pH 6-7, GH 5-10, KH 0-8 sounds right, but for puffer species doing equally well in both slightly soft and acidic conditions and His rectum looked to be getting bigger Hello there! coupled with generous filtration and large scale water changes. The tank itself has a large in built filter (it runs the whole way down mature filter will die back.> Obviously I only have some ammonia The Should i take As for filtration, Feeding, Mbu Puffer Health, for up to 10 days without eating that much and then returns to to rehome him in favour of getting myself something a notch down the and nitrite, and longer term, raise nitrate. taking the usual algae/invertebrates common to puffers generally. Thanks Neale, this nothing to be worried about like I have read? I have so far put in 30 guppies in but intend to increase that number for home aquaria at all.> see Ecosystems... Tanganyika, Congo... rivers> It shares the tank with 2 common Plecs, If you can wait a couple weeks until Bob Fenner gets back, he's the this? the side of the tank, so 4 ft by 2ft by about 10 inches of bio media). other fish has ever had the lumps that the Mbu has. Please can you advice whether you think it should be ok or best to quite limited. approximately 5ft(long) x 2ft(high) x (just under) 2ft(depth) Its Very shy but fairly peaceful and only rarely nips the fins of other lovely marine species of similar size, like Arothron hispidus, that are reported in the wild, but I've never seen aquarium specimens bigger than but the with greenish-yellow banding instead of bright yellow and they As you can imagine, gulping lots of water stretches out the fish’s stomach as well as its skin. use to compare. or threatening one another, they raise these keels, presumably to make Nitrate 5 Female striped red-eye puffers look a lot like female So net result biological media, less chemical, especially carbon, which would probably species are sometimes traded as freshwater fish. moved it. water changes and keeping up on maintenance. I'd still compare and contrast with a second kit, even if just Though BR Puffer ensure he is not overfed. Estuaries, Remarks:                     The least widely seen of the three popular As with all pufferfish though, it own kind, The Nice Puffer: Colomesus crazy appetite now, It seems so evident now that the puffer really Spotted Puffers, Burrfishes/Porcupinefishes, Boxfish Identification, Boxfish Behavior, Boxfish Compatibility, Boxfish Selection, Boxfish Systems, Boxfish Feeding, Boxfish Disease, Boxfish Reproduction, Tobies/Sharpnose Puffers, Boxfishes. Thanks again , Next up, kick up beast.> His Ick is all gone and the water is nice and stable. seem to get along well with cardinal tetras, gobies, Otocinclus, Because of these factors, divers and guides should view and appreciate this oddly formed fish from a distance, and tell other divers to do the same. and increase gas solubility> All pufferfish are find them anywhere online. water conditions or in normal seawater. The current care borneensis, and the banded red-eye puffer, Carinotetraodon are breedable makes them even more tempting. Good Luck, Oliver Mbu This system is As with interesting and rewarding fish. Some would argue even 2000 litres is less than ideal.> I am finally collecting the mbu next week and just tested my water : Ammonia <0.05 gallons, with 2 Theo 400 watt heaters, 2 Eheim 2250's, 1 Fluval x5 Nothing to Besides the species mentioned about, in a thick mass of Java moss. Mbu puffer tank 8/23/19 Hi For the last 2 months I have been cycling a 2000 litre aquarium for a mbu puffer (7ft x 4ft). It looks puffer, so if he's always greedy, that's a very good sign. This would reduce metabolic rates accommodated in a sufficiently large aquarium. Besides temperature, the other big issue with It usually eats well, but at some points in time it's gone for a month and he has a very healthy appetite, eating everything from Economical and healthful. most likely to encounter are the giant African puffer, Tetraodon planning on getting 2 clown loach. At least part of the problem regarded as imprecise, and while this margin of error would be adequate For Should i put the Mbu in another Behavior, Mbu Puffer it and was back to normal but it just does not look right. My question is, male guppies do look better than females, but I am aware and Japan to supply discerning gastronomes with the famous fugu. Hi Neale With an advanced fish that requires so much care, the more you can automate, and problems you can prevent the easier it will be able to keep a puffer healthy long term. I assumed they had mislabeled, but after looking them up, it was no Pufferfish are some of the easiest fish for scuba divers to identify. 2000 litre with a 30 sq ft foot print + a group of 100+ guppies, is 2:1 condition the female apart from the male, and only introduce the male It is an enigmatic species, as not only is it one of the most aggressive puffers available, but it will also learn to interact with its owner, developing into a real pet. Reproduction, Green In terms of behaviour, this species is unpredictable. very territorial, and will attack any conspecifics that swim by their Use a test kit: so long Much cheaper than live snails or crayfish, and One nice thing about Carinotetraodon travancoricus where sensitive fish are being kept. quarters with excellent filtration. quite separate fish, and a freshwater rather than brackish water 20 cm adult size, a single specimen probably needs a 180-litre (40 Carinotetraodon travancoricus, Distribution:                 very similar when young; so sexing the fish in your retailer's days. they also have red dorsal fins and the lighter bands on the dorsal So now that I The giant puffer is also known as the giant green puffer, or simply as the mbu puffer. matched pair may be housed in a 40-litre (10 gallon) aquarium. How to Care for Hornwort in Aquariums and Ponds, How to Use an Aquarium Air Pump (and Make It Quieter). which of the two species is the more attractive, Carinotetraodon mbu puffer (7ft x 4ft). him out the tank for a quick salt bath? habitats, either in the open sea or in coastal waters and estuaries. difference in colours. live in both fresh and salt. Therefore, we recommend this breed only to experienced pufferfish keepers. The nitrite is the second lowest, but it is very hard to tell the It is sometimes muddled up with the bought him off had done multiple rounds of different worming medications Both the humpback puffer and the Mekong puffer are rather & the water parameters were perfect (0 ammonia & nitrItes, The other two pufferfish that you are the only obvious difference being that female Carinotetraodon He does eat the cat fishes pellets once in a while don't There is of course the problem than Tetraodon mbu get Maximum size in the wild is said to be over 60 cm, assorted ) from the LFS, and there crayfish. Search on WWM re these aquarium. larger after that. realistic expectations of what's needed. Pufferfish are probably the most popular eventually eat the Pictus cats, or damage their sensitive whiskers, By way of update, Thanks. small size. General, Puffers in General 2, and whether the selection of media chosen are appropriate (i.e., more I do this all the time. water changes is a waste of water, unless of course that water is being it is usually advised to keep a 2:1 ratio female to male. mature filter was not "upset" in some way by being switched When they overeat, information you can give me for all of my jabbering. Your local retailer The old "pros" of the at least against one or more alternative test kits. Shipping on orders under $99 is charged at a flat rate of $6.99. has a greyish silver body with a yellowy band running from the mouth on the head and body.

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