish. Alot of puffers too.
But of course, he could have been lucky whit his arrow.
Love the video!!!! Makes me want one even more..... My palembangensis is know to be a lurker and he is a very attentive little guy. I think a lot of attention goes a long way as far as their activity level and personalities..... :)
Miles
02-10-2006, 10:39 AM
Thanks for the input. Do you get in any different puffers? like the ones that are not as easy to come by...... My lfs carries GSP's, Fig 8's and Dwarves on a regular basis. Think I saw South American puffers on your list that you just released.... Have any info on these including a pic? Any not so common puffers that you come across?! Thanks Miles!!! :)
The only puffer I get from South America, is the S.A. Puffer! There is one other species, the C. Psittacus, aka Banded Parrot Puffer, but it hasn't been seen in the trade for nearly 20 years. I would LOVE to own one of them, as they get big and nasty like Fahakas but look alot more similiar to the SAP.
The SAP stay small and are quite peaceful. I sold some to the LFS and they have them in with fancy plecos and bala sharks with no problems. There was a great article on SAP somewhere, but I can't find it now.
Since you seem to be a puffer freak, as I was at one time as well (read every thing I could about every puffer there is) .. Check out these websites. But never forget MFK! :)
Here is an article on SAP:
http://www.thepufferforum.com/articles/puffer/sapuffer.html
http://www.pufferlist.com/
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/
Fish Room Plus
02-10-2006, 10:46 AM
I love how they crunch down there food...gotta pick some of those guys up
puffer_girl
02-10-2006, 11:27 AM
Let me know if you do!!! ;)
Now I'm interested in one! Puffers are great fish!