"Eric Schreiber" wrote in message
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"NetMax" wrote:

Malabars eh? Tetraodon travancoricus. OK, I just ordered 1/8 of a box
from Singapore (about 120 of them). I'll let you know how they work
out.

If you're ordering them for sale in your store (and I'm pretty sure
you're not getting 120 of them for your personal tank!), they ought to
sell pretty well. No special brackish water requirements that might
turn off amateurs, and the little buggers are really cute.

I wish I had more information about them to share on my web site. My
little bit of dwarf puffer data is the most popular source of visitors
that I get.


Thanks Eric (I think ;~)

Yeah, well, just remember that I've never been responsible a day in my
life, and I have no intention of starting now!

When I opened the store, I ordered Archers, Scats, Monos and Puffers so
that I could set up a brackish tank. It was a bit of a mess. Scats are
the devil's spawn, Monos faint from transportation & water shock, Archers
grow too big and Puffers are diabolical (those sweet faces as they sneak
up on an unsuspecting fish). I figured I could promote the puffers (as
there was some interest) but I had some difficulty in established which
ones I had really received and which were truly freshwater. This time
(I'm getting more responsible, slowly), they are all freshwater, they
stay relatively small, and I could have a species tank for them where
they will be babied with bloodworms until they look like they will pop
(and for a puffer, that is a good look ).

I also have a 60g with Mono argenteus and Mono sebaes in it. I wonder if
I can risk putting the puffers in there. It is only mildly brackish, the
monos might be quick enough to evade Puffer nips, and they are kept on a
high protein diet (shrimp, bloodworms, beefheart and community menu).
Any thoughts on whether this is a good idea, or do you think I'll be
netting all 120 of them later?

What I'll probably do is start with a species tank, and when the puffers
are a bit bigger, I'll move a dozen over to the mono tank.

NetMax

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