Nightster's fahaka puffer thread

[sunkenmetal]

lol that is what I figured

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's fahaka puffer thread

Puffer man was buried and didn't want to move so I took advantage and grabbed a tape measure.

[sunkenmetal]

getting big

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's fahaka puffer thread

getting big

Slowly but surely

[SunnyHouTX]

Re: Nightster's fahaka puffer thread

Looking good Chris

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's fahaka puffer thread

Its getting moved today! Hopefully it'll look like new again. Just hope the puffer doesn't stress for too terribly long...

[sunkenmetal]

I hope he makes it.

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's fahaka puffer thread

Me too

[Totenkampf]

i have been digging roy and sashas fahaka. these things have mad personality. i have way too many half finished projects ATM but maybe around christmas i can get started on a setup. i was thinking of modifying my old 75 gallon with a glass-holes 1500gph overflow on one end and going into a 29 gallon sump / snail and anacharis refugium for more water volume. i was thinking a large eheim pro II canister and a couple water socks in the sump would be enough filtration but i am now wondering after reading this thread. i would imagine that a 90H or 115XH would be much better and increase the chance of dither fish not becoming a snack so maybe i will run across a deal and stillhave the cajones to grind big holes in it

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's fahaka puffer thread

Fill it up!

[sunkenmetal]

Fill it up!

sweet man...

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's fahaka puffer thread

Done. He seems fine, lil moody though...

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's fahaka puffer thread

i have been digging roy and sashas fahaka. these things have mad personality. i have way too many half finished projects ATM but maybe around christmas i can get started on a setup. i was thinking of modifying my old 75 gallon with a glass-holes 1500gph overflow on one end and going into a 29 gallon sump / snail and anacharis refugium for more water volume. i was thinking a large eheim pro II canister and a couple water socks in the sump would be enough filtration but i am now wondering after reading this thread. i would imagine that a 90H or 115XH would be much better and increase the chance of dither fish not becoming a snack so maybe i will run across a deal and stillhave the cajones to grind big holes in it

Yea Fahakas have awesome personality. In my small amount of research I've read that a longer wider tank is better than taller tanks. Not saying it wouldn't work, just what I've read. I'm sure the filtration you mentioned should suffice with regular water changes. I've been slacking on water changes over the last few weeks, too many other things going on right now. I'm tired of the light I have on it now. They say 10k on them but Idk how old the bulbs are and are starting to look extremely yellow. I also had a ridiculous amount of algae growing in the tank so I'm almost positive the "k" value has dropped tremendously. After seeing SunnyHouTX's tank with the led stunner strips I decided it was time to make a change, so I ordered 2 36" 8000k stunner strips to replace the PC fixture I have now.

[nightster]

Re: Nightster's fahaka puffer thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W-cNW3DXG0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[nightster]

Just noticed how chunky he looks in the video. I fed him 2 table shrimp before the move in anticipation of him being stressed and moody after the move, so i wanted to make sure he had some food in him in case he didn't eat for a week or so.