henward Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 hi guys i have a full grown pig nose puffer - i tried putting a gold fish about 30-40% its size, and in one gulp, it slices it in half, cleanly....now, i am thinking of giving this guy a tank mate just a thought though hesitant, extremely hesitant, as this is a rare fish in nz, i dont want anything to attack it, or it to attack the tank mate... any ideas on what sort of fish i can put with a large, fresh watter puffer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 nice 8) .....would love to see a video of feeding time got any??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I wouldn't. The puffer would attack it even if it is much bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Fishy_t from these forums owned one for more than a year and found that it was best kept in a solitary tank with a deep sand substrate. Highly predatory creatures and very fun to feed... with tongs. You may have the very last of its kind in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Fishy_t from these forums owned one for more than a year and found that it was best kept in a solitary tank with a deep sand substrate. Highly predatory creatures and very fun to feed... with tongs. You may have the very last of its kind in NZ. Yes Blue this is the one I had for a while. I had organised to get Fishy-T's off him to attempt to reed them but it died the day before it was due to come up from wellington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 conclusion, no no to tank mates thought id try it this thing is vicious and fun to watch indeed they dont feed much, actually easy to feed you just drop shelled or de shelled prawns, they chomp away. and no need to feed for somtimes up to 5 days, only when they are intersted they will go for food, the rest of the time they will watch it rot, so i dont feed to avoid fouling the water. bt in conclusion, no tank mates thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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