Re: [GSAS-Member] Snails!

[Matt Staroscik <matt@wrongcrowd.com>]

Fantastic, thanks. I have a 5g at work with a betta and otos... Maybe I 
will take the betta home and put in a pea puffer. One way or another I 
am keeping them. :) This will be much cheaper than building a second 
saltwater tank to get a puffer fix, heh.

- Matt


On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 07:16:38PM +0000, Monica H wrote:
> Hi Matt, I used to have pea puffers in my aquarium at work.  They were 
> great fish.  They are NOT brackish.  They liked soft water, and very clean 
> conditions.  They were kind of messy so I did watetrchanges a few times a 
> week.  I had 2 in a 8 gallon tank w/ plants.  They lived at work for about 
> 8 months, until one day they dissappeared.  We think someone stole them.  
> There was no sign of them anywhere.  After that I put some danios in there, 
> same thing happened.  Very strange.  They were great fish though.  They 
> were really cute to watch.
> Monica
> 
> 
> >From: Matt Staroscik <matt@wrongcrowd.com>
> >Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member 
> >chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> >To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> >Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Snails!
> >Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 12:05:45 -0700
> >
> >On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 11:37:39AM -0700, Scott Frayo wrote:
> >> Another great snail eradicator is the pea puffer.  Not only are they fun 
> >to
> >> watch, but 3 in my 150g tank will take care of a snail infestation 
> >usually
> >> within 1 week.
> >
> >Can you summarize pea puffer care? I love puffers but I have not been
> >willing to set up a brackish tank. I would love to find a puffer that is
> >happy in fresh water and won't beat up my other fish. Would you agree
> >with the info on this page?
> >
> >http://www.timstropicals.com/Inventory/Puffers/PufferInfo.asp
> >
> >I always assumed the pea puffers I saw in fish stores were either
> >brackish, or SHOULD be in brackish water but the store was not caring
> >for them properly--like Figure 8 puffers.
> >
> >Many thanks,
> >Matt
> >
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