Figure 8 Puffers - FYI

[Puffer_freak]

Thye are most definately brackish. 100%. They have been known to live about 15 years or so if kept well. Kept well means in BRACKISH WATER. They should not be kept in freshwater, definately not.

Come to think of it, people often have the very same misconception with Green Spotted Puffers, in fact, they can be, and are actually fairly oftenly kept in the complete opposite to freshwater, marine. They do well in this! They do not do well freshwater. Not at all.

Just another bit about misconceptions of certain puffer!

Also, many thanks to jflowers for correcct SGs for those puffers!

Hi PF

Fig 8's are low end brackish, an SG of 1.005 is fine for life, but between 1.003 - 1.007 should be fine. GSP's are a different matter, with the SG rising with age and full marine (1.020 - 1.026) is possible with an adult, but I believe they don't HAVE to be in full marine when adult, 1.010+ is usually considered adequate.

Disclaimer this is from what I have read on various websites and been told here and elsewhere, some websites say different as they always do

HTH

Jon

Thanks Jon! Yes, now I read it, I do realise I was implying that they need to be kept in marine! Thanks for pointing that out!
Puffer

 

[andywg]

I just want to add that (like a number of brackish and marine fish) these puffers tend to migrate upstream - i.e. into freshwater - to spawn and as a result of this they can be found there in the wild, but should not be kept in these conditions once mature.

Oh, great thread PF . Simple and to the point. I hope more people read it.

Andy

 

[Puffer_freak]

Thanks, I also did one SAPs, you can find it in my sig. I think I'll add this one to my sig too!

 

[Erised]

*cheers again*

Gotta love your posts about this! If only people would do research more often and just find posts like this ... it would make life for the lil puffers so much better

Ps. You misspelled brackish in your signature

 

[Puffer_freak]

*cheers again*

Gotta love your posts about this! If only people would do research more often and just find posts like this ... it would make life for the lil puffers so much better

Ps. You misspelled brackish in your signature

Damn typos!



Lol, thanks, I feel honoured, I'm thinking about doing more!