Udon, Soba, and the Noodles

[DMD123]

Very cool magpie that you got your puffer. They are very personable fish. Mine is like a puppy with a personality that matches the most outgoing of cichlids. You will love having it for sure.

 

[DMD123]

double post

 

[magpie]

Well, I am really REALLY sad to say it did not work out.

I had noticed a couple of fin nips on the Polli and Teug but had been watching and had seen no indications of anything out of the ordinary... so tried to calm down about it. I had read about puffers "trying" something to see if it was food and was hoping that maybe that had happened at night.

Went out of town for a few days, came back last night. No one looked horrible, but then I specifically saw the puffer go over to the Polli and chomp on her tail. So needless to say he's in the 10 gallon right now.

I don't know why he specifically was going after the Polli and Teug. The Del and Moke, butterflies, tetras, and plecos are completely unscathed.

Whatever it was, he can't be in my tank. I think it would have been fine in a tank without those specific 2 fish. It seemed happy in my heavily planted tank, loved hunting the snails.

I AM SO BUMMED!!!!

 

[Zilch]

Awww sorry to hear that, I was really looking forward to living vicariously through your puffer

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

That stinks, at least you didn't lose any polys or the puffer though. Puffers man, they're straight up murderers. Sorry it didn't work out for you!

 

[Hendre]

Aww man

All the more reason for some knifefish

What's the plan with meatball now?

 

[twentyleagues]

Oh no! Sorry to hear that. Are you gonna set up a tank for him?

 

[jaws7777]

This sucks mags but luckily no one was injured to badly. Hey atleast you had the guts to try it out.


Could the puffer stay in the 10 if you planted it ?

 

[magpie]

The 10 is very heavily planted already.

He can stay in that for a little while, but I should upgrade to at least a 20 long term. I am trying to find out if a 20 would suffice for life or if I need to go 29. I don't want to spend a lot of money - have been searching CL this morning.

(Sad thing is that I had a 29 already, but the stand was metal, had warped with a move and when I went to set it up, it all crashed down and smashed - FULL of water and black sand!!!! I felt so stupid - I had tested the tank to assure it still was watertight but didn't think about the stand. Idiot.)

 

[Zilch]

You JUST missed the dollar per gallon sale ended on the 29th!