Re: [GSAS-Member] Snails!

[Matt Staroscik <matt@wrongcrowd.com>]

Awesome, thanks. :)

- Matt

On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 01:10:02PM -0700, Scott Frayo wrote:
> 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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