Is it bad to have them in a 56 tall gallon tank?

@@campaignx2040 What are the dimensions if I may ask?

Thank you for this video. I saved one that was in fresh water only, it had sores, and ick very bad, it's tail was chewed up. I took him home, I have hard water, and can make harder. I also add some brackish water salt in the water for him. With in days, his sores where gone, his ick is gone, his colors are bright.

I agree, stores usually mix these 2 species up and it's pretty bad, considering they require totally different needs. Glad, the topaz puffer made its way to you! That's wonderful that you're able to upgrade and keep the topaz in a fowlr tank! Nice! Is it the irrubesco that you've mentioned before?

​@@BeFishy Yes it is a real shame, though it worked out well for me in this specific situation as it was my excuse for making my first step into marine fish keeping, which then led to me starting my first reef tank a few years later when I was old enough to afford it, about 12 years ago, which has been a very big part of the hobby for me from then on until very recently. Also it was probably the single most beloved fish I ever kept, and my family loved it too. Yeah, it is the same Irrubesco, I've only ever kept the one. I got it just a few months after my Topaz, which then started a bit of an obsession for me and I kept several puffers species throughout the years, Mostly Dichotomyctere and Canthigaster. Sadly I had to re-home all my puffers and other fish when I first moved out into my own place due to space and financial reasons.

@@The-Fishkeeper I see. Sorry you had to let them go. However, you've gained such an invaluable experience regarding puffers. 😊

Ahh thank you so much!!! I'm really happy the video is helpful. I love your videos btw! All of those puffers! 😆💖

I realize I'm kinda off topic but does anyone know a good site to watch newly released series online?

@Darren Russell flixportal =)

@Allan Lewis thanks, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D Appreciate it!!

@Darren Russell Happy to help :D

Awww thank you so much! Right back at you! Hello Valentine and Herschel. 💖 Love their names! 🥰

Thank you so much! Yes, I always recommend treating new puffers for parasites. Here's a video on how to deworm puffers. Hope it is useful! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/arSldK2KzM6XZXU.html

He sure did 😂😂😂

I totally get you! Definitely do as much research as possible before getting one and you'll be fine. :D

The only hard part is sourcing meaty foods that will grind down their teeth. And still that's not too hard. I buy small raw frozen shrimp at the store. I unthaw and feed him one section of shrimp a day. Then a few ramshorm snail every couple days. And the other thing is buy a refractometer to get the salinity right. They're more accurate than a hydrometer.

Hi nat. Please contact us through IG @justbefishy . Please do DM us a video or photo so we can have a closer look at your Figure 8 puffer. Wishing you and your puffer the best!

Thank you very much! We really appreciate it. :D

Thank you so much!

Thank you very much for your kind words! Hope it helps! 🐡

They will all eat snails and There are a few freshwater puffers. Fahaka, spotted Congo, mbu, South American puffer. There’s others also but I’d say those are most common

Yes, they are on the more active species of puffers. :)

They are amazing! 🐡

Thank you very much! Hope it is helpful! 😊

Thank you so much! 🐡

Hi! While a younger one may live in a 17 gallon for a bit, we highly recommend a 30 gallon tank as they are an active species. 😄

Hi! They're dead rocks. :)

They do not live in the same water parameters so I am against it. Topaz puffers also grow much much bigger than figure 8s do. Topaz puffers are also much more aggressive so someone's bound to get hurt.

Thank you very much! Hope it's helpful! 🐡

@@BeFishy yes very as i am hopefully getting one soon, when new tank cycled fully. its a biorb but one of the the 35 liter round ones that is not tall with extra filter and a mod to the alfagrog system i know this is a little small but it will be young and he or she will be the only fish, i will put in a bigger tank as it grows . i dont know if you have any ideas for clean up crew thanx.

@@tubefeetmackay3693 That sounds great! Clean up crews are a bit hard for puffers as they tend to eat them. But sometimes, they'll leave a ghost shrimp or 2 alone and those do help clean the tank up. However, with puffers, regular water changes is advisable as they're quite messy eaters. 😊

@@BeFishy well i keep a reef tank and discus tank. i have to use some RO for discus as our tap water is v hard so this tank will only need RO for top up like my reef, this makes water changes far more easy fast and cheap. thanx for the tip on clean up crew, also is there is some live sponge in your tank, i am still confused about brackish cycle etc how salty can you make it can some sponges survive as they make good filters.

@@tubefeetmackay3693 RO water is definitely good for top offs. Sorry as I am a bit confused. Are you talking about sponge filters or sea sponge? As Figure 8s live in low brackish water, I do not recommend sea sponges as they do require marine parameters. If you mean by sponge filters, then yes. I do have sponge in my filter compartment as well as filter medias.

Thank you very much! 🐡

Hi! The brackish water isn't my own personal preference but a need for these critters. There are plenty of articles online about their need for brackish water. I, along with other puffer experts and long term keepers have found that figure 8s do not fare well in freshwater long term. If you'd like to learn more about them, do join Pufferfish Enthusiasts Worldwide group on facebook. I'm one of the mods there as well. 😊

Hi! By green puffer fish? Which species or type do you mean as a few species fall under the green puffer name. If you have the scientific name for the puffer, it'd be really helpful. 😊

Hi! Yes, having a lid is very important. 🐡

Hi! Yes, they are different. Please check out our video about aquarium salt vs marine salt differences. 😊

I've listed his diet in the video. I don't feed him clams nor live crayfish. :)

Hi! Malaysian Trumpet snails are too hard for them crunch unfortunately.

Yes, you may. I do recommend ramshorn snails as they breed much faster, if you're thinking of setting up a ramshorn snail culture. I wouldn't feed freeze dried bloodworms daily as they do not help with their teeth. I recommend snails as their main food/diet. Freeze dried bloodworms may be given as snacks or treats.

The shells of Malaysian Trumpet Snails are too hard for them to chew on. 😊

Hi! I'm currently using Fluval HOB C3 for Gilbert's tank. :)

Thank u! Am gona start cycling a tank n hopefully get a Gilbert soon :)

@@mokoliver8871 That's very exciting. Congratulations on the future puffer!

Hi! The ghost shrimps aren't meant to be tankmates, but as treats for enrichment purposes. My puffers would go for them initially but after the first day, some will refuse to eat them entirely. Thus, they become sort of like my cleaning crew haha. But do bear in mind, puffers are aggressive in nature and most will go for the shrimps first. I feed my puffers a varied diet, thus may be the reason as to why they might not be interested in the shrimps. :)

Thank you very much! 😊

Hi! Technically yes, but no. Puffers have a slime coat that protects them from infections and such. Handling them too much may cause irritation to their slime coat and expose them to diseases. We should not hold them out of water and make them puff up as well as they can't expel air out by themselves. Trapped air is detrimental to a puffer's health and can cause a puffer to die. As for us humans, in terms of poison; puffers are poisonous and not venomous. This means that we can die from eating them BUT not from holding puffers. :)

@@BeFishy thank you soo much for your reply.. I am soo worried cause i hold a puffer few hours back.. I found my pufferfish not moving so, I suddenly hold it and trying to get it back live.. but then I realized.. Oh, why am I holding this fish.. Maybe because I have been petting this small n tiny green spotted puffer that I find it cute and not dangerous..

@@silentdaisy517 Anytime! Yeah, we don't recommend holding your pufferfish, especially taking it out of water. Trapped air is a serious issue in pufferfish and may cause them to die. :)

@@BeFishy This is good to know, I wanted to know if it would hurt either me or my fish so I could know how to rearrange the tank, thank you :)