My Brackish Journal

[demonmagus]

from what I understand the puffers might be bored lol. your tank is pretty large and I think if you just chuck in loads of decor/plants they will be fine.

nice flounders

 

[Lhutch]

on the plant i put in from the snail tank there was a snail on it, so i picked it up and dropped it near the f8, they werent kidding when puffs love snails, so i dropped a few more in for them

 

[DarkEntity]

Pacing is common in Puffers that are bored. Your tank is pretty much bare. You really need to plant it well, there are some great fake plants (i use them in my Fig8 tank) which unless you get close look real. You have to remember that these fish have and will show intelligence, so you need to keep them stimulated

Think like a Puffer, "oooh another plant, there might be a snail round there or something i can investigate"

 

[Lhutch]

ok thanks, i put more snails in for them and they love them

 

[demonmagus]

are the flounders just staying out of the way? What I mean is do you even see them lol

 

[DarkEntity]

ok thanks, i put more snails in for them and they love them

dont add lots of snails, overfeeding is bad for Puffers, also snails wont survive long in brackish water and will fowl it if they begin to rot.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

is it just me, or do those puffers look like T. fluvitalis more than they look like T. biocellotus?

 

[Lhutch]

i took a look at the puffer forum and to tell you the truth they do look like ceylons,hmmm i might have a problem here

 

[DarkEntity]

is it just me, or do those puffers look like T. fluvitalis more than they look like T. biocellotus?

I was wondering exactly the same thing, from the photos they do look like Fluviatallis, can you get some much better shots, a side shot and/or top view?

 

[Lhutch]

i dont know lol, they look like tetradon biocellatus, but they also look like ceylons

 

[Lhutch]

im thinkin they are f8s tho,they look more like f8s then a t.fluvatis

 

[nmonks]

I'm pretty sure those are figure-8 puffers. It's not so much the pattern, but the presence of a pair of eyespots on each side of the fish, one close to the base of the dorsal fin, and another on the caudal peduncle (the "tail"). While T. fluviatilis can have quite complex yellow-green squiggles on the body, as far as I know it never has those eyespots.

Cheers, Neale

 

[Fella]

I'm pretty sure those are figure-8 puffers. It's not so much the pattern, but the presence of a pair of eyespots on each side of the fish, one close to the base of the dorsal fin, and another on the caudal peduncle (the "tail"). While T. fluviatilis can have quite complex yellow-green squiggles on the body, as far as I know it never has those eyespots.

Cheers, Neale

Agreed. "biocellatus" literally means 2 eyespots (or something along those lines).

They're figure 8's

 

[Lhutch]

ceylons or f8s there still really nice fish

 

[DarkEntity]

Now ive seen some better pics id say Fig8's also