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December 30th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Pink claims another
 
My new F8, Captain Clack!
He's still a bit afraid of me (camera shy too), but he's loving his tubes at least.
I think Pink should keep a tally under her avatar of those she's recruited.  | 
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December 30th, 2008
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| He's really cute! Congratulations! Quote: |
Originally Posted by jgon_ I think Pink should keep a tally under her avatar of those she's recruited. | LOL You got that right! | |
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December 30th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| I think puffers are some of the coolest fish. What do you do to keep his teeth from growing to big? | |
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December 30th, 2008
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| I've amassed a ton of pond snails in one of my other tanks in preperation for the puffer.
Is it really true that their teeth grow so fast?
Feeding time!   
Last edited by Lucy; December 31st, 2008 at 12:58 PM.
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December 31st, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| OMG I LOVE HIM!!!! Hello captain! 
That pic of him looking at his food is just hilarious and so cute!!!
Garth and Pistachio send their regards.  | |
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December 31st, 2008
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| I want some Puffers! He is soooooooooooooo adorable! | |
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December 31st, 2008
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| What are you feeding him bloodworms? I can't figure out what they are in...... | |
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December 31st, 2008
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinismommy  I want some Puffers! He is soooooooooooooo adorable! | What's that I hear? Another tally for my list?  | |
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December 31st, 2008
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| Absolutely Pink! I told you I wanted some puffs! lol....I just have to kick my girls out of my 55 gallon.... | |
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December 31st, 2008
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinismommy Absolutely Pink! I told you I wanted some puffs! lol....I just have to kick my girls out of my 55 gallon.... | There comes a time when all parents must decide that their children need to be kicked out...
Lol
I LOVE meeting new puffy babies... and soon I'm getting a new one of my own Can you tell I'm WAY excited? | |
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December 31st, 2008
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| He's seriously cute! | |
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December 31st, 2008
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| OOOoooOOOOOhhhhh, I like him! Pretty! | |
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January 4th, 2009
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| I love your puffer and am soooo jealous. What you do to keep the teeth from growing so long is feed them snails that are about the size of their eyes, the crunchy shell wears them down, sort of like beavers when the cut down trees. And I don't know how fast the teeth grow, just that if you only feed them bloodworms you'll eventually have to use an anesthetic to manually clip their teeth, and that can kill the fish. | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| Guess I'll use this thread to document my guy. So to other puffer owners out there, how long did it take your fish to take to you? Because right now, the Captain is terrified of me, anytime I approach the tank he darts to the other side. Or, when I'm watching him, he'll simple just stare at the wall facing opposite me so he won't look at me.
I've tried enticing him with food, but he won't touch any of it untill I move away. | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| My puffers were curious from the start...
But, I know that Isis's puffer acts like yours... it's taken a liking to her kittens rather than her, lol. | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| I think this may also have to do with the fact that, judging by the size, Captain is an adult. So I'm sure he's lived a hard stressful life...plus that burn incident which he doesn't seem to have forgiven me for, no matter how many snails I throw in the tank for him. | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Yeah, that could be a big factor... adult wild-caught fish don't take to aquarium life as well as younger ones. Mine were less than 1/3 of their fullgrown size when I got them | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| He is so cute! I am becomming weaker every time I see one. The only thing that keeps me from getting one is that I don't have a brackish tank.
Great idea to document your progress with him, and keep the pics coming!
Pink, you should keep a tally. | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Beeker He is so cute! I am becomming weaker every time I see one. The only thing that keeps me from getting one is that I don't have a brackish tank.
Great idea to document your progress with him, and keep the pics coming!
Pink, you should keep a tally. | Three words: Freshwater dwarf puffer | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| Yeah when I bought him he was in a tiny 2 gallon with 3 others who didnt look so well. You can see in the side view pic I have of him, he seems to have ICH. So even though I've been researching for this puffer for a while, this guy was a pity buy. He's been dewormed and I've treated him for ich and fungus which seems to have all cleared. Maybe he just needs time... | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| Sad  I hate seeing tons of them packed into tiny spaces.
Yeah, I noticed that. Well, he's been through alot of stress. Time to calm down and get all settled will probably help. Also, I think he'll feel more secure with lots of hiding places, it looks like you did that. | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| Actually I was unhappy with the way his tank look so I complately redid it. Removed the substrate and everything-he does seem to prefer the new sand to the crushed coral/gravel mix I had. The tank is super overfiltered and I kept my eye on the water, and there was no minicycle. We both seem to be enjoying the change of scenery. | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| Sounds great. They do like to rest on the sand
Have you seen your guy sleeping? I think it's the cutest thing... | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| I'll be honest...I woke up extra early this morning with the sole purpose of trying to catch him sleeping and take his picture. But even with the sun barely nudging over the horizon he was buzzing about.  | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| Once there's a bit of sunlight mine are up. If you turn the lights out then look about an hour later you'll probably see him sleeping. When I had to get up at like 5-6AM for a class I'd see them sleeping every day. | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| Sounds like a plan. 
Expect pictures sometime this week (hopefully). | |
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January 6th, 2009
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|  I can't wait to see!
Here's the best one I could get of Garth... Little sweetheart | |
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January 10th, 2009
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| Well we had a breakthrough this morning and he ate a shrimp out of my fingers! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! 
Was even kind enough to smile for the camera too!
(You can see his burn too, its slowly healing though) | |
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January 10th, 2009
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| 
That's so great!
And he's such a cutie!
Pistachio and Garth hope that he gets better soon | |
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January 11th, 2009
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| Busted! | |
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