FIGURE 8 PUFFER FISH CARE GUIDE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มี.ค. 2021
- In today's video, we deep dive into the World of Figure 8 Pufferfish!
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Hello everyone! There's a slight update on the tank size requirements for these Figure 8s. As they are a more active species of puffers, we believe it is ideal for one to be placed in a 30 gallon tank. Your puffer will thank you for it! 🐡
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.
*very cheerfully and calmly explains fish care while said puffer mercilessly chomps large worm alive*
5/5 Loved it.
My figure 8 just died yesterday and videos about them make me happy 😢
Absolutely lovely Video !!!! Thank you!
Loved this video! ❤️
Thank you so much for this video. I’m doing a lot of research before getting one or two Ot maybe 3 lol
My first puffer back in the day was a Topaz, but it was sold to me as a figure 8. I realised pretty quickly that it was a Topaz when it started developing spots on its belly. The tank I had it in was only big enough for a figure 8, and was set up as a low brackish tank, about 1.005. Fortunately my mother allowed me to upgrade to a larger aquarium so I could still keep it (I was a child / young teenager at the time), and I set it up as my first FOWLR marine aquarium. I consider that to be the start of when I became serious about the hobby and became a proper fishkeeper. Before that I'd say I was more of "casual".
I also kept the small tank that I originally had it in and set up as a freshwater tank for a red tail red eye puffer.
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. 😊
This video has awesome timing! I just got some figure eight puffers recently. This helped a lot including the tips in setting up a brackish tank.
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
Excellent and educational ! I have had puffers for 6 years I learnt more about Figs watching this.What filtration do you use ? Do they mind a little current in the water flow ?
amazing work, thank you for the helpful info! :D
Thank you very much! We really appreciate it. :D
I have a 75 gallon tank and I plan on making it a figure 8 puffer specific tank with my dragon goby, do you think I could fit 6 of them in there? I have ranshorn breeding and I have access to everything to keep tjem happy.
Woohoo salut from Panama I love this channel 🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥
Thank you so much!
Hey where do you get your shrimp, cockles and other food from ive just started out and need some advice. Also my filter is producing alot of micro bubbles :(
This is a super Video!😃 so much onformation🥰
Thank you very much for your kind words! Hope it helps! 🐡
I just bought 3 figure 8s and they suggest a 150litre long tank. Is this appropriate? I have them in a smaller tank very temporarily as I cycle their 150L but is this too small? Do I need to return it and get a larger tank?
Woww.. iam Indonesian and i verry blessing can see a wonderful every day and i can get it free for all anytime n anywhere whenever i want
Well done! Very detail
Thank you very much! Hope it is helpful! 😊
Thank you for this video! What a charming poofer! Very comprehensive care information. Only thing I want to know is whether I should treat a new figure 8 puffer for parasites.
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!
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Hii, I wanted to know if you know how to stop my puffer glass surfing?
Dumping a normal snail in the tank for fig8 to eat the snail then chew on the shell and giving meat,worms etc everyday once a day. And as the snail shell breaks and shatteres (which take around 4-5 days ) then dump another snail for there teeth will this work for me to keep my fig8 healthy ?
I have 2 in a 29 gallon is that ok they've been in it for about a year
Assalamu alaykum! How many watt filter would you recommend for one figure 8 puffer in a 30-gallon tank? Know their tanks should be overfitted, but I'm afraid to go too far with the flow. Your advice will be greatly appreciated :)
Great video!
Thank you so much! 🐡
Valentine my fig8 sends his love. He lives in 0.005 salinity with some mollies, large female guppies and his best friend is a Green Spot called Herschel (but Herschel will move on to marine when he is a bit bigger, he is only grape sized right now)
Awww thank you so much! Right back at you! Hello Valentine and Herschel. 💖 Love their names! 🥰
Where did you get your Figure 8 puffer? I'm having trouble locating a reputable source.
love these fish
They are amazing! 🐡
🎉 just got mine! I have a 55 gallon tank 🤭
Do figure 8s prefer to live alone, or do they benefit from a friend?
please help I purchased a figure 8 and I put it in a tank by himself I added two minnows for feeding and nothing. I was feeding him live bloodworms and frozen and even shrimp he will not eat and he keeps running into the walls and I used tongs to try and hand feed and he bumps into it and doesn't move or if I touch him and he doesn't care. I only got him last week . is he sick or dying ? what do I do ?
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!
Hello BeFishy Could One of these Puffers Go in a 17 Gallon Normal Rectangular Tank. He would be the only stocking and there would be only one. Would that Work?
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. 😄
Okay so is the brackish water your personal preference or is there articles etc proving that brackish is better suited to them?
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. 😊
Nice 🐡!
Thank you very much! 🐡
“Harder than any traditional plumbing system could take” [laughs in New England]
5:17 ma boy got yeeted by a frikin worm
He sure did 😂😂😂
Hi are you from malaysia? also are there any small true freshwater puffers that can eat ramshorn snails?
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
I honestly don't think they would be sick of horn snails
what a fantastic video thanx
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.
Whats your thoughts on people keeping topaz puffers with f8 puffers ??
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.
Hi! May i know what filter u use since F8 seems to be a messy eater?
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!
Is it common for these fish to be extremely active ?
Yes, they are on the more active species of puffers. :)
Are small Apple Snails okay to feed to my puffer? And can I feed them freeze dried bloodworms daily?
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. 😊
I wanna start keeping puffer, but im nervous haha
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.
I keep seeing your puffers with ghost shrimps, are they their tankmates or food? I'm looking into getting a few as his tankmates but I assume they're going to get eaten at some point. A very informative video, thanks.
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. :)
What kind of stones are in your tank?
Hi! They're dead rocks. :)
Do you him clams or live crayfish?
I've listed his diet in the video. I don't feed him clams nor live crayfish. :)
Green puffer fish. How much TDS ratio needed
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. 😊
marine salt and aquarium salt difference?
Hi! Yes, they are different. Please check out our video about aquarium salt vs marine salt differences. 😊
very cute :)
Thank you very much! 😊
puffer will jump out?? I'm beginner
Hi! Yes, having a lid is very important. 🐡
Can they eat Malaysian Trumpet Snails?
Hi! Malaysian Trumpet snails are too hard for them crunch unfortunately.
Can we hold them? Is it safe?
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 :)
My guy keeps putting holes in my Java Ferns :(
How can a fish give u anxiety n stress