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Albino fish breeder
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puffers
hey guys i have a pair of figure eight puffer fish, they are about 2 inches long and live peacefully with an albino pleco,(see the attached photos) they are in full freshwater not brackish like people think and i feed them frozen brine shrimp and once a week a clam (halfshell) because they need to grind down their beaks on something hard, if you have any questions on raising puffers just ask here.
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 current tank setups: a 65 gallon turtle tank with 2 mississippi map turtles. (a.k.a. Bonny and Clyde) a 10 gallon species tank with 2 figure eight puffers and 1 albino pleco. a 29 gallon community tank with 2 moonlight gouramis with a striped raphael catfish (a.k.a. ralph) with a red belly pacu and 3 albino tiger barbs, along with 1 albino bristlenose pleco Last edited by Albino_101; 08-19-2008 at 01:26 AM. |
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08-14-2008, 08:05 AM
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they will be fine in freshwater for now, but they need to be in brackish water as they grow older
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08-14-2008, 02:33 PM
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these puffers are figure eight puffers and they can live in freshwater their whole life just fine.
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current tank setups: a 65 gallon turtle tank with 2 mississippi map turtles. (a.k.a. Bonny and Clyde) a 10 gallon species tank with 2 figure eight puffers and 1 albino pleco. a 29 gallon community tank with 2 moonlight gouramis with a striped raphael catfish (a.k.a. ralph) with a red belly pacu and 3 albino tiger barbs, along with 1 albino bristlenose pleco |
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08-14-2008, 03:52 PM
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True, but it is usually best to move them to lower brakcish(~1.005). Most people notice more activity, better color, and just overall healthier puffers when F8's are in brackish water.This author kept a figure eight puffer for 18 years, in brackish water of course. Just some thoughts...
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08-14-2008, 05:35 PM
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Albino fish breeder
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okay thanks but will that albino pleco survive in that lower brackish water??
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current tank setups: a 65 gallon turtle tank with 2 mississippi map turtles. (a.k.a. Bonny and Clyde) a 10 gallon species tank with 2 figure eight puffers and 1 albino pleco. a 29 gallon community tank with 2 moonlight gouramis with a striped raphael catfish (a.k.a. ralph) with a red belly pacu and 3 albino tiger barbs, along with 1 albino bristlenose pleco |
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08-15-2008, 12:26 AM
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Not that I know of. Figure 8s are brackish, plecos aren't. Where did you get your info on Figure 8 Puffers from?
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08-15-2008, 12:43 AM
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i know figure eight puffers must be in brackish when they get older, but for now they are doing pretty great in pure freshwater.
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current tank setups: a 65 gallon turtle tank with 2 mississippi map turtles. (a.k.a. Bonny and Clyde) a 10 gallon species tank with 2 figure eight puffers and 1 albino pleco. a 29 gallon community tank with 2 moonlight gouramis with a striped raphael catfish (a.k.a. ralph) with a red belly pacu and 3 albino tiger barbs, along with 1 albino bristlenose pleco |
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