Puffer thread #7

[Freshman]

Originally Posted by Surround

flip flip all the fins like mini apache~ :s34:

next time when u upgrade tank..
go for the badass apache - Fahaka

yeah want to find sticker to paste them at both sides and back already

black background looks quite cool too

i do notice my puffer do not like the tank light, when i on the tank light during evening it shows some grey shade around his sides, but when i just on my room light and not the tank light, no more grey shade around his body and show me full white white fat belly

i will definitely aim for Fahaka or Mbu when i have a chance to upgrade my tank

Fahaka needs a tank size of 4x2x2 for itself while Mbu needs 5-6ft right?

[Freshman]

Originally Posted by Surround

i do notice my puffer do not like the tank light, when i on the tank light during evening it shows some grey shade around his sides, but when i just on my room light and not the tank light, no more grey shade around his body and show me full white white fat belly

maybe could be also it's not used to bright lighting
anyway, that's gd observation!
I believe skin color tone denotes their health & mood... my previous few puffers also exhibit similar changes as ur GSP..

tank light IMO.. not really necessary for fish only tank..
room lights suffice for me.. hehe.. save $$

Originally Posted by Surround

Fahaka needs a tank size of 4x2x2 for itself while Mbu needs 5-6ft right?

Ideally..tank size.. the bigger the better lah..
ang moh forum/pple go for dunno how many hundreds of gallons tank.
But realistically speaking.. in SG, that's not very possible.. especially HDB dwellers.

anyway, I feel 422 for fahaka is very comfortable liao..
No keep mbu before but again 532/632 sounds very reasonable for a 1ft++ monster

[Young Man]

Originally Posted by Freshman

maybe could be also it's not used to bright lighting
anyway, that's gd observation!
I believe skin color tone denotes their health & mood... my previous few puffers also exhibit similar changes as ur GSP..

tank light IMO.. not really necessary for fish only tank..
room lights suffice for me.. hehe.. save $$

yeaps my puffer tanks also just gets light from the room light, no tank lights (: hehehehe

Originally Posted by Freshman

anyway, I feel 422 for fahaka is very comfortable liao..
No keep mbu before but again 532/632 sounds very reasonable for a 1ft++ monster

yeaps mbu sure are HUGE man! hahaha

[pinkspid3r]

GSP is brackish water puffer eh, best covert to saltwater when it mature. they will thrive better in marine condition.

MBU can grow up until 2ft+ actually. I contemplate about getting a mbu when it hit our shores few weeks back. Although bros here said 5ft x 2.5ft is enough, but i still feel its quite cramp when they fully matured, its like taking 2-3 steps and you hit a wall. So in the end i decided not to get 1.

yeah been adding salt weekly when i do WC since i bought this puffer

using the Red Sea Salt

actually does it really need those marine salt? will it do the trick if i use aquarium salt?

[Freshman]

I concur! gd point.
bro Surround.. pls do adjust the S.G. accordingly to its growth.

Originally Posted by pinkspid3r

GSP is brackish water puffer eh, best covert to saltwater when it mature. they will thrive better in marine condition.

regarding this huge puffer n tank size debate..I'm wondering.. what about those keeping huge aro? I read they can also grow big.. but yet many keep them in much smaller tank (as compared to those sizes mentioned for huge puffer tank)
another pt I feel.. is that puffer can maneuver ard much better than those streamline fish.. so perhaps although their movement might appear uncomfortable in a 'smaller' setup, they are actually OK with it? (I'm a firm believer that fishes need lots of swimming space to thrive)

I'm not really that keen on this topic.. (IMO focusing on water & internal parasite mgmt shd be more of our concern)
cos I'm don't really foresee me setting up any huge tank in the near future.. Hahaha..
just posting my thoughts.

[Freshman]

Originally Posted by Surround

actually does it really need those marine salt? will it do the trick if i use aquarium salt?

No.

don't remember the exact details..
but aquarium salt lacks many trace elements..calcium..magnesium..etc.. that's needed to create marine environment.

here are two articles I found after a quick google.. (more articles out there)
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/...altoftheearth/
http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/salt.shtml

[Freshman]

Originally Posted by Young Man

yeaps my puffer tanks also just gets light from the room light, no tank lights (: hehehehe

hahaa..
my nana plants still grow very well under room light. (very low tech plants.)

dunno whether congos are plants destroyer or not.. haha.