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 Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:20 pm
Shanna66 thats so neat. when i got mine from petco a few years ago (they didnt last long) i was told they dont breed in captivity, but then again petco doesnt know anything about animals but god they are so cute! i wish i had the space to set up another tank just for puffers its not petco, its the person that does not care to research lol
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:57 pm
No, generally it is the pet chain in question. The big stores all get their instructions from corporate and will sometimes get in big trouble if they don't follow the rules even if it's detrimental to the health of the animal. While it's true the workers can do their research, modifying the treatment of the animals can cost them their job.
Horror Inc.
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:31 am
-Vanilla- eXe
No, generally it is the pet chain in question. The big stores all get their instructions from corporate and will sometimes get in big trouble if they don't follow the rules even if it's detrimental to the health of the animal. While it's true the workers can do their research, modifying the treatment of the animals can cost them their job.
Horror Inc.Thats true. I've seen one of the workers drop a ghost shrimp on the floor :0
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:36 pm
Lead Game Advisor -Vanilla- eXe
No, generally it is the pet chain in question. The big stores all get their instructions from corporate and will sometimes get in big trouble if they don't follow the rules even if it's detrimental to the health of the animal. While it's true the workers can do their research, modifying the treatment of the animals can cost them their job.
Horror Inc.Thats true. I've seen one of the workers drop a ghost shrimp on the floor :0
On purpose? If it was an accident it can happen to anyone, especially since the little suckers jump around as they come out of the water.
I was looking at my puffers today, 2 definite males, they both have the stripe, and 1 female. Her belly is very white so I'm hoping she won't turn out to be a male, I would be very sad. I want baby puffers! Lizzy, how are your babies doing?
Horror Inc.
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:36 am
-Vanilla- eXe Lead Game Advisor -Vanilla- eXe
No, generally it is the pet chain in question. The big stores all get their instructions from corporate and will sometimes get in big trouble if they don't follow the rules even if it's detrimental to the health of the animal. While it's true the workers can do their research, modifying the treatment of the animals can cost them their job.
Horror Inc.Thats true. I've seen one of the workers drop a ghost shrimp on the floor :0
On purpose? If it was an accident it can happen to anyone, especially since the little suckers jump around as they come out of the water.
I was looking at my puffers today, 2 definite males, they both have the stripe, and 1 female. Her belly is very white so I'm hoping she won't turn out to be a male, I would be very sad. I want baby puffers! Lizzy, how are your babies doing?
Horror Inc.She didnt even look
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:25 pm
epic win smile i need to start a slatwater tank soon !! biggrin
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:56 am
Dwarf Puffers are completely freshwater....
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:10 pm
I wonder if they aren't slightly brackish, they would look nice in a tank mixed with bumblebee gobbies.
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:31 pm
I haven't heard of anyone keeping them in brackish conditions, although I think if you gradually increased their salinity it would be possible. But they'd probably kill the gobies. They will usually peck at any other fish with their little beaks.
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:37 pm
OMG they sound so cute!
I just set up a three gallon Eclipse system yesterday and I plan to get one or two of them as a species tank once the tank's cycled. *waits impatiently*
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Ammonia Spike Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:39 am
Vanilla eXee
I haven't heard of anyone keeping them in brackish conditions, although I think if you gradually increased their salinity it would be possible. But they'd probably kill the gobies. They will usually peck at any other fish with their little beaks.
Awww bugger, so these fish are really kept in a species tank for a reason sad Is there anything that can live with them? Maybe plecos if you have a huge tank? :p
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:36 pm
Vanilla eXee
I haven't heard of anyone keeping them in brackish conditions, although I think if you gradually increased their salinity it would be possible. But they'd probably kill the gobies. They will usually peck at any other fish with their little beaks.
For whatever reason the store I work at stocks pea puffers in the same tank as the bumblebee gobies... they actually seem to ignore each other for the most part, but it might just be that the puffers are very young, almost babies. UPDATE: i haz puffer!
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Ammonia Spike Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:56 am
@irrlich: The only thing they seem to ignore are ottos, but again, this depends on the puffer. I have an otto in with mine (the other two I purchased died within the first few days) and I've had them since January, so far they do ignore it. I have heard stories of them really hurting a pleco, but again, it could just be luck of the draw.
@Ammonia: At the pet store they're not yet adults, at 6 months is when they really begin to be territorial and hurt other fish/other DPs because that's when they reach sexual maturity. and...YAY! Aren't they fun?
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:38 pm
Vanilla eXee
@irrlich: The only thing they seem to ignore are ottos, but again, this depends on the puffer. I have an otto in with mine (the other two I purchased died within the first few days) and I've had them since January, so far they do ignore it. I have heard stories of them really hurting a pleco, but again, it could just be luck of the draw.
Strange, I always saw pleco's as the one fish most immune to bullying. Large catfish in general. They don't seem likely to attack but their harness and size should provide some good protection? I've never really kept a pleco for long though. Only took care of my cousin's for a while. But ottos seem so tiny and vulnerable and fragile sad How about redtailed sharks? I know those are the kind of fish that other fish wouldn't mess with if they are wise. @Ammonia: Awesome! How many did you get? And in what kind of setup?
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:32 pm
The sharks would probably kill the puffers, and if they didn't, the puffers would certainly attack them. Puffers have huge attitudes.
Plecos are big and peaceful and most fish do leave them alone, but an overly aggressive fish will pick on them. There was a thread I was following a few months back on another forum, where a ladies cichlids ate her pleco's eyes out and shredded his fins. The plec fully recovered thanks to a hospital tank and warm, clean water. She didn't use anything else, not even salt! So, I do think a puffer with a mean disposition would bother a pleco.
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