How much do Fig8 or Ceylon puffers cost?, In your area |
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 Jan 18 2005, 05:13 PM
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Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 12-February 04 Member No.: 4190  |
Shops here charge $10-$15 for a small Fig8 or spotted puffers and I have yet to see a store that sell Ceylon. Is this the ongoing rate everywhere? Are there online source that sell healthy cheap puffers?
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Jan 18 2005, 11:57 PM
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 mmm...  Group: Members Posts: 1542 Joined: 14-June 04 From: O-Town, ON Member No.: 6961 |
Where is your "here"?
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Jan 19 2005, 12:40 AM
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 Sexy Martha Fahaka  Group: Moderators Posts: 4023 Joined: 14-March 04 From: East coast of England. Member No.: 4764 |
Also, as you have posted this in the brackish forum, (which is great for f8s) I feel obliged to mention that ceylons are freshwater puffers. But you knew that, right?
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Jan 19 2005, 08:39 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 12-February 04 Member No.: 4190 |
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Jan 19 2005, 08:42 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 12-February 04 Member No.: 4190 |
yes, i wanted to start a freshwater tank w/ceylons but i've yet to see one which is why i'm going with fig8 in brackish tank. |
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Jan 21 2005, 12:56 PM
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Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 480 Joined: 25-November 04 Member No.: 10417 |
Sir Minion, can you point me towards any further reliable info regarding Ceylon Puffers at all? Many thanks in advance..
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Jan 22 2005, 03:09 AM
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Sexy Martha Fahaka Group: Moderators Posts: 4023 Joined: 14-March 04 From: East coast of England. Member No.: 4764 |
Not without breaching the rules of this board by directing you to two other forums, one which specialises in Puffers and one that's all about Oddball fish.  Ok, on reading more about Ceylons, it seems that although they are often sold and kept as freshwater fish, they do actually do best in brackish water. We get most of our info from a book called The Puffers of Fresh & Brackish Waters by Dr Klaus Ebert and published by Aqualog. Dr Ebert has been keeping puffers for over 40 years. He knows what he's talking about. Here's the basics: Celon puffer Tetraodon Fluviatilis (Asian) Other names: Green puffer (not to be confused with the greenspot), Sri-Lankan Puffer, Bengal Puffer. Variants & confusions: Available in two forms, one that's easily mistaken for a figure eight puffer, and one that looks like a dull greenspot. Size: up to 7.5 inches. Water: Most commonly kept in fresh to mildly brackish water, but is also happy in water right up to full marine. Temperature: 22 to 25c pH: No special requirements, 6.5 to 7.2 Light: Not too bright Food: live foods, molluscs, shellfish, insects. Decor: Likes live plants (java fern only in brackish water) Temperament: tolerant of others of the same species, but will eat other fish smaller than its self and eat the fins of larger fish. This post has been edited by SirMinion: Jan 22 2005, 07:00 AM |
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Jan 23 2005, 11:22 AM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 480 Joined: 25-November 04 Member No.: 10417 |
thanks for the extra info, a local shop has some very large figure 8's in that came in under the wrong latin name completely - came in as GSP's - and i'm just wondering if ceylons are actually what they have. Theyre great, whatever they are - will take snails from your hand!!
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Jun 19 2008, 09:57 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 19-June 08 Member No.: 42703 |
QUOTE (SirMinion @ Jan 19 2005, 01:40 AM)  Also, as you have posted this in the brackish forum, (which is great for f8s) I feel obliged to mention that ceylons are freshwater puffers. But you knew that, right? CEYLONS are brackish > marine puffers if you have them in fresh it will die |
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Jun 19 2008, 11:27 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 760 Joined: 13-April 08 From: Willoughby, Ohio Member No.: 41197 |
The Figure 8's around me are around $12.00
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Jun 20 2008, 09:36 AM
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 Eater Of The Fishies!!! Group: Members Posts: 2990 Joined: 2-October 06 From: Scotland, Glasgow (ish) Member No.: 25430 |
QUOTE (SirMinion @ Jan 22 2005, 04:09 AM) QUOTE (chris_1127 @ Jan 21 2005, 01:56 PM) Sir Minion, can you point me towards any further reliable info regarding Ceylon Puffers at all? Many thanks in advance.. Not without breaching the rules of this board by directing you to two other forums, one which specialises in Puffers and one that's all about Oddball fish.  Ok, on reading more about Ceylons, it seems that although they are often sold and kept as freshwater fish, they do actually do best in brackish water. We get most of our info from a book called The Puffers of Fresh & Brackish Waters by Dr Klaus Ebert and published by Aqualog. Dr Ebert has been keeping puffers for over 40 years. He knows what he's talking about. Here's the basics: <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Celon puffer</span> Tetraodon Fluviatilis (Asian) Other names: Green puffer (not to be confused with the greenspot), Sri-Lankan Puffer, Bengal Puffer. Variants & confusions: Available in two forms, one that's easily mistaken for a figure eight puffer, and one that looks like a dull greenspot. Size: up to 7.5 inches. Water: Most commonly kept in fresh to mildly brackish water, but is also happy in water right up to full marine. Temperature: 22 to 25c pH: No special requirements, 6.5 to 7.2 Light: Not too bright Food: live foods, molluscs, shellfish, insects. Decor: Likes live plants (java fern only in brackish water) Temperament: tolerant of others of the same species, but will eat other fish smaller than its self and eat the fins of larger fish. Ceylons are in a way much like Fig8's they do far better in captivity in brackish waters. |
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Jun 20 2008, 10:31 AM
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 Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 155 Joined: 27-March 08 From: Gt Dunmow, Essex Member No.: 40750 |
My Baby Figure 8 was £6 (about 1.5cm) and my Bigger figure 8 was £8 (about 1.5 - 2 inch) But they were from different shops.
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