Images used on this site are for informational purposes only, for actual photos of livestock please contact us (877) 809-4067. Porcupine Puffer (Diodon holocanthus) From 68.00 (On Sale) Saddle Valentini Puffer (Canthigaster valentini) From 49.00 (On Sale) Stars and Stripes Puffer (Arothron hispidus) From 62.00. Some aquarists breed small aquatic snails in a separate small aquarium, where they reproduce rapidly and can be easily harvested for feeding times. Blue Spotted Puffer (Canthigaster solandri) From 62.00 (On Sale) Mappa Pufferfish (Arothron Mappa) From 170.00. Hard-shelled foods MUST be offered on a regular basis to help keep the beak in check. Meaty frozen foods such as brineshrimp, Mysis shrimp, mosquito larvae, chopped cockle and mussel meat, chopped shell-on prawns, small snails, partially opened cockle-in-shell etc should be given.
May also be seen on sale as Amazon Puffer or Colomesus Puffer.Īdd food simultaneously at several locations in the aquarium to avoid the Puffers accidentally injuring one another in their enthusiasm to get at the food. The aquarium should be well filtered, with high levels of oxygenation and a reasonable current. Conspecific fin-nipping will also occur in cramped aquaria, so ensure your puffers have enough space and territories/visual barriers created amongst bogwood and plants. South American Puffers are not suitable for general community aquaria indeed slow-moving fancy-finned tankmates will suffer. Firstly, they often arrive from the exporters with whitespot, or else develop it when moved to their new home (no matter how carefully they are caught/transported) so have some treatment on-hand just in case, and secondly, their teeth grow alarmingly quickly and therefore must be offered plenty of snails and encouraged to 'bite out' partially opened cockle-in-shell, in order to keep the teeth in check.
It must be said that if you are aiming to create a calming aquarium, you should avoid purchasing this extremely lively species, as watching its activities can make you feel quite dizzy! Unfortunately, C. However, as with all species of puffer, there will always be exceptions to this rule (such is the diversity of individual puffer personalities) so careful observation of all aquarium occupants is recommended. Given enough room, this species can usually be housed with fast-moving fish species such as some members of the Danio and Devario genera.
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HOW TO ORDER -Click Here "We want your business.Care Colomesus asellus is an active freshwater species from South America, which can attain a reasonable size and requires a good amount of swimming space. The ages of these Marineįish Fossils are about 7 Million Years ago to 11 Thousand Years ago andĪre from the Miocene to Pleistocene Period. Rivers and Gulf Shore deposits, in Florida. Of this prehistoric fish fossilize and can be found on certain beaches,
Mouth, are used to grind and crush hard bodied food like Sea Urchins, Parrot-like beak and their crushing mouth plates, on the roof of their They eat small crustaceans, Sea Urchins, Corals andĭifferent types of echinoderms. It moves slowly over the sand squirting tiny jets of water to They live inįish lives near reefs and is most active at night when hunting for itsįood. Today, there are over 100 species of Puffer fish. The name of Blow fish, Puffers, Balloon fish, Bubble fish, Globe fish,īurr fishes (Diodontidae), Spiny Box fish, Swell fish, Toad fish and Sharks, Orcas and sometimes by Tunas and Dolphins. They have few predators, but are occasionally eaten by To twice its size and becomes round like a ball by gulping water or air.Īnother defense is the sharp spines which project from its body when When the Porcupine Fish (Spiny Puffer Fish) is threatened, it puffs up Actual Specimen Pictured & Guaranteed Authentic. There is no repairs or restorations on this fossil mouth Common Name: Puffer Fish Fossil Mouth Plate Genus/Species: Chilomycterus Age: 5 Million - 11,000 Years Old Period: Mio-Pleistocene Location: Sarasota County, Florida, USA
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