freshwater puffer???

[imcrystal]

sooo..
i was given a 29gal tank for helping some friends move. =D on sunday i went to the lfs to get some neat little fishies and saw some green spotted puffers. i asked the kid working if that was a brackish tank (bc my brother has puffers but they are brackish) and he said no. i said "so these are freshwater puffers?" he said yes. i said ill take 2. while he was bagging them up i asked what they eat he said "just flakes" but he put a little guppy in the bag and said he would eat it??

i got home and after i put my fish in their new home i took a picture on my phone and sent it to my brother. he called me a few minutes later and was asking about them he said so you have brackish tank i said no theyre freshwater puffers and just laughed at me. he said they will last about a week.

whats up with this what should i do????? whos right??

 

[cambo01]

they wont die in a week but they need brackish and will need marine as adults.
i would feed worms and bloodworm to start as mine loves them but you need to feed snails aswell

your prob best off lookin at pufferpunks website i'm sure some one will post a link up for you

 

[le patron]

i cant believe you bought that lie

 

[imcrystal]

how big will they get theyre only about an inch long now. my brother told me to feed them krill?

 

[cambo01]

how big will they get theyre only about an inch long now. my brother told me to feed them krill?

yeh thats good to, they get to 6" i think

 

[imcrystal]

i cant believe you bought that lie

hey now, i like to think that most lfs employees SHOULD know what theyre talking about. especially something like that, i would think that would be a big deal. and i figured since they had them in a freshwater tank anyway then he was a freshwater puffer..
oh well i dont think its too difficult to make the change and maintain a brackish tank anyway soo i guess thats what ill do.

 

[cambo01]

Not my info but found this










Tetraodon nigroviridis

Date: 16/08/06
Owner: PufferPedia Admin
Size: 9 items

Common Name: Green Spotted Puffer
Other Common Names: GSP; Leopard Puffer; Spotted Green Puffer; Occasionally incorrectly as Green Puffer
Family: Tetraodontidae
Distribution: S.E. Asia: Esturaine rivers and floodplains; Mangrove swamps
Water Parameters: High brackish to marine salinity; Temp: 23–26C (73 - 80F ); pH: 7.0 - 8.3
Personality/Temperament: Agressive to other tankmates, especially with age. Hunts for food.
Max. Size: 6.5 inches (17cm)
Estimated Lifespan: ~15 years
Sexual Dimorphism: Unknown. Cannot tell genders apart by eye.
Diet: Mollusks and crustaceans. Needs to be fed a regular diet of hard-shelled creatures to guard against beak overgrowth. Feeding and Diet article
Care: Requires medium to high-end brackish water, and usually thrives in marine conditions. Introduce to a fully cycled aquarium, and raise the specific gravity by at least 0.002 per week, aiming for 1.015. As GSP's are active and agressive puffers, allow at l
Breeding: Unknown. No records of captive breeding.
Minimum Tank Size: 30 US Gallons (115 liters)




got this from

http://www.**************.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Brackish/T_Nigroviridis/

has alot of puffer info on this site!

 

[imcrystal]

wow.. i guess my tank is just barely big enough anyway. maybe i should just take them back and tell that kid what he really needs to be telling customers about puffers..

 

[Stump]

^^ That is always a riot. You'll see a puzzled look followed by a desperate attempt to explain themselves.

 

[cambo01]

wow.. i guess my tank is just barely big enough anyway. maybe i should just take them back and tell that kid what he really needs to be telling customers about puffers..

you would prob be ok with one or both in there for quite a while they are not fast growers