I've nicknamed my young fahaka puffer

[Mount_Prion]

..."Hummingturd," because he is essentially a nasty little lump, floating around on dainty hummingbird wings.
(few scratches and a little algae on glass, white dots in the water are difused co2 for plants)


"Float like a butterfly, bite with a beak."


I think my fish has super ultra mega dropeye.


Perfectly aqua-dynamically shaped to fit down my toilet.

His real name is Punch. This fish is so reactive that if I sit here, where I'm typing, across a large room from his tank, and raise my arm, he follows its direction across the glass.

 

[eklikewhoa]

Nice coloration on the fella!

Hope you don't get too much grief for the eye condition as it looks a bit hazed too or the co2 factor.

Just curious though about how much co2 are you pumping into the tank? ever consider running a reactor of some sort so the bubbles aren't all in the display?

 

[Mount_Prion]

I don't think he has an eye condition, that was a joke. What you're seeing is actually the bluish reflection of the lights on his eyes, pretty normal for a puffer like him as I understand it.

Not a ton of co2 in there, it's just very visible on my camera phone.

 

[Fat Homer]

Nice puffer, i take it must quite young judging by the photos?


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[Mount_Prion]

Nice puffer, i take it must quite young judging by the photos?


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Yep. He came in 3 months ago at 1.5'' and I'd say he's about 4'' or so now.

 

[eklikewhoa]

That's pretty cool!

Are you measuring the Co2 with a drop checker or anything or just going by BPS? Dosing micro/macro along with the co2? Lets see a full tank shot!

 

[kevinfleming21]

I do not see anything wrong with his eyes, he looks great. Wait till they become 17 inches of pouting puffer that goes emo over everything LOL

 

[Fat Homer]

My girl at 14" doesnt go emo over everything....


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[kevinfleming21]

Mine does, holy hell. She pouts about EVERYTHING. With age she becomes more *****y.

 

[Mount_Prion]

That's pretty cool!

Are you measuring the Co2 with a drop checker or anything or just going by BPS? Dosing micro/macro along with the co2? Lets see a full tank shot!

Right now it's just got a little bubble counter submerged in the sump, just under the pump. It was set at ~3 bubbles a second on my old tank that I moved it over from last month. It should be more or less the same now, but the pump itself may be sucking it out at a faster rate. Since I just moved my planted setup from a 30g to this tank, I've been sort of just waiting to see how the plants react. So far so good, though!

I also add a little liquid C02 once a week and add a more-than-recommended dose of seachem (I think they make the Flourish brand stuff, yeah? I forget) comprehensive plant supplement. Once in a blue moon I'll add a flourish tab to an area of the substrate I want more fertilization in.