Puffer fish for adoption
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I have 2 puffer fish (dunnoe wad breed but its abt 1" long. White color wif yellowish and black dots on its top). Adopters muz bring along their own pails/bags to carry the fish. self-collect at boon keng mrt. PM mi for more details
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ef ai cannot apply... she puffer fish killer
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COOL!! is it legal?
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of cos....bought at LFS....giving due to its agressive nature. Juz ate 1 of my tetrasOriginally posted by dumbdumb!:COOL!! is it legal? 
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wa....me never see real puffer fish b4
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why don't you post a price here, then can bargain in private easier.. the thought of owning a puffer sounds v tempting, any tips to keeping it healthy?
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Err Fresh Water Puffers are very common in Singapore
Most probably his is the Figure Eight Puffer (Tetraodon biocellatus)
The figure eight puffer is one of the more commonly found puffers in your LFS - along with the Spotted Puffer- and therefore for most people will be their first encounter with puffer fish. This fish though is slightly more suited to your average community tank, but even so carries a few bad habits with it including fin nipping as one.
These fish are quite peaceful as juveniles but can be aggressive when older. Keeping them in a small group seems to quiet them down as they tend to pick on each other rather than the other fish.
They originate from Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo and are rumoured to come from Freshwater although this is in debate
Living Conditions
There is much discussion amongst keepers of puffers as to what conditions Figure Eight's come from. The general consensus is that they can survive in freshwater, brackish and marine if correctly conditioned although they tend to do slightly better in brackish conditions. Naturally they are supposed to be a freshwater fish.
Temperature :22C to 26C
pH :7.0
Hardness :12dH
Average Size in Aquarium :6cm
Average Size in Wild :10cm
Temperament Mildly aggressive. Habits may include fin nipping and harrasing other fish.
Diet
Should be fed live and frozen foods as they will not eat flake. Suggested diet includes brine shrimp, blood worms and shellfish (for example cockle). Shellfish are an important part of their diet as this is what they naturally eat. -
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ya.....but best if u r a fish enthu or has experience in keeping fish. I dun wan my puffer to suffer upon adoption........
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elindra u wan?
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Well puffers are my fav fish and I kept them before till my daddy thought my brother's Luohan fish very ke lian and placed it in my tank
You guessed what happened la. -
then i cannot buy ur fish le. no experience
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no lah...tts no wad i mean.....its juz tt i prefer some1 whu has an interest in fish keeping and not adopt on impulse. aniwae if u realli wan to keep....u can buy it outside wad....cost abt $1 each onli...Originally posted by dumbdumb!:then i cannot buy ur fish le. no experience -
the LH makan the puffer?? wah....den the LH din die ar?? puffer poisonus leh..Originally posted by elindra:Well puffers are my fav fish and I kept them before till my daddy thought my brother's Luohan fish very ke lian and placed it in my tank
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No it didn't makan it.Originally posted by BonJovi:the LH makan the puffer?? wah....den the LH din die ar?? puffer poisonus leh..
My brother's LH is very bian tai one. It doesn't like to eat fish. Any fish you put in it will just bite it to death. He only likes to eat dried food, live shrimps and blood worms. -
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so elindra u wan?
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funny man..........free things pple oso dunwan
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i tot it was gona be those puffer fish with spikes
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Originally posted by elindra:
so this is called the puffer fish? my tetras must be eaten up by them man...
Err Fresh Water Puffers are very common in Singapore
Most probably his is the Figure Eight Puffer (Tetraodon biocellatus)
The figure eight puffer is one of the more commonly found puffers in your LFS - along with the Spotted Puffer- and therefore for most people will be their first encounter with puffer fish. This fish though is slightly more suited to your average community tank, but even so carries a few bad habits with it including fin nipping as one.
These fish are quite peaceful as juveniles but can be aggressive when older. Keeping them in a small group seems to quiet them down as they tend to pick on each other rather than the other fish.
They originate from Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo and are rumoured to come from Freshwater although this is in debate
[b]Living Conditions
There is much discussion amongst keepers of puffers as to what conditions Figure Eight's come from. The general consensus is that they can survive in freshwater, brackish and marine if correctly conditioned although they tend to do slightly better in brackish conditions. Naturally they are supposed to be a freshwater fish.
Temperature :22C to 26C
pH :7.0
Hardness :12dH
Average Size in Aquarium :6cm
Average Size in Wild :10cm
Temperament Mildly aggressive. Habits may include fin nipping and harrasing other fish.
Diet
Should be fed live and frozen foods as they will not eat flake. Suggested diet includes brine shrimp, blood worms and shellfish (for example cockle). Shellfish are an important part of their diet as this is what they naturally eat.
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thats porcupine fish...Originally posted by cutepixie:i tot it was gona be those puffer fish with spikes
and i dun think there are any freshwater porcupines ard. -
Nope, but there is a wide variety of freshwater puffers! I think they are equally cute. Take a look here for more varietiesOriginally posted by s|nNeD:thats porcupine fish...
and i dun think there are any freshwater porcupines ard.
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Thanks for the offer but my tank is currently being occupied by that stupid Luo Han which is now too big for its own tank laOriginally posted by BonJovi:so elindra u wan?
If worse case, go back to LFS and ask if can exchange
I mean if you buy from them often and is on good terms with them, they allow you to sometimes -
FUGU!
now, are there any licensed fugu sushi chefs around?