A quick question...
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Once again,I never said they would thrive! I did mention that fact that they can tolerate though!
Javed Ahmed.
Javed Ahmed.
I don't think those kind of comments are worth mentioning in this hobby. We are looking for our pets to thrive, not just survive. 
Pufferpunk, I merely stated what I had seen! I am NOT endorsing anything,merely stating my observations.Elsewhere on this forum,you did mention a particular Gobioides broussonetti specimen "tolerating" it's eight year long existense in fresh water and ultimately succumbing to tumours.
And as you deemed fit to mention your own experience with a brackish species being kept it freshwater and the consequences hoping that people will avoid the same learning curve,so did I mention what I had seen being done!
Just for the record,that aquarium and it's inhabitants are still doing very fine indeed. However,if I were to house dwarf puffers again (I used to) they would most certainly be in a fresh water aquaria/biotope setup.As an aquarist and naturalist my responsibility is to mention what I've seen being done,successfully (for the most part) as well as unsuccessfully,along with recommending what would be beneficial to the species health and husbandry in the long run.
Warm regards and many thanks for all your inputs,
Javed Jameer Ahmed.
P.S: Many species of puffers are native to my beautiful country India and I've had the distinctive pleasure of collecting as well as observing many species in their natural biotopes.
And as you deemed fit to mention your own experience with a brackish species being kept it freshwater and the consequences hoping that people will avoid the same learning curve,so did I mention what I had seen being done!
Just for the record,that aquarium and it's inhabitants are still doing very fine indeed. However,if I were to house dwarf puffers again (I used to) they would most certainly be in a fresh water aquaria/biotope setup.As an aquarist and naturalist my responsibility is to mention what I've seen being done,successfully (for the most part) as well as unsuccessfully,along with recommending what would be beneficial to the species health and husbandry in the long run.
Warm regards and many thanks for all your inputs,
Javed Jameer Ahmed.
P.S: Many species of puffers are native to my beautiful country India and I've had the distinctive pleasure of collecting as well as observing many species in their natural biotopes.
PufferPunk, do you feel I would be able to keep two F8's together? Or maybe a small community of Dwarf Puffers... in freshwater of course.
Yes & this was an example of what NOT to do, not what could be done. This fish died a horrible death! It was many, many years ago, before I knew better (& before internet) & not in any way meant as a suggestion of something that should be possibly tried. It was a very bad choice & I would never suggest anyone else trying this. I hope folks would learn from my mistake.
I kept 2 F8s in a 29g tank successfully but in a decade-long study, it was found that singletons live longer.
Pufferpunk;4912241; said:
Ok thanks, I'm leaning towards doing 5-6 Dwarf Puffers in the Biocube.
Of course this now makes this thread a freshwater fish topic.
Go for either gobies (i.e Knight, bumblebee peacock gungeon, four eye fish if possible etc) or mudskippers.
The Four eyes are awesome, Only seen them on sale once tough. They stay right at the surface so they should be fine with gobies.
The Four eyes are awesome, Only seen them on sale once tough. They stay right at the surface so they should be fine with gobies.
