Green spotted puffer attacking a ramshorn snail

[beatmastahb]

"as in the end" haha.. nice!

[RiceCakesHD]

99,999 Viewer wow :3

[boltswagg]

does this fish jump out the water ???????????? PLEASE ANSWER

[smallyellowdevil]

@boltswagg Not really. I've seen them jump out a bit, but unless they are really stressed out, they won't do it.

[MrJaye66]

@smallyellowdevil How long have you had this puffer for it to grow that big? btw lovely puffer, looks really healthy.

[smallyellowdevil]

@MrJaye66 Sadly, it passed away. But I bought it at a pretty good pet store in New York's Chinatown, and it was already this size.

[Ninjagurl13]

@boltswagg while I was transporting my GSP from one tank to another and I scooped him into a cup (I don't like using nets) he actually jumped right out of the cup and back into the tank! it was a tall cup too! I was sure to hold my hand over him next time.

[KabukiGallery]

@boltswagg mine died.... i almost cried because it was so friendly.. one time i looked at the tank and didn't greet me like it always did.. it jumped out :(

[MEGAONE302]

@boltswagg Any fish can jump out on the water. That's why it's good to have a cover.

[Lyco499499]

Not really a fish fan but that is absolutely beautiful!

[mrod1726]

do you need brackish water for a puffer

[TheMysteryman334]

could i keep 2 figure 8 puffers in a 20 gallon long tank?

[friendofcanisgirl]

Your puffer is GORGEOUS! I really want a green spotted puff, but sadly I don't have the time for a brackish/full salt tank, so one dwarf puff is all I can manage right now.

[wildfireflyguy]

don't try and keep this little fish in a frshwater tank or they WILL DIE

[AreYouBoredShow]

awww its cute

[loverxoxobffls]

Would 35 gal be okay?

[smallyellowdevil]

@theprankster5000 Yes

[MrGman0909]

hay could i keep one in a 15 gallon brackish tank on its own at its full size and is your fully grown

[smallyellowdevil]

@MrGman0909 Mine was about 3 inches long, I think. I had it in a 10 gallon. Try keeping it in a 15, see if the water quality deteriorates quickly, or if it just seems unhealthy or unhappy before thinking it is too small. I think a full grown in a 10 gallon might be too cramped.

[Pop12646Okami]

@smallyellowdevil wait, what is brackish water?

[mikeydude319]

@Pop12646Okami it's freshwater and salt water it's like a lagoon. it's not 100% salt but it's not 100% salt I think on the gravity test (salt level) it should be between 1.005-1.008.

[Pop12646Okami]

@mikeydude319 you mean like 50% salt water and 50% fresh water?

[mikeydude319]

@Pop12646Okami sorta but u need a salt level tester and the level has to be between 1.005-1.008

[Pop12646Okami]

@mikeydude319 Ahh... I'm glad I didn't get one, since I have an only freshwater aquarium. What sucks is that at some stores they're all in freshwater. Would they die without the salt or would they just have their lifespan shortened by it?

[mikeydude319]

@Pop12646Okami I was about 10 when I got 2 and i had them in freshwater. they lived for a few weeks then they dropped dead.

[Pop12646Okami]

@mikeydude319 ouch.... sounds terrible :(

Well, I'm glad I didn't get one, or else they'd be dead by now. Sorry about your fishes :(

[mikeydude319]

@Pop12646Okami yea so good luck if you get some!!

[6your6mom6]

@smallyellowdevil No wonder your fish died. They need 30 gallons per fish, they're really messy.

[gunfragger]

@smallyellowdevil gsp needs to be housed in nothing less than 30 gallons per puffer and also need brackish water to start after they are about a year old they need full marine setup but you have to step up the gravity by no more than .2 points every two weeks in order to live a good healthy life an they also need to be filterd by atleast double for example if you have a 100 gallon tank you should at least have a filter that does about 400 gallons an hour

[AmberElaine0824]

@MrGman0909 They're supposed to be in a minimum of 30 gallons because they're messy and very active

[MrGman0909]

that is the best green spotted puffer i have every seen also why is it called green spotted puffer coz it has black spots i never understood that

[sonikee1]

@MrGman0909 cause the fish is green and it has spots, so its a green spotted nigga

[xquailx801]

can you tell me a website for ocean salt cheap, if you know? How often do you put salt in? Is yours fully salt or brackish? Where do you buy snails? I can't find any locally and want to breed them when I get them, that way I always have them ^_^

[MrGman0909]

what fish can they go with and is a 20 gallon ok for 1

[SpacialSpearWithIce]

If u really want to own these guys, id suggest u have at least 55+. Mine was toasted by the heater in a 10gal. Sigh...

[ty1977]

anyone know if you can tell the sex apart on green puffers?

[nafaka12]

would a 15 gallon tank be big enough for just 1 puffer?

[NorthwoodTimberwolve]

do these guys have beaks for eating shelled animals like fihaki puffers too?

[kbee951]

Lol 10 bucks thats a rip off these u can get even at walmart for 5 bucks even less i got two for 7 and they eat anything from brime shrimp to the fish in ur tank

[smallyellowdevil]

@kbee951

You are supposed to feed them food with hard shells, like crabs and snails. Small freshwater crabs are expensive, but snails are not.

[beaglemanzzz]

@smallyellowdevil

How about ghost shrimp?

[yabuddyjohn16]

@smallyellowdevil

you can just ask for the pest snails if your puffer is small thats what i did and they give them for free.

[cleerin1]

@smallyellowdevil you can just get free snails from wall mart get like 20 and put them in a case put 10 in and the other 10 in ur puffer tank i did this before and btw in the place you will put the extra 10 put gravel and some plants so they will breed and u dont have to bother goin to petsmart asking for some snails all the time lol

[smallyellowdevil]

@cleerin1 I posted a video of my snail colony before.

[fabihanski]

@kbee951 is it only eats that and no hard stuff you gonna have to cut his teeth every 6 month or you wont have a puffer anymore

[pandarsson]

@kbee951 Yes, five bucks for a Walmart green spotted puffer that has been kept in terrible conditions, is severely underweight because they try to feed it goddamn flakes, and is likely diseased.

It's okay, though. They only sell to people who haven't a clue. People who do things like try to keep two of them together. I say that with confidence because anyone who knows any damned thing about puffers is going to pay the extra five bucks at a real pet or fish store, not buy a sick Walmart fish.

[milarox1999]

@aquariumStudios1 hi...i dont see my puffy eat..i have had him for about two weeks...i give him tropical fish flakes...are they supposed to eat that or something else? :( help please

[zunedog31]

are they hard to take care of? and where do you get them?

[kangarooshaha]

cutie

[jvucket]

ok i know is going to sound stupid but do this fish puff up?

[jrawblue24]

this particular fish lives in brackish(freshwater/saltwater mix) water and will attack all crustacians and other smaller fish. its hard to get them to eat dried food(shrimp) but they will eat fresh shrimp and crustacians(snail, hermits, etc)

[antlen91]

It's wonderfull

[MsVisionInBlack]

That's a nice shot you got. You can see into the tank so clearly. What kind of camera did you use?

[smallyellowdevil]

@MsVisionInBlack

I used a Samsung Digimax L85.

[paulaxa1]

can a green spoted puffer fish live in a 20 lt tank? can this thing live in fresh water?

[smallyellowdevil]

@paulaxa1

I would recommend that you didn't put it in a freshwater tank.

[eyekandy7]

@smallyellowdevil why would you recommend that a green spotted puffer shouldnt live in freshwater tanks? I thought they could live in fresh water.

[mrswiss420]

@paulaxa1 30 gallons and has a specific gravity over ~1.008

[xXElementalGoddessXx]

@paulaxa1 People commonly are misinformed about the water for these fish. While they can live in freshwater when they're very small once they reach about 1.5" you want to start bringing them to brackish water (s.g. of about 1.008-1.0016) and from their around 4.5" you want to raise their s.g to 1.016-1.022 ( or full on marine conditions ) ( If anyone would like to know more about them feel free to ask me in pm i'll link you to the site where i got my information. )

[raj5033]

Can u put puffers with african cichlids?

[luckylass71]

the dwarf puffers or pea puffers are freshwater fish...but they only get about a half an inch...but cute!

[xsapx13]

did u add salt in yer aquarium?????

if so,how much ?

[eedee91]

How often does a snail lay a bunch of eggs

[smallyellowdevil]

@eedee91 To answer all your comments that you wrote eedee91, it doesn't take long. I would estimate it at less than 2 weeks for a snail to mate, lay eggs, and the eggs to hatch.

[John8785]

My green spotted puffer bit me today when i was measuring the the SG of the water.

[Thomaschgg]

Really fucking nice mate, The colours are beautifull, and its really nice quality! Because of this movie im gonna buy a bigger tank, and a Gsp! Whats your salt level? I want to keep it 6 months in fresh water, then every 2 weeks a raise of 0.002, so i start with 1.000, after 2 weeks to 1,002, is this correct?

[shego416]

I had two green spotted puffers in my tank but I had to put a dividor between it because they ate several of my fishes. I went to the petshop to ask what they ate and they gave me the same food that the betas fish eat, sometimes they ate sometimes they didn't. I gave them snails but they didn;t want to eat them... then they died! One died of old age (I think so because of the spots on his belly) the other one developed this... cape of white 'fog' around him and died. What happened to them?

[power5952]

@shego416 Give Em guppys Green spotted puffers Are reccomended to eat Meat and other fishys :3 And if they turn blackish There unhappy

[noddy176]

dwarf puffers are freshwater and some more species.

But the gsp's should be converted to high end brackish when they start to grow and will eventually enjoy Salt water best.

I have mine at a Sg of 1.010 and still rising by adding more salt gradually.

[tiramisuAsylum]

i ALWAYS wanted this fish lol their so cute my mom wont let me get some.may i ask is it dangerous to handle them i mean comon their just little puffers not huge ones right.

[janfow365]

@tiramisuAsylum It is not recommended. Their skin toxin is very potent and could kill you or make you seriously sick (i.e. if you touched them, then put your fingers in your mouth or handled food).

[professorxox]

Really upset today. Bought a 1" green puffer and put him in with my cichlids. I have a 5" beautiful Jack Dempsey that tried to eat him, then spit him out. 2 minutes later, the Jack is dead! Was it because of the Pufffer??

[smallyellowdevil]

@professorxox

Could be. Some puffers have toxins in their body. I'm not sure if green spotted puffers have toxins or not, but that could be the reason. 

[janfow365]

@smallyellowdevil They do. All puffers have a mild toxin in their skin to kill predators if ingested. They have an organ inside that creates the toxin. This is the same organ that you hear about killing people who eat Fugu (Puffer). All puffers have this as a defense mechanism. Hence the bright colouring of puffers - nature's way of saying, Warning!!!

[power5952]

@smallyellowdevil Other reason is they got Pirana Teeth :l It Teered My guppy In half :,(

[DeniseRoss234]

Where can I get little snails like that?

[smallyellowdevil]

@DeniseRoss234

I got mine from ebay, and then bred them in a small separate tank. In proper settings, in two weeks, you'll have tons of baby snails.

[forocious]

@DeniseRoss234 lol please take mine, i have over 50! i had one.. thenin a few months i had 7 then 4 weeks after that at least 50 arein my tank :(

[cheezypuffle]

lol nice puffer i have one too same size kinda well no mine a little smaller and also mine fat like urs he looks happy wit u GJ!

[Aerosmithfan507]

these guys live in Freshwater, right?

[smallyellowdevil]

@Aerosmithfan507

No. 

[Aerosmithfan507]

@smallyellowdevil then what is the fresh water puffer fish called? - and yes. There IS a freshwater puffer fish

[smallyellowdevil]

@Aerosmithfan507

There are a few. The only one I am aware of is called the Amazon puffer and they are small. 

[Aerosmithfan507]

@smallyellowdevil ah- i live in canada and there is one called (its a pretty obvious name) the Fresh water puffer fish

[captainB3aky2]

@smallyellowdevil I can help you there, I own a South American Puffer (6 years old now) , he's fresh. I also owned Dwarf Yellow Puffers too ( Asian ), they're fresh also.

I did have GSP's too, and I have to say they were the best to own :)

Mind you, three different tank set ups were a pain to look after, worth it though.

[vett3l0l]

@Aerosmithfan507 true "dwarf"puffers are 100% freshwater

[DhBk88]

I've just decided I want to adopt two little baby puffers from walmart. I've been doing a ton of research on them and so many people are sad that walmart even sells them. :( They only say they need flakes, can live in freshwater, and then surprise, they die from mistreatment!! Poor little babies. Needless to say, I'm going to save two of the little walmart puffs and make sure they get absolutely everything they need to flourish!!

[janfow365]

@DhBk88 If you do, be sure to introduce them to proper salt water very slowly. Premix some high concentrate salt water with marine salt (not aquarium salt - two different things), and slowly introduce it into the tank over a few weeks.

[power5952]

@DhBk88 NEVER GIVE EM FLAKES GIVE EM MEAT!They need meat they

DONT Eat flakes!

Give em Real Alive fish

[foroeste]

@power5952 can a bunch of 3 puffers eat a baby mouse

another question does all puffers have teeth ?

[power5952]

@foroeste Yeah they got Pirana Teeth There agressive Fish When there hungry.

I dont Know about the Mouse.But I reccomend Not dowing It Because it Well spoil The water.

[power5952]

@foroeste Btw because They Got Pirana Teeth and The mouse Spoils The water

Hand feed the mouse and make sure they Grab it.And clean the mouse off.

[mothglitter]

Brutal!  Hope my GSPs make it.

[TheKafram]

Its dah crane game!

Those games are rip-off in water. 8D

[TheKafram]

Lawl.

Snail must be thinking: OH GAWD AN ALIEN!

[borisDman]

are green spotted puffers only in salt water? or can you get them in fresh water?

[Flarf333]

@borisDman brackish water

[gitzen]

Beautiful GSP. Probably the best looking one I've seen on video.

[Karel13Akwarysta]

That' s a freshwater fish?

[InuAnimation]

My GSP has this weird habit of tucking her tail in and shying away from hands. It doesnt matter who it is, she just hates hands! She's in full marine and has been with me for almost 2 years now. Anyone else see this?

[cheesemaster2367]

i just bought a green spotted puffer today and 2 seconds after i put it into my tank it ripped the snail out of its shell and started eating it i didnt know it eats snails

[Sammy31Dee]

Finally A GSP happy in Saltwater their is a GSP god! Eff you walmart for GSP genocide. I rescued 3 and are happy in FULL MARINE. way more colorful than apposed to FW or BW. NIce JOB

[kenocartel]

only pet store close to me that gives snails away sell them at $1 per four...its getting freaking expensive...anybody have any tips on breeding feeder ramshorn snails?

[smallyellowdevil]

I breed my own snails. I have videos uploaded of the snail colony tanks. Very easy to breed.

[kenocartel]

thx small

[smallyellowdevil]

@kenocartel

You can buy snails from eBay. I thought they were cheap, but looking at the price you paid (1$ for four), I think I may have gotten ripped off.

[JoseDepacos]

Ramshorns are asexual, no breeding required. Put em in a tank and they will reproduce.

[Studman0020]

@kenocartel

That really isn't that expensive unless your feeding your puffers those everyday. They only need fed snails once a week only for there teeth to get trimmed down. Otherwise just feed them frozen shrimp, live fish, or bloodworms which are really cheap. Like my pet store sells feeder fish for 24 for about 2 dollars. You can also get shrimp pellets I feed them that when they run out of feeder fish or frozen foods until i go back to the fish store

[Aaron1046]

wow cool fish :O

[xPeaceLoveCookiesx]

mine just pulls the snails out of their shells. (poor snails :() i've never actually seen it but ever since ive got him all my snails were dead and there was only a shell left.

[hollywskittles]

I love the color of your pufferfish! its nice! I learned something new thing too! I didnt know they can eat snails! kool! XD

[chibixcandy]

lol at first i was thinking why was everybody talking about a GPS? but i was like oh they mean...OH!

[sophiawanganimallovn]

LOL. me too!

[dasupasin]

@chibixcandy GPS? In a fishtank? What?

[christineonthecoast]

what all would i need to get a gsp? do they need a community? what do they eat? how big of a tank should i get?

[Amemet1]

GSP require approx. 30gal of water each. However if you over filter your tank, you could get away with more. I currently have 2 in a 30g tank, an I'm rocking a 70g filter.

As juviniles, they're fine in a freshwater setup, however once they get older they tend to want to move towards brackish, (1.00 salinity).

They are NOT community fish. The only other fish I've really seen them get along other than themselves, is possibly figure 8 puffers

[zyquine]

hey question what kind of bottom are you using for you GSP? and is your water brackish or full marine? Thank You

[2009jlp]

@zyquine

Thats not full marine u idiot thats tropical and no its not brackish

Thats a tropical puffer!!

[koreaSAYS]

...

GSP are brackish at young age and need to be in a almost full marine environment when older... i would do you research before making arrogant comments

[Amemet1]

Maybe you should do YOUR research before sounding like a douche. They're FRESHWATER born, an brackish as adults.

They CAN be made into marine, however naturally they are fresh > brackish.

[KingNeptune151]

Just got one of these yesterday; I like the color on yours, looks healthy. 5 stars

[triad762]

i love hearin the cruch from these guys chewin...

[hamsikElavezzi]

i did have one..how much can he be big?

[smallyellowdevil]

I read 6 inches.

[dontknow95]

can i feed them regular fish pellets cuz where the hell do you get snails

[smallyellowdevil]

They'll eat anything meaty, but puffers need hard-shelled animals to eat to wear down their teeth. Not sure how exactly they will die if they don't eat hard shelled creatures, but that is what I read in a few places.

You can buy snails from eBay, in America, when the weather is warmer. They are pretty easy to breed.

[GODLIKE20000]

i read their "beaks" get too overgrown if there's nothing to wear them down, hence they can't eat and die.

[Amemet1]

I know the store I work in, gives away pond snails, because our planted tank is over run with them (intentionally). We give them away for free... some stores may sell them instead, but you shouldn't have to order them off ebay, heh.

[garrette94]

@Amemet1 lol i see them everywhere on the side of my house.. i jsut grab them bad boys and toss em in

[fuzzman25]

notice how all of them have diffrent patterns and such

[SpocksSister08]

Beautiful fishy! and really nice quality video. My puffy is only a couple of inches long, I can't wait for her to grow up.

[prettywild96]

Cute

[marcin12566]

can i feed my gsp frozen shrimp from bj's?

[louisvillechuggger]

it is so cute

[Koreanlion7]

are these different from dwarf puffers? and where do you buy these puffers? petsmart or petco? please help

[REV1T]

Yeah they are different. These are brackish to full marine puffers and they are very aggressive towards other tank mates. They grow like 6'2" or 17cm.

[lorelome]

Very true!

[fuzzman25]

i got mine at walmart lol...

[fuzzman25]

i got mine at walmart

[mYcHeMiCaLCaThY]

i like the fact the he keeps looking at you while he try to eat! its so cute and funny! btw i have gsp's too!

[thatpatrickdude0]

lol it is funny how their fins move very fast

[TheGarrysMod]

It looks at you like hes trying to protect his food

[jakenator3]

nice fish do you have in in freshwater or brackish

[smallyellowdevil]

live snails and freeze dried krill.

[kurtster10197]

Gees, i think green puffers eat all kinds of fish.

[okaymoe]

they do fine in fresh but i would add two tablespoons of salt for every five gal

[KingKrytin]

Beautiful fish. Love the color. I have 2, could watch 'em play all day.

[bbonta]

do these fish go fine in fresh water though?

i keep reading and hearing different things.

i've had mine in freshwater for about 2 days now.

[smallyellowdevil]

I would recommend putting them in brackish water.

[slice22384]

how big is that guy O_O mine is 2-3 inches so far

[smallyellowdevil]

I would say about two inches.

[slice22384]

mine just bites its head off then doesn't look at it lol I have to slightly crush the shell.

[smallyellowdevil]

Try smaller snails.

[titiestothemax]

do they need brackish water

[smallyellowdevil]

I keep my fish in brackish water.

[Michaelaposotlicman]

what size tank do you keep them in?

[smallyellowdevil]

it is a small tank. 10 gallons.

[BMF90]

i have mine in a ten gal too.. how many tbsp of aquarium salt do u put in the tank??? and how do u kep ur gsp so bright green???

[BMF90]

i meant to say tbsp of marine salt or instant ocean

[smallyellowdevil]

I use Instant ocean. I don't do anything special to get its color like that - I guess it is just genetics.

[GreyGooseVodka555]

coolass

[pinkfloydpuffer]

Very cute! I like the markings on its head, very unique. My two gsps say hi to yours :)

[adrisvraka]

*cries* I had 3 green fish just like that they died.Good video 5 star's.Keep making the video's bye

[smallyellowdevil]

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