26" Mbu Puffer video...

Did a water change and scrubbed the glass last night, good excuse to take some crappy iPhone video of the Sea Monster and all his cichlid buddies...



..details of the tank build here...

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...ka-quot-300G-build-for-our-26-inch-Mbu-puffer

Thanks.

Thanks, I will try to get some with our HD video camera soon.

I swear, the Mbu is more needy than our dog when it comes to food. It's a huge crisis if he doesn't get crayfish every evening. I ended up putting glass lids over the open areas of tank not because I was worries about anyone jumping out but because he would splash SO MUCH water all over the living room floor when he got excited or was hungry.

FuriousFish said:

...dont they kill all other tankmates??? I thought that puffers were really mean...

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IRONWOOD said:

Does he ever go after the other fish in the tank?

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Fahaka, "yes". Mbu, "no".

Fish are not really on the Mbu's menu so don't even seem to register on his radar. In fact, a couple of the cichlids in there seem to be his buddies and always hang out near him. Like Cattle Egrets and cows, LOL. That being said, I would never put bottom-dwelling fish that are slow or lethargic (rays, bichirs, etc.) with any large puffer, Mbu or otherwise. That is asking for a disaster.

MasterB said:

You mean you don't have your Mbu is a 10,000 gallon aquarium?? How cruel He looks good in there, I remember seeing our past photos of him.

I sure do miss mine, he was 24" and for whatever reason, he jumped out of the tank by busting through the glass tops. The Mbu is probably my all time favorite fish. He lived in a 180 for a while and then the 265.

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Thanks, he is part of the family by now.