The Hypocrite thread mbu

[MyGiants]

I wonder if anyone who says an MBU must have a 1000g has ever kept an MBU? I suspect probably never. And if they did what size did they get rid of it when they felt it was to big.

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

I wonder if anyone who says an MBU must have a 1000g has ever kept an MBU? I suspect probably never. And if they did what size did they get rid of it when they felt it was to big.

Probaby not, they should all post a photo of their MBU in their tanks.

 

[iPat]

yo i laugh at that stuff too! so to piss some people off i tell them my biggest tank is a 55 with my 2 aros and my 4 dats! but mbu's are crazy but i think at least a 90-100g would be good enough, usually people that own um tell you to get a 300g tank for your mbu when they only keep them in a 55. well for me im gonna be honest, i have a fahaka in a 30! lol

 

[Pufferpunk]

I have owned 5 MBUs and currently have an MBU at 23" in a 180 living perfectly fine.

Where are these 5 mbus? Did you keep them until they died in their late teens?
http://www.**************.com/forum/library/puffers-in-focus/mbuforyou/

 

[MyGiants]

Where are these 5 mbus? Did you keep them until they died in their late teens?

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180717

I think your arm is way too small to keep that many puffers on it. You need at least Hulk size arms IMEO

 

[Pufferpunk]

I think your tank looks like a fish prison.

 

[puffa lover]

I think your tank looks like a fish prison.

Im shore many people think your arm looks ridiculous

 

[MyGiants]

I think your tank looks like a fish prison.

 

[NotoriousSway]

It actually reaches over 2ft, about 27" inches according to Fishbase and its tail is flexible yes, but doesn't mean it should be constantly bent either... its like saying well if a person sits down they only need a 3ft roof above their head and they'll be comfortable... when in reality it would be nice to stand up and stretch...

Also i've read a few articles of people keeping these fish in tanks between 300G - 500G in the past and how all there fish suffered from bent cardinal fins and dying after a few years of keeping...

Either way, i'm not really here to argue or start one for that matter, since i know this is one of those topics that will keep coming back up, and there will always be people who support one side or the other...

So as far as i'm personally concerned i'd never keep an MBU in anything less than about 800G, whatever people on here want to keep them in, i'm sure they'll do it regardless of advice a lot of the time...

Agreed, Agreed, Agreed, Agreed.

If you cant afford the proper sized tank there are plenty of other great smaller Puffers. Monster fish need Monster Tanks.

 

[MyGiants]

It actually reaches over 2ft, about 27" inches according to Fishbase and its tail is flexible yes, but doesn't mean it should be constantly bent either... its like saying well if a person sits down they only need a 3ft roof above their head and they'll be comfortable... when in reality it would be nice to stand up and stretch...

Your analogy if a 27" puffer lived in a 24"x24"x24" tank. Then you be absolutely right. Your analogy with a chair makes no sense. Who would live on a chair if you had the rest of your house to move around in.

...oh what is a "Cardinal fin" did you mean Caudal fin?