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Zcyther · 01-01-2006, 05:38 PM

I used to have one several years ago and he got along well with the other fish in my tank 29 gal. mainly cichlids. I got him cause he was "cool" looking and didnt know he was brackish in my freshwater tank I had two or three planets and a small cave he didn't seem to mind it though grew into my favorite fish very quickly and I spoiled him rotten i'd feed him alot of live foods starting with black worms to brine shrimp to guppies to rosey reds sometimes giving him snails, I was young at the time and thought if he liked worms so much why not the huge night crawlers that would come out after it rains and gave those to him as a treat and indeed he enjoyed them he'd even eat some foods from my hand. There was only one fish that he didn't like in my tank and that was a Green Severum that would pick on a ocsar I in the tank and would end up defending it from time to time. I guess it's true when it is said to be a exception to every rule. I also had plecos, fire mouth, convict.

01-01-2006, 05:38 PM	#12
Zcyther Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 30 Posts: 1	Banded/Nile Puffer I used to have one several years ago and he got along well with the other fish in my tank 29 gal. mainly cichlids. I got him cause he was "cool" looking and didnt know he was brackish in my freshwater tank I had two or three planets and a small cave he didn't seem to mind it though grew into my favorite fish very quickly and I spoiled him rotten i'd feed him alot of live foods starting with black worms to brine shrimp to guppies to rosey reds sometimes giving him snails, I was young at the time and thought if he liked worms so much why not the huge night crawlers that would come out after it rains and gave those to him as a treat and indeed he enjoyed them he'd even eat some foods from my hand. There was only one fish that he didn't like in my tank and that was a Green Severum that would pick on a ocsar I in the tank and would end up defending it from time to time. I guess it's true when it is said to be a exception to every rule. I also had plecos, fire mouth, convict.