Striped Red Eyed Puffers

[treelo]

anyone ever keep these?

what sort of conditions would i be looking at for them, how big do they grow and how many could i keep in a heavily planted 32l tank?

 

[The-Wolf]

this is why i dislike common names.

what fish exactly are you enquiring about?
the two puffers that have red-eye as part of the common name are
Carinotetraodon irrubesco & Carinotetraodon Lorteti

 

[treelo]

just been looking on google, and they didnt look like either of them, obviously they are one of them though

these had very distinctive stripes on, and red eyes

 

[treelo]

Wolf, found out they are called Carinotetraodon salivator

 

[nmonks]

Basically similar to C. lorteti in size, care, etc. but apparently even more aggressive. In a 32 litre tank, I'd imagine it would be a single male *or* a 2-3 females. But that would be it. If you want to mix males and females you'd almost certainly need a tank much much larger. Or else go for something placid, like C. irrubesco.

Cheers, Neale

 

[treelo]

thanks neal

i was hoping at maybe getting 2 in there with very heavy planting and lots of wood, but 1 is ok

 

[matt295]

dont know much about them but i do know that a member has one or two right now. he may be able to give you some good info

 

[treelo]

dont know much about them but i do know that a member has one or two right now. he may be able to give you some good info

any ideas who mate?

 

[matt295]

just found him its DarkEntity good luck

 

[Fella]

I've got one (and I'm selling him). He was a bit of a beast, wouldn't get on with anything after a while. At the moment the only thing I have him cohabiting with is a bristlenose.

Expect to pay a fair bit for these...

 

[treelo]

ive already seen them in a store by me

they are £30 a pair and i think thats a snip TBH

 

[Fella]

ive already seen them in a store by me

they are £30 a pair and i think thats a snip TBH

I wouldn't buy them as a pair if I got them again, i'd get a single fish, and keep that in a tank alone.

 

[severum boy]

PM DarkEntity, he owns one (his female died, think the male killed her) so he can give you some info on them.

I wouldn't buy them as a pair if I got them again, i'd get a single fish, and keep that in a tank alone.

I agree, keep one in a small tank and just enjoy it with no strife.

 

[Rocker]

I will back what many are saying. My male killed the female within a week. Unless you plan on a massive tank for two I would keep to having just the one.

 

[DarkEntity]

PM DarkEntity, he owns one (his female died, think the male killed her) so he can give you some info on them.

I wouldn't buy them as a pair if I got them again, i'd get a single fish, and keep that in a tank alone.

I agree, keep one in a small tank and just enjoy it with no strife.

My male and female were a positive loving couple, unfortunately my female got out of the tank one day and i found her dead on the floor beside the tank when i got home from work. The male and female co habited perfectly for about 4 months before she died. Having said that i wouldnt recommend a pair to anyone unless they have a spare tank ready on the off chance things go wrong.