Fahakas max at around 17" and MBU's around 27" so just a little bigger than 6" unfortunately...
What about an abei puffer? They look nice and stay under 6"
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full freshwater puffers?
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Fahakas max at around 17" and MBU's around 27" so just a little bigger than 6" unfortunately...
What about an abei puffer? They look nice and stay under 6"
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I 100% suggest and encourage finding an Abei puffer. Monotrete Abei. Amazing fish. Full freshwater. Tons of personality, more active than most of the rest. Other than that maybe 1 or 2 South American Puffers if you like the look and are ok with the idea of having to be a fish dentist.
Thanks. How hard are these abei puffers to find. And can some one explain the whole fish dentist thing. I don't quite understand it. Or could you post a link.
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They can be pretty rare, try the mom and pop stores. Puffers have teeth that grow throughout their lives, so they need crunchy foods such as snails (not mts) clams, crayfish, crab legs/ the crab, mussel etc to grind their teeth back down. A classic way to tell if you haven't been feeding your puffer is they have a hard time eating / closing their mouth, and if they appear to have a smile. Just make sure to feed one of the foods listed a week and you won't have to worry.
The reason I bring up the dentistry with the South American Puffers is because even with a constant diet of hard shelled foods their teeth grow so fast that youl still have to play dentist once or twice a year. You have to sedate the puffer, and remove him from water quickly to trim his teeth. Some do it with nail clippers, some take them to the vet (bigger puffers). You can youtube it and theres some videos. The abei is tough to find, took me a month or two to track mine down but was 100% worth the wait and search. He was my favorite fish so far in my 7 years of fish keeping.
awesome. I'm still debating though. I'm either going to do a abei puffer or a flower horn. whatever is a better wet pet. so far the abei us winning but they sound difficult to find and i really don't want to ship fish.
Personally speaking, i think its pretty hard to top a puffer for a wet pet... not many fish are as quick to recognize there owners like puffers... but then thats just me since i'm bias towards them...
