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FAQs about Burrfishes, Porcupinefishes Reproduction
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Eggs in prefilter- 03/25/07
I want to start by saying I
never have to look any further than here. You guys are awesome!
Question, I have a extremely healthy stripped
<Striped or
burlesque?>
Burrfish in a 125gal. FOWLR tank along with a
spotted grouper, niger trigger, and a few other smaller fish (2
tangs, and a lunar wrasse).
<Yikes... crowded...>
About 4
days ago my Burrfish refused to eat and began to swell/inflate only
around its lower half. This lasted about 2 days and over night he
was back to his
normal self. Today I went to clean the prefilter
and noticed thousands of what appear to be eggs swirling around.
<I do see these...>
they are white (some with a orange tint) and
about the size of... mustard seeds. Attached is a photo. Please help
me identify. Many thanks!
Dan
Chicago Il.
<I agree that
these appear to be fish eggs... I do hope you have HUGE filtration
on this system... and wish I had the money you likely spend on water
and food! I would remove these eggs to waste... not self-fertile.
Bob Fenner> | Eggs in
prefilter... Again! Diod. 4/10/07
Hey Crew,
<Daniel>
About 3 weeks ago my Burr Puffer laid eggs which
mostly all ended up in my prefilter. At the time I was unsure as
to what they were and how they got there. Bob was nice enough to
quickly respond and confirm that they were indeed eggs based on
the photo I attached. Two days ago my puffer again began to
swell (lower half only), had no appetite and swam erratically
back and forth in the tank (this was the same behavior he
<Make that "she">
exhibited prior to the last time I found
eggs in my filter) before reverting to its normal
appearance/behavior overnight. This morning I looked in the
prefilter and it was filled with eggs! Three weeks later? Why is
this fish all of the sudden laying eggs? It is quite a mess to
clean. Any help is appreciated.
Dan
Chicago Il.
<Mmm, the time of the season, its life... the foods, the moon...
It's amore! Bob Fenner> |
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Sex of Diodon holocanthus
I just purchased a puffer fish (Diodon
holocanthus) and he/she is about 4 inches. How can I tell what her/his
gender is?
<Hi Heather, It's a question that is asked all the time,
but sadly we don't have an answer for. None of the experts in the
Puffer Community have figured out a way to tell the sex of a holocanthus
(Common Porcupine Puffer). There are many rumors around it... the
spots on the body, the length of the spines on the forehead, the ratio
of the size of the eyes to the body... All of these ideas sound like it
could be something... but sadly there really isn't any way to know for
sure, outside of having it checked with blood sample at a lab. Which
I'm quite sure could be done, but the cost would be rather high. out of
the 150+ species of puffer around the world (from freshwater to Marine)
there are only a handful of them that actually show Sexual Dimorphism
(males females look different). Almost all are found in the freshwater
species. Wish there was a way to tell exactly, but as it stands now
it's just a guess. Thanks -Magnus> Porcupine Puffer
Male/Female?
Hey! I got good news, and bad. My puffers are
getting along perfectly, they love each other.. But my female black
boxfish has recently pecked some skin off of my puffer, what should I do
so it doesn't get infected, etc?
<Is this fish in a tank by itself? I
would place it so... Boxfishes can be quite toxic, and shedding is a bad
sign of potential release... Please read:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/boxfshfaqs.htm
Bob Fenner>
Thanks a lot
for any help! Colin Davis Re: Porcupine Puffer Male/Female?
Thanks for your help, it answered a lot of my questions.
Even though
I have a relatively small tank (30-33gallons tall), I have two puffers
in there. They are both the same size (3-4" inches). I know I have done
everything wrong by putting in another one after the original one has
already claimed his territory. But is there anyway to gradually and
peacefully let them get used to each other?
<Sometimes these
(Diodontids) Puffers can be kept more than one to a system, but yours is
way too small for any long term habitat... Two won't go in a 33 gallon
volume. Bob Fenner>
Or do you have any suggestions? I would
appreciate it if you could help me out. Thanks again, Colin Davis
Porcupine Puffer Male/Female?
Hi, I checked out your site about
the porcupine puffer. But it did not answer any of my questions..
<Hmm>
I recently purchased my second porcupine puffer, they are both
adjusting, gradually getting used to each other (they were in the same
tank at the store before).
But my question is, the new one I just
received, is much lighter in colour, almost white, where as the original
one is much darker, almost a dark brown color.
<There are differences
here... and they can/do change with mood, foods, water quality as well>
How can you tell which one is the male, and which one is the female?
<No external differences... you'd have to "take them apart" (not able to
put back together)>
And how is it possible to breed porcupine
puffers??
<Has been observed (I've even see this "in the bag" during
oxygenating...). Not been spawned, young reared in captivity that I
know>
Any information would be appreciated, thanks a lot.
Colin
Davis
<There are a few "puffer" websites. You can use your search
engines to locate them, or look on our WWM sites Links Pages. Do read
through them for input as well. Bob Fenner>
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