View Full Version : Help Please. Green Puffer eggs?
vikingfan101
07-24-2006, 1:43 AM
Hello all, this is my first post here. I recently bought 3 Green / Spotted Puffers. I was gone for a week (Dont worry, I had someone feed them) and came back to notice there was like a big saclike, maybe goo like thing by a rock. My mom said it had appeared the day before I came home.
Now Im wondering, are these eggs? It doesnt look like lil circles, just one big, see through blob. Lol. Any help is appreciated.
liv2padl
07-24-2006, 7:24 AM
Sexing is difficult as there is no visible differences between male and female fish. Breeding green spotted puffers is very rare.
note: Although often sold as a freshwater or brackish water fish, this species requires full saltwater conditions as an adult to really thrive. They should only be introduced to a fully cycled aquarium matching the salinity they were being kept in previously. The salinity should slowly be raised to at least 1.015, preferably full marine conditions (no more than .002 SG per week). When kept this way, Tetraodon nigroviridis has been known to live for well over 10 years. Although considered peaceful for a puffer, green spotted puffers should still be kept in a species tank.
Do you have any snails in your tank ?