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- Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:10 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: fedding of live fish
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1036
- Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:09 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: mistake with aquarium salt?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1642
Re: mistake with aquarium salt?
Are you adding a little with each water change, or did you ad the 1 and a half cartons all at once? That could make a very big difference in how much salt is currently in the tank.Junyoungmin wrote:1 and a half of the 16oz cartons.
- Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:15 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: New to this hobby
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1460
Re: New to this hobby
Nitrates should not be zero in a fully cycled tank. Ammonia and nitrites should be zero but there should be some nitrates. Ammonia readings are vital.
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:47 am
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: Thinking about dwarf puffers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1568
Re: Thinking about dwarf puffers
One of my DPs killed and ate a good bit out of an almost full size SAE.
- Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:25 am
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: Sick SA puffer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1455
Re: Sick SA puffer
Any kind of salt will do, including table salt. No, the treatment shouldn't kill the DP, nor will it affect your filter.
- Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:36 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: i did a water test today.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3594
Re: i did a water test today.
Prime does not remove ammonia, so it will still show on most tests. It turns the ammonia into a less deadly form.
- Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:04 am
- Forum: Freshwater Puffers
- Topic: help me id this puffer
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2823
Re: help me id this puffer
Nope, not a palembangensis. Looks like a turgidus to me.
- Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:14 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6107
Re: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
A 29g isn't sufficient for both, and they are incompatible as F8s require low end brackish and GSPs require high end brackish. The best way to cycle a tank IMO is to do so without harming livestock. We have a very good article on how to do a fishless cycle. In addition, ghost shrimp will not be able...
- Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:41 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6107
Re: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
It depends on which kind of puffer you get. If you are getting a F8 or GSP, you can either wait until you get it and slowly start raising the salinity, or cycle it with brackish water now and acclimate them once you are ready for them. How much depends on which type of puffer you get. Read PufferPun...
- Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:39 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: what will happen to my GSP in freshwater?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1183
Re: what will happen to my GSP in freshwater?
Yes, it is a must that it be kept in brackish, low end as a juvenile, high end nearing marine as an adult. If kept in freshwater, it will most likely suffer from health issues and die prematurely.
Re: GSP- help
Moving this to the hospital forum. Please answer all of the questions at the top, especially the water parameters. We need specific numbers, "perfect" doesn't tell us anything.
- Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:03 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6107
Re: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
Water has minerals and other stuff that fish require for their health. When water is distilled or purified, all of that stuff is removed. Which is okay for saltwater and brackish tanks because marine salt adds the trace elements back in, but for fish in pure freshwater, its not good. As far as the P...
- Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:48 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6107
Re: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
You have ammonia in your tap water? Have you contacted your water department?
- Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:30 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6107
Re: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
Not sure what you mean by "I got all my from dispensers in front of vons" but I suspect you might mean you got distilled or purified water. If so, that's not good for freshwater tanks. What's wrong with your tap water?
- Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:03 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6107
Re: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie
Must slightly negative comments like these continue to come up on newbie posts, without reading on forums and books how are people supposed to learn. We all know what fish shops are like and the large amounts of mis-information that are given and people trust their advice. It may not be an ideal si...