20 Normal Questions

[NashobaTek]

Holy cow, saltwater fish wants $75. For one

 

[NashobaTek]

Anyone got freshwater tanks they’d like to share?

My last fw was in the 80's lol haven't changed the water since

 

[Neros503]

I've never done freshwater tanks.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Here are mine:



The puffer planted tank

The Guppy nano

The cichlid tank

The community tank

 

[NashobaTek]

Here are mine:



The puffer planted tank

The Guppy nano

The cichlid tank

The community tank

Nice tanks!

 

[Wick3d_1]

I never kept freshwater unless you count the county fair Goldfish that died in like 3 days. My first big aquarium was our 90 gallon reef

 

[Sharkbait19]

The puffer tank used to be an mbuna tank, and then there was a parasite outbreak and I got tired of African cichlids.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Nice tanks!

Thanks!!

 

[Sharkbait19]

The puffers are one of my favorites. They’re named Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Very difficult and demanding, but extremely rewarding fish that I’d totally recommend to a freshwater hobbyist.

 

[NashobaTek]

The puffers are one of my favorites. Very difficult and demanding, but extremely rewarding fish that I’d totally recommend to a freshwater hobbyist.

See now you're going to make me want a fw and puffers

 

[Sharkbait19]

Perhaps that is my plan.....


The biggest problem with these guys is that their teeth grow at an alarming rate compared to other puffers, so they need very crunchy foods, and trimming their teeth is nearly unavoidable, and definitely a difficult task for a two inch fish. When they reach 5 inches, I’d imagine it wouldn’t be so difficult. Luckily I haven’t had to trim their teeth just yet, but the beaks are surely getting there. I’ve heard it’s not fun to do.

 

[NashobaTek]

I wouldn't mind having a long horned cow fish again either

 

[NashobaTek]

Maybe I should get a whale.

 

[NashobaTek]

Kinda ugly though

 

[Wick3d_1]

It looks so skinny compared to its marine counterparts. I'm used to seeing fat, chonky puffers. They are cute though

 

[Wick3d_1]

Maybe I should get a whale.

You can totally put that in a 20L

 

[NashobaTek]

I remember back in the olden days they were just starting to sell the whales.

 

[Wick3d_1]

Yeah, Black Fish ruined the whale selling/trading industry.

 

[JayStro81]

Anyone got freshwater tanks they’d like to share?

I ran a planted tank for about 6 months. Ironically, it was a "20 long", lol. I broke it down and swapped it out for a nuvo 20 AIO and it's currently my 2nd reef tank. I personally found keeping the planted tank more tedious than a reef. As beautiful as it was, I decided it wasn't worth the effort.

 

[Sharkbait19]

It looks so skinny compared to its marine counterparts. I'm used to seeing fat, chonky puffers. They are cute though

Lol, true. This particular species is actually unique from other puffers. Their species name is colomesus, which means “deformed back”. They have a more slender and bony build because they come from extremely fast streams in the Amazon. Because of this, they also have no territorial instincts so are often nicknamed the “peaceful puffer”. They also carry saxitoxin rather than the usual tetrodotoxin.