Look what i bought :D

[RedDevilDon2005]

i found one :D

hes about 3-4" long , put him in my 30 gal. missing a little of the top of his tail but other than that it looks great. tell me what you think :D



http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/bigdon04/S5031193.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/bigdon04/S5031194.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/bigdon04/S5031195.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/bigdon04/S5031198.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/bigdon04/S5031201.jpg

[HPIZZLE]

WTF is it in the first place?

[RedDevilDon2005]

congo puffer, T. miurus.

[proaquatics]

interesting lil guys GL

[RedDevilDon2005]

thanks. he hasnt stopped swimming yet. checking out the tank.

[HPIZZLE]

thanks. he hasnt stopped swimming yet. checking out the tank.


cool cool. so congo puffer or congo river puffer?

[HPIZZLE]

congo puffer, T. miurus.


oops, sorry. just noticed this.

[RedDevilDon2005]

lol, yeah. hey pufferpunk. this tank has a mirrored background. is that gonna screw with him?

[RedDevilDon2005]

pic of him settled in

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=513&pictureid=4326

[Pufferpunk]

Glad he settled into the sand. Mine took a bit to find a comfortable spot too. It may mess with him, since he would try to kill his reflection. Keep an eye on that. Is the tank cycled? Now the job of getting him on dead foods...

[RedDevilDon2005]

tanks been up for over a year. i made some caves the other night, thats where he decided to chill, buried in the sand, lol. im gonna try some shrimp tomorrow

[movitt]

NICE......where did you get:headbang2

[RedDevilDon2005]

Aquatics and Exotics. If you guys are ever in the cincy area check them out. they have a 3600gal shark tank in the store with 2 florida black fins. also have killer exotic fish

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Awesome!!!

[RedDevilDon2005]

thanks jer. now i have a question for the puffer experts. what type of lighting should i be using?

[RedDevilDon2005]

Bump

[unstopable4700]

standard lighting is fine for puffers. unless you want plants

[RedDevilDon2005]

ok. now where can i find red sand? or something to that extant

[RedDevilDon2005]

heres what im tryin to ask, lol, how do i go from this
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=513&pictureid=4326

to this
http://www.aqua-fish.net/imgs/fish0/congo-puffer-6.jpg
(http://www.aqua-fish.net/imgs/fish0/congo-puffer-6.jpg)

i know puffer punk said something about red gravel, as seen in the second pic. how much would i need? just a little around?

[RedDevilDon2005]

or is it even possible?

[kif]

you got that at aquatics and exotics? I asked them about congo puffers less than two months ago, and i had to pull one of their books of the shelf to show them what it was. Did you see any more? Price? UNbelievable i am so upset.

[Pufferpunk]

Never gonna happen. You have a brown variant. I use red gravel mixed in with the black sand to keep my red variant, bright red. Otherwise it will get very dark, to match the substrate.

[dragonfish]

That is very nice. Freshwater puffers are something I've never tried before, may have to look in to it.

[orinocensis1]

cool fish

[RedDevilDon2005]

Never gonna happen. You have a brown variant. I use red gravel mixed in with the black sand to keep my red variant, bright red. Otherwise it will get very dark, to match the substrate.


sweet :D that means ill have to buy another tank for one :headbang2 and there was another on at A&E for 40 bucks

[radioaktiv]

congrats

good-looking congo

[RedDevilDon2005]

thanks man :D

[RedDevilDon2005]

heres a few pics of him buried.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=513&pictureid=4390
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=513&pictureid=4391
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=513&pictureid=4392

sorry for the crappy pics. :D

[radioaktiv]

he might be scared

you might think of providing a few hiding spots. of course, i cant tell what your entire tank looks like.

[RedDevilDon2005]

this is what they do man, lol, theyre lurkers

[Pufferpunk]

It is totally natural for them to remain buried most of the time. They are ambush predators who bury themselves up to their eyeballs & wait to pounce up under their prey but gutting them from underneath.

[radioaktiv]

yeah, i havent had any personal experience with a congo puffer

ive just read that sometimes burrowing can be from being spooked and having nowhere else to hide

[RedDevilDon2005]

hes got a cave, but he like to be in the open buried. i love it.

[radioaktiv]

do they go in head first? or just kind wiggle down into the sand?

always wondered

[Pufferpunk]

They dive in head 1st, then wiggle down into the sand.

[radioaktiv]

yeah i just looked it up on youtube and answered my own question :p

[RedDevilDon2005]

They dive in head 1st, then wiggle down into the sand.


he always does it when im not looking :( i wanna see him do it, lol. do you have any pics of yours punk? (whats your name btw) lol

[Pufferpunk]

My name is Jeni. Here is Punkster:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/Pufferpunk/Pufferpics/Jeni-Tmiurus8.jpg

[RedDevilDon2005]

:drool: that thing looks amazing. whats his diet?, and was the red variant picture i posted yours?

[Pufferpunk]

Nope, that pic on page 2 isn't of Punky. She eats earthworms, people shrimp, fiddler crabs, clams, mussels, small crays. I've also fed her some failing fish I couldn't kill.

[RedDevilDon2005]

how big is she? and how big are the crabs? lol

[Pufferpunk]

She's about 4" now (I got her as a tiny 1" baby). They are just regular FW fiddler crabs you get at the LFS--they keep crawling out of the tank.

[RedDevilDon2005]

do you have any videos of yours burying?

[Pufferpunk]

Nope but there are several at my forum.

[RedDevilDon2005]

checkin it out now. thanks :D

[RedDevilDon2005]

heres a couple of better pics

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=513&pictureid=4402
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=513&pictureid=4401

[beantickler]

Those are pretty bad a$$ puffers... Jeni your red varient is crazy and Don I'm diggin the brown one also... I know absolutely nothing about puffers and just learned about the burrying... :D

[RedDevilDon2005]

i finally saw mine bury itself. the only way i can describe it is cartoonish. lol. he like points his sace to the sand and just goes at it, ill try to get it on video

[JD_MAN]

Interesting....and pretty cool.

Aquatics and Exotics. If you guys are ever in the cincy area check them out. they have a 3600gal shark tank in the store with 2 florida black fins. also have killer exotic fish

Love that store, but they never want to cut me a deal. I helped move a 2200 gallon tank out of that store. It's now been replaced by a giant black curtain in the back. lol

Do they still haven't that giant peacock bass?

[RedDevilDon2005]

yes they do, and they have a like 3700 gal shark tank. i thnk they want like 200 bucks for that pbass too. their prices are a tad steep, but they have a few oddballs there.

[pwmin]

nice congo. i love how my marbled goby buries itself in the sand, too.

if you still want red sand, 3M ColorQuartz makes s-grade in a red color. I have it in my 210 and love it.

[RedDevilDon2005]

do you have any pics?

[pwmin]

here's 1...

[Pufferpunk]

Is that a red sand?

[RedDevilDon2005]

3M ColorQuartz, but that almost looks like brick dust.

[haysanatar]

I'm getting a congo the 21st :)
I've been looking for one for months now I'm pretty pumped.
I'm hoping I can get an orange one
hows the puffer working for you?
do you have any plants.
cause I've got some swords and lotus with plate sized leaves that I really don't want yo have killed

[RedDevilDon2005]

floating plants would be better. or something that will lay above the sand, these guys stay buried and uproot everything

[Pufferpunk]

I use anubis, which doesn't need to be rooted.

[RedDevilDon2005]

what she said lol :D

[haysanatar]

I've got anubias..
but I'll rock around my plants I guess.

I'm not moving my lotus :)
plate sized leaves.
DINNER PLATES!!!

[RedDevilDon2005]

thats what i did, i put plants in the corners of the tank, left the middle nice and open

[orinocensis1]

sounds like a good idea :)

[RedDevilDon2005]

of you get one make sure you post some pics :D

[haysanatar]

I left the front half sandy and the back half planted and rocked up.

I REALLY hope I can get an orange one..

[haysanatar]

whats your fish look like now
pics please :)
also...
what are you currently feeding it

[Onion01]

looks like a potato

[RedDevilDon2005]

thats the same thing cameron said, lol. im feeding mine bloodworms, live, and market shrimp

[RedDevilDon2005]

some pics, ive posted these in the photo lounge, but some of the people here stick with the sub forums, so these are for them :D

i got these one after the other. pure luck
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=513&pictureid=5074
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=513&pictureid=5075
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=513&pictureid=5076

random
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/bigdon04/S5031345.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/bigdon04/S5031348.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/bigdon04/S5031352.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/bigdon04/S5031356.jpg

video
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/bigdon04/th_S5031346.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/bigdon04/?action=view&current=S5031346.flv)

[Onion01]

Ha! it IS a potato!

[RedDevilDon2005]

:D

[Onion01]

who'd you buy it from? how much?

[RedDevilDon2005]

bought it at aquatics and exotics in cincinnati, bout 50 bucks, i screwed up, should have bought both of them

[Pufferpunk]

Great pics! Cute potatoe.

[RedDevilDon2005]

it actually is a potatoe..........its remote control...........................:D

[moosipher]

Cutest remote control potato I've ever seen.. :)

[RedDevilDon2005]

thanks :D

[haysanatar]

the first pic looks like an orange..
but the last set look about .. sand white yellowish..
did it lighten??

I get mine this tuesday !!!!!
I have the tnk soo ready.
its got about 10 ghost shrimp
5 dwarf african frogs.
a lotus with leaves the size of dinner plates :)
2 other dwarf lotuses
ludwiga in the back and some wisteria..
java moss and anubias on driftwood
and two amazon swords in the back corners..
the front is fine sand the back is course sand covered in river pebbles to protect the plants :)
oh.. and java fern.
its BY far the most welcoming place to a puffer I'd reckon

[Pufferpunk]

Not to a froggie though... :( (sorry, I like frogs).

[RedDevilDon2005]

they lighten and darken with substrate, and yeah, the frogs wont last long.

[haysanatar]

they're not supposed to last too long :)
but they look cool until they taste good
they have plenty of hiding places I bet it takes at least 2 days for them to all get et up

I'm looking forward to an orange one..
but you know i think I'll be happy with any color.. but just EXTRA happy for a orange one.
not sure if I'll name it.. though ha
red does your's have a name

[RedDevilDon2005]

they're not supposed to last too long :)
but they look cool until they taste good
they have plenty of hiding places I bet it takes at least 2 days for them to all get et up

I'm looking forward to an orange one..
but you know i think I'll be happy with any color.. but just EXTRA happy for a orange one.
not sure if I'll name it.. though ha
red does your's have a name

yep, dardanos, mythology 101 lol, means the devourer. if you really want a bad ass congo get a red variant if you can :drool:

[haysanatar]

i like reds..
but I like orange better ha
i live in TN is that explains why :)
college football is huge here

[Pufferpunk]

Mine's name is Punkster. I call it a girl, cause she's so mean! Drew blood several times on me & Hubby.

[RedDevilDon2005]

i wish i could find a red.

[RedDevilDon2005]

hey Jeni, you should sell me yours :D

[Pufferpunk]

I'm quite attached to punky. Had her about 6 years now & is the oddest-looking puffer I have now. Even got a tattoo of her.

[RedDevilDon2005]

i think mines cute, lol. looks like a helicopter hovering. lol

[Pyramid_Party]

I wanna get one of these on day, they rock! But mixing 2 in a 30 gal is alright?

[Pufferpunk]

If you prefer 2 dead fish.

[Pyramid_Party]

Well Don has 2 in a 30 gal, I saw another in there. Thats why I asked because they dont mix well

[Pyramid_Party]

Wait a minute, the pics look like 2 of them because they are placed on top of eachother I thought it was all the same tank. I knew he had one, but I thought this was another one, must be the same one. My mistake

[haysanatar]

ha

I'm aware your puffer is called punkster..
I'm not a big fan of naming things other than cats and dogs..
cars boats etc... I don't name.. I have.. 5 frogs 6 ghost shrimp (those are here till my puffer is ... and till he/ she gets hungry.)
I ave about 25 other fish..none of them have name and I don't desire to give them any... ha
but lets face it puffers are a bigger deal... and might deserve one.
I kind of hope my puffer bites off my finger :)

[RedDevilDon2005]

nope, one congo, one fahaka two seperate tanks.

[Pufferpunk]

Your sig should say: "I don't want to see your bedroom, let's see your fishroom!"

[RedDevilDon2005]

Your sig should say: "I don't want to see your bedroom, let's see your fishroom!"


lol, fishroom isnt done yet, ill be starting on that next weekend. :D

[haysanatar]

what if its the same room...
my tanks are in my bedroom

[RedDevilDon2005]

it was a message i sent to jerry, lol. i put a vid up of my tanks and he said whats in my signature.

[haysanatar]

!!!!!! ITS OFFICIAL!!!
I GET IT 9AM!!!! TOMORROW!!!
!!!!!
!
!
!
its an orange/brown
I'm pumped

[Pufferpunk]

Yippee! I hope he's the color you're looking for.

[haysanatar]

well the underbelly is pumpkin orange.
and the rest of it.. is a darker more brown right now. with a few almost black markings and near the underbelly I swear there are a few orange circle outlines.
I put mine in the tank.. first thing it did was head to teh bottom it swam to the pebbled area left and went to the sandy and immediately burried.
I've just been watching to see if a fish frog or shrimp will wander by and disappear :)
haven't really seen much of him ha

[haysanatar]

its funny in the sand he looks light out of the sand he looks dark.. like almost black

[Pufferpunk]

So your plan worked--the gravel deterred him from burrying under your plants?

[haysanatar]

it sure did!
ha I took a nap tuned off the tank light to get im up and moving turned of my room lights and turned on some lunars..
woke up one fish missing atleast one frog dead and he's swiming the back glass wall.

[RedDevilDon2005]

so i bought another one today, lol. a little smaller, but well worth it, ill try to get pics up tonight.

[haysanatar]

ha you got another??
ha I really want to..
I guess I have to wait till everything dies in my 55 gallon. which will be a while :(
whats the new one look like

[RedDevilDon2005]

there's a thread in the puffer section.