The Puffer Forum

Sorry to hear this. Don't give up, get a 30g follow our fishless cycle and enjoy fishkeeping as we do. This is very unfortunate but use this as a learning curve

Maybe one day I'll get another puffer but being in college with only a 10 gallon tank allowed at school makes it tough so I think it's best when I can devote the space for a puffer to enjoy a 55gallon tank all to himself instead.
As a side note I checked the nitrite and ammonia levels and they were both below 0. Maybe she was just viciously I'll when I got her or maybe the water changes stressed her out and that's what killed her. I'm not really sure. Granted, maybe that lt 50% water change I did this morning knocked down the levels but I think there was something else wrong with her.

I'm in college right now too. I got fish tanks soon after I moved out of the dorms ( I got a 55g in my apartment right now)

I know you said you weren't ready to get another gsp but, if you could find a store around you that sold dwarf puffers a singleton in a 10g would be fun to have and you wouldn't have to worry about upgrades.

Here is a thread about a dwarf puffer

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=30153

Why not fishless cycle the 10g and get 2 dps they are seriously amusing to watch

I was just about to suggest DPs.

You could even do three as long as not more than one of them is male.

I prefer the aesthetics of the female more (That's what she said...) and they seem to spend more of their time out hunting than males, which spend a great deal of time simply defending their turf.

With a little training, it isn't hard to tell them apart as long as they're big enough! I haven't been to a store yet that had DPs so little that the males weren't showing their eye wrinkles.

Originally I wanted to get DP's but no one in my area sells them and, as cute as they are, I'm not spending $35+ in shipping on a fish. I really would love to have a pair of DPs and I would if I knew where to get them. :/
I'm in Hempstead NY (that's on Long Island for anyone who doesn't know) so if anyone knows where I could get a pair of them I would be very grateful!!!
I did a lot of research on DPs but I've heard mixed things about them being freshwater only, not freshwater, brackish water...if someone could clarify that for me, that would be super.

SaraGarcia1701 wrote:Originally I wanted to get DP's but no one in my area sells them and, as cute as they are, I'm not spending $35+ in shipping on a fish. I really would love to have a pair of DPs and I would if I knew where to get them. :/
I'm in Hempstead NY (that's on Long Island for anyone who doesn't know) so if anyone knows where I could get a pair of them I would be very grateful!!!
I did a lot of research on DPs but I've heard mixed things about them being freshwater only, not freshwater, brackish water...if someone could clarify that for me, that would be super.

straight fw

Yes strictly f/w

SaraGarcia1701 wrote:Originally I wanted to get DP's but no one in my area sells them and, as cute as they are, I'm not spending $35+ in shipping on a fish. I really would love to have a pair of DPs and I would if I knew where to get them. :/
I'm in Hempstead NY (that's on Long Island for anyone who doesn't know) so if anyone knows where I could get a pair of them I would be very grateful!!!
I did a lot of research on DPs but I've heard mixed things about them being freshwater only, not freshwater, brackish water...if someone could clarify that for me, that would be super.

Please make sure your aquariums water is all right before getting some more fish

Yes. Tear it down and start from scratch. Use the fishless cycling technique, buy a liquid test kit. Your next fishkeeping experience will be a happy one. When you are ready and have your test kit we will talk you through the cycle. For now read the fishless cycle article so you are familiar with it. Good luck with whatever you choose. Remember larger tanks are more stable, so worth considering, every gallon helps.

Oh believe me, I plan on totally redoing the entire tank. I don't want to risk anything happening to any fish I plan on putting in the down the line.
Thank you, again, for all of your help and information.

No problem