Fish Tales
for: Tetraodon fluviatilis
Thanks puffernet for the
databases, I don't know what I would've done if I lost my dear pufferfish
Harry. He had really bad ick, and the medicines weren't working too
well. Being a new puffer enthusiast, I also didn't know he needed
salt to keep healthy <the LFS didn't know cr*p>. He's now fat
and happy, and I'm really really thankful! I'll be sending you pix
when I get my cam. I'll make sure Harry smiles for you!
Holly Evans
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Bug is my favorite fish.
He's totaly into snails, but for some reason likes to eat rocks too!!!
wow!!
The other day he swallowed
one, and it bulged out in his belly. Now it's gone~ hmm!?
He's fine,
though, and loves ramshorn
snails. He eats the little ones like popcorn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sometimes
he eats my plants too.
Weird, huh? --thanks Alex544
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My puff swims up and down
and up and down and up and, well, you get the idea, right? It drives
me nuts! Now he's not doing it so much after putting some bogwood
in there. He likes to hide in this one crack until I come to the
tank with goodies! he eats until it looks like he's puffing
up and then tries to fit his big butt in the same crack but can't! LOL!
Cheers!
Maggie
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My boyfriend, Marco (who
I live with), being the sweet guy he is, baked me chocolate chip cookies
2 days ago
and decided to drop them on Superman's (our spotted puffer)'s tank!!
As it leaked
profusely
onto our carpet, I dipped my hand in there to save him and *CHOMP* he bit
my pinky!!
Now I have
2 little straight lines on my finger, and I thought that since Superman
was only the size
of a cashew
nut, he couldn't bite anything except brine shrimp yet. Regardless,
I braved the pain
and safely
delivered him to a large jar until we could get a new tank that same day.
:) Our puffer,
and 15 other
fish, now live happily ever after in their new 21"x 30" tank. Oh,
and 'Deuce' is Marco's
new nickname.
Well deserved! ~Katrina, 02/03/02
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