Fugu Puffers

[RobD23]

I've been a Fahaka keeper for many years but there is very little information about Fugu puffers out there. can anyone tell me a bit about them. Size, needs exc.

Also a LFS has an interesting looking puffer that they called a Hurricane Puffer it's Grayish, Black with some brown. Anyone know what it is? Kinda resembled an elongated figure 8 puffer. Thanks

 

[J-P]

Pics would be nice of that elongated F8

Fugu are notoriously difficult to keep. Temperate, low SG environment. Most make the mistake that they are tropical which they are not.

http://www.**************.com/forum/library/puffers-in-focus/takifuguocellatus/
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/newpuffsneale.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/brackishsubwebindex/fwbracpuffers.htm

 

[Pufferpunk]

Actually, Takifugu is a genus, not a species. There are many easy to keep fugu species, ocellatus being the most difficult.

There are many more fugu species than listed here: http://www.**************.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Marine/?g2_page=3

Check that section for your other un-IDed puffer, too.

 

[J-P]

Oops sorry, given how common they were in the trade at the moment I assumed it was the ocellatus