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IDPF
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Hello From Chicago

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Hello all!

Last weekend, I was buying fish for my school community tank. After getting my cory cat and some barbs, I saw the cutest little face staring back at me, a dwarf puffer. OMG it was love at first sight. So breaking the number one rule of pet keeping, don't buy a pet on an impulse, I bought the little guy. Once I got him home I realized I knew NOTHING about the little cutie.

Now I am setting up a twenty long, and getting it cycled while he waits in another tank.

I am already learning a lot from here about these picky little eater that like real plants. I have never had a picky eater fish and never had much success with live plants but I am willing to learn.

I look forward to meeting all of you!
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Re: Hello From Chicago

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[welcome]
Just get some Tetra Safestart to add to your 20g filter & the tank will be cycled for your puffer.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
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My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
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Re: Hello From Chicago

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Wht LFS did you go to? I'm in Franklin Park.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: Hello From Chicago

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Pufferpunk wrote:Wht LFS did you go to? I'm in Franklin Park.
I found them up at Natural Pet in Oak Park, right on Harlem.

I started out with washed play sand and aquarium sand. I was trying to save some money. Unfortunately I didn't wash the play sand well enough because well ... we had a blizzard and I was doing it in the bathroom. So I am getting the tank clear from that first. I am filtering the water and getting some live plants today.
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Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Chicago
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Re: Hello From Chicago

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Is that the shop by Lake st? I like that one.
Add filter floss (pillow stuffing) to your filter, it'll polish the water.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Hello From Chicago

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Check. :) just got all the stuff and stuffed my little filter.

It is the one near Lake Street. Unfortunately I just moved to the south side and I can't find anything down here. I can get supplies at Pet Supplies Plus and Petco, but not fish. Although showing lack of self control in impulse buys maybe that is a good thing! :) My cute little $5 puffer fish has just topped $100 in additional supplies. LOL
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Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
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My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Chicago
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Re: Hello From Chicago

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Yep!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Hello From Chicago

Post by hadla »

You might find that it's hard to stop at one dp :)
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Re: Hello From Chicago

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I agree! I was going back to get a few more this weekend and they were all sold out :(
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Re: Hello From Chicago

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:( hope they went to good homes...
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Re: Hello From Chicago

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Although I get good healthy fish from this store, I don't think they know very much about puffers. When I went back and asked what they were feeding them, I was told just sinking pellets. And they have them housed with community fish. Now they know about plants and I assume salt water, but I am pretty sure they are clueless about puffers.
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Re: Hello From Chicago

Post by hadla »

Sadly that's the deal with most lfs's :/
Never trust big puffers. The fingers you save may be your own. -RTR
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