r/Aquariums • u/Raindrops_Tickle 🥔🐡 • Jun 02 '24

Gilbert "patiently" waiting for food Saltwater/Brackish

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What species of puffer is he?

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u/Raindrops_Tickle 🥔🐡 Jun 02 '24

Topaz/ceylon puffer!

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u/CrusherDestroyer90 Jun 02 '24

Very cool. So it’s a brackish puffer that you are keeping in full salt? (Assuming from the corals).

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u/Raindrops_Tickle 🥔🐡 Jun 02 '24

That is correct started all the way at 1.002 and now at about 1.025 for the past year. First 2 years was just slowly moving up and keeping at 1.012 ish for a while. Then when I moved continents I started a new tank for him at 1.020 and went up from there. Wanted brackish but then learned there is not much you can keep, wanted macro algaes and that turned into a couple corals as well.

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u/BlobfishBoy Jun 03 '24

Damn they let you travel between continents with him?

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u/Raindrops_Tickle 🥔🐡 Jun 03 '24

I studied in Belgium and bought Gilbert and Tater (my potato puffer) there. When I moved back to the US I had them shipped by plane. Let me tell you it was a major pain to get it all done, but it was worth it. They became more than just fish I was keeping. They are pets.

If you are interested I made a video about the journey a while ago on YouTube.

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u/badpeaches Jun 03 '24

If you are interested I made a video about the journey a while ago on YouTube.

How are you going to say that and not post a link?

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u/Raindrops_Tickle 🥔🐡 Jun 03 '24

You make a valid point

here is the video

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u/Regular_Committee946 Jun 03 '24

Can't imagine how much splashing Gilbert did after being fasted for his journey if this is him on a normal day. I bet he was FURIOUS!

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u/Raindrops_Tickle 🥔🐡 Jun 03 '24

He fasted for a good week for the journey. Don't worry I fed him well the first few days!

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u/Regular_Committee946 Jun 04 '24

I bet you did! Just to add - It was really nice to see how much effort and cost you put into their safe transport arrangements, you clearly care about them a lot and that is always lovely to see

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u/amynicole78 Jun 03 '24

They're totally pets. I had to be evacuated for two weeks due to a fire two years ago, and the first thing l did when l got home was save the fish that l could. I still have my cichlid that survived for the two weeks without food and 8 days without any power.

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u/Raindrops_Tickle 🥔🐡 Jun 03 '24

Wow I am sorry to hear that. That chiclid had a will to live! Glad you still have one of them around!

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u/CrusherDestroyer90 Jun 02 '24

That’s awesome, I had been pondering such a set up myself for a green spot. Maybe one day lol