Figure 8 puffer
 

Hi,

Any place in the west side that sells the figure 8 puffer? small ones.

Went to C328, their figure 8 puffers are the same size at the green spotted puffers. Too big.

I mean, same size as the green spotted puffers.

I'm no into puffer but jus out of curiousity, what's a figure 8 puffer?

This is a Figure 8, the yellow hoops on the top look like an 8

http://aquaanimania.com/wp-content/u...iocellatus.jpg

Sorry....what u meant by too big ?
most fig 8 comes about 1.5 to 2 inches.

Unless u meant Dwarf puffers....

Just a FYI, these are not fish to be kept with others....

I am looking for those that are slightly bigger than the dwarf puffers.
But smaller than the green spotted puffer.
maybe about 1.5cm long.

I had 1 of them of this size before, but he died within the week because he didnt want to eat anything. After that I cant find any small ones anymore. All of them are the same size as the green spotted puffer.

So, trying to check with bros here, if there is any place in the west area that I can go to find this small figure 8 puffer

There are some smaller ones at Y618. But not as small as the ones u said.

If too small, harder to survive.

The Fig 8 puffer need slightly brackish water. Note Brackish is like 30% to 70% SEA-WATER....not aquarium salt.

Nice piece.

Anything to take note when comm with other fishes? Got two Fei Feng and a huge RTC.

So far, only MBU and SAPs have been successfully comm with other fish.

When buying, see the number of Fig8 or GSPs that have broken tails....
Puffers are not community fishes as they tend to bite and nibble....

I would prefer to tell hobbyists not to try...

Thanks for the heads-up Zadrian.
Shall make a special trip to Y618 to get this guy then.

If it's specifically F8 puffers, I believe there is an adequate chance of keeping them in pure freshwater. The debate is on as to what the actual water salinity is for F8 puffers in particular.

Errrr....this is a bit off topic but since you mentioned "pure freshwater".....what is this water salinity you are talking about ?

FW is FW (fresh water)....SW is SW (sea water)....in the middle is what is called brackish.
Also for salt...FW aquarium salts is not sea-salt.
Therefore, in Aquarium jargon or terms, FW has no "salinity" involved unless it is brackish or SW.

http://www.badmanstropicalfish.com/f...p?topic=1021.0

What I meant to say is that people have bad equal success keeping them in brackish or freshwater.

Sorry a mistake in the text, the word is had* not bad.

LOL...you are very cute...."bad equal success"....

Its not healthy to have brackish fish in FW.
Thats why they "suddenly" die or only puffer in comm tank dies but other fisk ok.

These puffers are supposed to be active but most people say they are inactive....

If you read the puffer threads, there are a lot of people who relish keeping puffers due to their fierce eating habits...so its not usual for these fierce fish to be inactive...

I think this needs another rephrase. It is not decided whether F8 puffers are actually freshwater or brackish puffers.