Mbu Puffer - That Fish Place Freshwater Fish Species Profile

[moistgreentoast]

This fish has a severe case of worms :( Even if you're not starving it, letting it go untreated is animal abuse in itself. This video is disgusting, you're just making your business look awful by leaving it up. You can't even pronounce the fish's name correctly, and almost every bit of information you gave is completely incorrect. If you plan on making a video like this you should do research on it first.

[gammon186]

The chick sounds hot!!! Nice puffer too!

[sevenyearnight]

The footprint for a 150 gallon tank is only 72" x 18", a 30" fish can't even turn around on something that small.

[sevenyearnight]

Minimum requirements for these fish is 1000 gallons. "150 gallons or larger" is a gross understatement!

[ThatPetPlace]

paulaxa1, Mbu Puffers can be tricky to keep with other fish, results are mixed, and it is difficult to say what they will get along with in all cases. Sometimes they are good citizens in a community tank of like sizes fish, other times they are extremely aggressive. I would not keep them with goldfish, or any other smaller, non aggressive fish. The best choices for tankmates to try are going to be similar sized fishes of similar temperment.

[AUGundam]

@ThatPetPlace Agreed. I've seen a plethora of different setups with these Puffers and while a number have them kept alone, another number has them in elaborate comm tanks with such fish as Arowana and Stingray.

I'd personally chalk this up with the individual fish, so if you want to try comm-ing the MBU, check if yours is tolerant with others first.

[paulaxa1]

can i put this fish with gold fish?? if the answer is no what must the aquarium have to leave a puffer fish inside??? please answer and check out my videos if you want ;)

[briezeybutt]

i had a figure 8 puffer, it nipped most of all the other fish, bad bad

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[jjbcjb1]

I bought one about a month agao from them ...he is doing perfect they where really careful about shipping in cold weather and packed him perfectly great fish our favorite of all...

[BASsistJas]

just wanna ask what fishes is ok to pair with your puffer fish? mine has parrots knife fish bala and rainbow sharks hammerhead sharks green terror convict all are still babies execp the bala shark and parrots.. what can you recommend plz

[kernowrock555]

they don't grow that large very quickly.. I had my MBU for 4 yrs , and he was a foot long, kept him with other large fish till he was 2 !! he never ate fish, just snails , worms and river shrimp ( 28 in one go!) all other fish are a bit boring after you've had a mbu, they really do have their own little character!

[ThatPetPlace]

The puffer in the video is alive and well a year after the video was shot, and is in no way starved or mistreated. The Mbu is in a display in our store, and is given all the attention that it needs, and is fed a varied diet of shrimp, fish, and snails. The video reccomends a minimum size tank of 150 gallons, but also states that a larger aquarium would be better given the adult size of the fish. Thank you for your concerns

[CoolDeLa77]

that mbu looks very under cared for and will prolly die if continuesly staved like that they grow very large and i should know ive got a 30 inch speciman in 1000 gal. system hes always hungery its been five years and he was about 3 inches when i got him (not sure what sex it actually is) but these are special animals and i feel bad for the poor puff in this video that is obviously being mistreated petplace you should be ashamed of yourselves ....

[derekismature]

God, they get huge! You never think of puffers as big fish.

[mYcHeMiCaLCaThY]

aww! look at the cute buck teeth it has!! lol

[neondion9]

Minimum tank size of 150 gallons... jesus.

[Liam50LB]

more like 600

[sewagedweller]

fresh water??? i though they were salt water onces....

[pluppmupp]

They are freshwater puffers.

[loveforjacob]

once again......for those with VERY LITTLE KNOWEDGE of puffers, the are not "starving" in the videos, that is what they look like normally. the only time they puff up is when they are scared or pissed off!

[loveforjacob]

OK.......for all you idiots who are obviously ignorant to the knowledge of a MBU PUFFER, everything the "BITCH" (as someone called her) is CORRECT!!!! yes, some puffers are poisonous, however, the mbu puffer IS NOT. i would know, i own one! so i guess ol oddwheel needs to do some more research himself!! DING DONG!! oh yes.....the reason you would get sick if you were to eat one as soup or however it was prepared, that is because it was not prepared or cooked properly!!!!!

[jourdy288]

Wow, nice video!

[brandeno15]

i suggest for the novice fish buyer to turn your take to about 7.5ph and 1.4 salentity and temp about 78 and get you some cichilids the mbu is a hard fish to take care of and if you dont want to have him die after 4 or 5 mouths get the cichilids their not to hard to take care of and they are cool fish get the peacocks so when they get about 6inches their colors really come out do not get them if you have a take under 50gallons. they alway need 5g per fish because they are territorial

[brandeno15]

they like sand more then rocks hence south america and africa where they are from

[thorfada]

if you really know puffer fish his stomache is perfectly shaped and he is clearly a healthy fish signed a person who owns 12 fish tanks 1 pond and 17 breeding lizards 9 frogs and 8 turtles

[toverbal11]

How skinny he is!! :O

[moistgreentoast]

This video literally makes me sick to my stomach. This poor puffer is in such horrible shape.

[lorelome]

No, it's not. That's a very healthy fish. Granted, he's a bit bored, and needs more decor to play around in, but he's in perfect condition.

[greenpalaka]

they are poisonous..

[oddwheel]

Except for the part where they're NOT poisonous.

Do some research, ding dong.

[Bimmergirrl]

LOL ..... ding dong ....

I haven't heard that in a long time

[RAmenFSM]

I was under the impression that a puffer's stomach shouldn't be sunken in.

[AweSomo84]

Awesome video and great information! I bought a puffer yesterday , i have loads of snails for it :)

[1plus1equalssex]

that was a great clip, and a long 120 gallon tank will do fine for a single mbu puffer.

[RAmenFSM]

mbu puffers get over 2 feet long. 120 is a fraction of what it needs.

[hamslam2003]

DAMN! 2 feet long? that's pretty big...

[lorelome]

They need more like 1,000g.

[Sternman318]

I think they forgot to say "Jk" after they mentioned a minimum of 150 gallons. Try triple of that...

[hoohainstated]

ha! a minimum of 150 gallons?????? talk to manutius about his mbu in a 180 gallon tank, 20" and died because of nitrate poisoning due to too small of a tank

[jumpedupmofo]

lovely tank - lot of thought gone into it!

[GotToads]

get a life

[GuitarTechie]

Looks like a Tadpole.

[moistgreentoast]

Wow. That's one skinny puffer. And it's pronounced "uhmboo" :/

Not to mention the min. tank size should be no less than 500gallons.

[ThatPetPlace]

As we stated below, the puffer's skinny appearance is certainly not due to neglect. He is fed every other day with a wide variety of items, and continues to go strong. The minimum tank requirement is a tough value to narrow down, but as the video states, a larger tank is always warranted. A 500+ gallon system is certainly not a bad idea as these guys get huge! Thanks a lot for you input, and good luck with your Mbu!

[moistgreentoast]

The point of an informational such as this is to do just that, inform people of how to properly keep this fish. You have neglected to even tell people what size tank would be appropriate. If your puffer is skinny even though you feed him everyday then he probably has a bad case of internal parasites and should be treated for them immediately, you're just making yourself sound extremely irresponsible and neglecting this fish basic veterinary care.

[skunkiefunky]

I thought he was pretty skinny. The one at the fish store I go to "pickles" is very healthy and is super friendly!!! If he is fed, he will let you rub his back. Not me of course haha. But I've seen him yawn once!

[groovygabriel]

Good job. They WILL outgrow almost all tanks unless you are a serious fish keeper. Overfiltration works well, too.

[hellokittytwo]

mabooo ??? MBU ..... do you make sure they go to a home with a BIG tank , hope so.And anyone watching they need big big filtration system, not for the faint hearted.

[hrpuffersnstuff]

Great video on these guys. I bought one from this store in February,and he is doing very well. It is too bad though that every time I go there the MBUs they have are starving. They do not feed these beautiful fish enough and they always look like a sack of bones. The one in the video is the fattest one I have ever seen there, and it is now dead. Anyone who keeps one at home knows that a few snails every other day is not enough for these big eaters.

[ThatPetPlace]

Well, I can appreciate your concern for the puffer, but I assure you our Mbu in the video is alive and well and despite his thin appearance, he is fed e/o day.(I do it myself) His diet is quite varied; mussels, clams, scallops, and the occasional fiddler crab for treats. I am glad you are enjoying your Mbu - we have a beautiful very fat one available now for sale, I encourage you to come check him out. Thank you for your interest in the video and your comment.

[TheDarkToad]

Actually I cant keep a mbu because I already have a zoo!!! literally I have too many pets and fish tanks in my house!!!

[TheDarkToad]

Excellent video and narrating but I have a question Hw big is your tank? and is this a baby puffer?

[ThatPetPlace]

The Puffer is being kept currently in a 92 gallon aquarium, and yes, it's still considered a baby though it is roughly two years old. It'll definately need a bigger tank soon and plans are in the works here. Thanks for your interest in our video and good luck if you decide to keep a Mbu!

[kathannon]

Good narrations on all of your videos. Do we get to see who it is?

[ThatPetPlace]

Thanks for your interest in our videos! The voice you hear is Sara, one of our marine biologists. Some demonstration-type videos are on the way where you will see our staff, or you can check our aquarium catalog for marine biologist features. Thanks for your comment and interest! TFP/TPP