Re: [GSAS-Member] Snails!

["Scott Frayo" <ronscottf@hotmail.com>]

I've used the pea puffers (sometimes found as yellow-green puffers) on many 
occasions, always in my large community tank.  They are freshwater fish and 
fun as hell to watch.  The trick with the puffers is to get several (3 or 
more) and they will entertain themselves.  One or two and they tend to nip 
fins of other fish.  They are amazing at eating snails.  On a rare occasion 
I've even seen them puff when scared by a larger fish.  VERY COOL.  For 
weeks afterwards I had to stop my wife from trying to "scare" the puffers so 
she could see them puff.  The are happy at pH 7 and I've feed them 
bloodworms.  Pea puffers are the only ones I can recommend for a community 
tank.  Hope this helps.

-----Scott

R. Scott Frayo
Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society
2006 President
www.pnwhs.org




> 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 12:23:19 -0700
>
> 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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