this is the dwarf i am talking about http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=830+836+971&pcatid=971 except i kept him in brackish.
best starter puffer?
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That is a regular dwarf puffer (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) which should be kept in 100% freshwater... so if possible, maybe you should acclimate your puff back to freshwater if possible, since i'm not sure how happy he/she is in brackish...
Oh and a Hairy Puffer (Monotrete Baileyi) is another semi lurker species of puffer so they may or may not do much in a tank...
Oh and a Hairy Puffer (Monotrete Baileyi) is another semi lurker species of puffer so they may or may not do much in a tank...
Hairy's look cool Google them heck YouTube them and you'll see what I'm talking about. I'm trying to get aquascape to locate some for me. Pedro used to have them in stock hoping he can get them again.
And sorry to hear bout the loss of your Congo Homer. Ive got 2 myself and theyre one of my favorites.
^ Yeah, i definitely miss my little fella... he was originally a RED one too... although it took me a little too long to get home that day and he changed color by the time i got home and couldn't get him back to his bright red state...
Either way, congo's are still probably the most interesting looking puffer i've ever seen/owned...
Either way, congo's are still probably the most interesting looking puffer i've ever seen/owned...
ya the dwarfs died a few years back. i think i might go with the hairy or the red eye. not many people have red eyes. if the red eye is a bad choice pls let me know now. i can easily get a F8
^ well, F8's are low end brackish not completely freshwater, so if you don't mind setting up a brackish tank then F8's can be a good choice, since they are sort of peaceful compared to something like the hairy puffer...
But at the end of the day it really all comes down to which puffer you like most, since their care levels are all more or less the same, just that some are lurkers, some are active and some need really big tanks while a few might need teeth trimming...
But at the end of the day it really all comes down to which puffer you like most, since their care levels are all more or less the same, just that some are lurkers, some are active and some need really big tanks while a few might need teeth trimming...
