The Puffer Forum

i have FIVE crazy fish hungry kitties!!! im just lucky they were all being lazy and snoozing when this happend hehe! and i covered that lil opening last night! no more houdini fish for me!

so last night when, i turn the lights out on my puffer tank.. the two of them usually FLIP out when i do that.. splash around like maniacs for a minute or two.. well last night.. after i turned the lights out, and they were done splashing, i heard another "flipping" sound.. yeh, one of the...

mollys are no joke! i bought them for my 10gal betta tank, to have some more fish in there.. and they kicked the cr*ap outta my betta! i also a few years ago had them in my 20 gal mbuna cichlid tank, same thing happend! they are driven to eat! haha. and they dont like to share

crickets ? can you feed a gsp crickets! i had no idea.. if so, i am DEFF trying that ! !

sorry for the late reply.. no, i havent seen any flies around. I have been doing 25% water changes every other day, and doing as suggested, removing excess food stuff. And they are pretty much gone. There are a few lingering, but i think i am filtering them out pretty good. And they never appeared o...

so, can i get rid of them ? maybe remove all or most of the substrate and put new stuff in ? .. i have been slacking on removing the excess food, and i deff wont from now on. thanks.

awesome.. thank you! i was literally sittin here, refreshing, waitin for a reply lol. was so worried! thanx again.

-leen

oh and, there was no sign at all, of any of that stuff on the puffers.. they are acting totally normal.. thanx

hey guys... i just went to feed my GSPs.. and i noticed white stuff on the front of the tank.. it looked like pocket lint lol.. but upon further inspection.. they were worms! or parasites.. something.. i have no idea.. they were really really tiny, but when i stared at'em, i could seem them movin, l...

lol hey i never said i was an expert to thier enviorment, i actually said i wasnt! haha. <<edited by LL>>. i only came here for help because i LOVE my puffers. considering thier size now id say i have plenty of time to decide on tank size. for now, they are staying put. id never move the africans, t...

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here is vid of my 3 guys sorry its small, i took it with my phone

hmm ok, well ty for your replies.. and i use US gallons, im from Boston lol. im sick to death of this "fresh water/brackish water" puffer debate lol.. i swear, one person will say up and down that the GSP are fresh, and another will say brackish, and another marine! when i bought my 3 lil ...

hi guys.. im new to the forum and having puffers, so be nice, haha! so.. i have three green spotted puffers in my 75 gal mbuna cichlid tank. ive had them, for about 5months, and they were doing AWESOME! bright bright colors, playful, just doing great. last week, the smallest of the three, started to...