tdannhauser30 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Can anyone explain to me why the requirements of a Blue Spotted are generally a 50 gallon compared to a Valentini at 30? Through my research, it seems that they are almost identical fish, just different patterns. I would love a blue spotted but don't want to stress or abuse one for my benefit. Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Probably has to do with personality – sometimes that's the main difference between species. Quote Link to comment
tdannhauser30 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 11 hours ago, mcarroll said: Probably has to do with personality – sometimes that's the main difference between species. Hmm ok. The personalities sound quite identical between the two reading descriptions online. That being said, I do understand only so much trust can be put into short overviews of fish on the Internet. I guess I was hoping someone would chime in and say they are very similar and ease my moral dilemma....wishful thinking. appreciate the response mcarroll. 1 Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I haven't really read up on what they are like in the wild yet....that might be interesting, if you haven't already done that. Quote Link to comment
tdannhauser30 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 3 hours ago, mcarroll said: I haven't really read up on what they are like in the wild yet....that might be interesting, if you haven't already done that. Please send a link if you find anything about blue spotted puffers in the wild. From my (brief) research, I have not found much of anything. Have found they are of least concern to be endangered, don't breed in captivity, and other not helpful tidbits. I was able to find a bit of info about Valentini puffers in the wild, but again not very helpful lol. Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Hm... From a quick Google....try this. Not a lot appeared directly on the topic....that talks around it (about this fish's group), but in some interesting ways. Quote Link to comment
tdannhauser30 Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 ...just reading the abstract brought back PTSD from college, thanks mcarroll. No, in all seriousness thank you, hard to find any info. Not a commonly researched fish. Incredible how deep they are found, I had no idea. 1 Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Well, I saw plenty of research that includes them, but A LOT of it relates to production of (useful?) toxins OR their inclusion in palatability tests of different organisms (eg sponges). 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment
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