yarimochi Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 If I bought one of these guys from HFF and they were in a brackish tank, would it be cruel to immediatly introduce them to my freshwater tank at home?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Ummm YES I remember reading an article a wee while ago now on Brackish Puffers (particularly the article being directed at the Green Spotted Puffer) and how people acclimatize them to freshwater conditions.. the person who wrote the article specialized in Puffers.. and he/she (can't recall) was majorly not in favour of Brackish Puffers being kept in freshwater. There are people out there who keep the Green Spotted Puffer in freshwater, suppliers were even selling them on the lists and sending them in freshwater.. Personally I think they should be kept in the required water conditions. And apparently they are alot longer lived, of which one would want I think if you got the Figure eight and jammed it in your freshwater set up it would snuff it Maybe play it safe and be fair to the fish and set up a Brackish Tank? They are easy to keep and maintain, you know you want to :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 figure 8 is a brackish puffer and needs the salt , may live in freshwater but will not thrive and will die premature which HFF did you get him from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/ug. ... ocellatus/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 as far as i understand those puffers mature from freshwater into brackish water conditions as the get older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 I want one! Where do i find one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 I want one! Where do i find one? I saw some puffers at hollywoods albany a while back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 so r they on the suppliers lists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 i dont know at all, someone else might Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 havent seen any on ours few within the last couple of weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 I haven't seen Figure Eights on the lists for donkeys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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