My new T. Miurus

[Crazylegs78]

So I had this 75g low tech planted aquarium in my living room that has been going for almost a decade. The only fish left in it were some old congo tetras, denison barbs, and a big old angelfish. The congo tetras started slowly passing away lately from old age it seems, so I moved the remaining fish to an empty tank in my fishroom and we got a new wet pet for inside the house. My second puffer ever, a T. Miurus. It seemed to entertain the wife and kids more than a quarter school of decaying congo tetras anyway...

Tank appears cloudy as I'd just uprooted all the plants and vacuumed the sand a few hours before. The sump media has not been cleaned yet, so I don't expect a cycle. Still watching though. He's eaten a frozen krill and a (homegrown) guppy from tongs on his first day home.

Tank..................Standard 75g, drilled w/overflow box
Filtration...........Sump with poret foam
Lighting.............2x 25W RGB LED floodlights

Water..................80 F
pH 7.7
GH 120ppm
KH 80ppm





His favorite perch...

 

[FrancisFloe]

He's so tiny, he makes that aquarium look massive!!! So much space, too bad there's nothing that can live together with this fish, but I'm pretty sure his personality makes up for that.

 

[DMD123]

Nice! Puffers are so under appreciated. So many people believe cichlids are the end all be all of fishkeeping but once youve owned a puffer and compared to owning a cichlid... then your perspective changes. Keep us updated with pics as it grows out.

 

[Hybridfish7]

I'd suggest getting a bit more sand in there, but other than that very nice. I've always wanted a red one.

 

[kzimmerman]

Very cool! I miss mine. I was cleaning the tank and a razor blade fell into the tank and got mixed up in the sand. He dove into the blade and got a horrendous wound. Fungus set in and that was the end of lurch. Lesson learned, I guess.