The Puffer Forum

oooo-boy! I'm already setting up an exclusive tank for the GSPs. it'l be a 3' x 1.5' x 1.5' marine. aren't there ANY inverts i can keep with this tank at all? FYI: the tank was cycled using 12 adult mollies, and i removed 7 of them when i added these guys in, 2 mollies mysteriously disappeared (and ...

Hi guys... & thanks for your replies! My tank is a 4 foot marine setup. Fish only; no live rock yet (i do plan to add a sump later) It holds apporx 270 litres of marine water. I got the puffers in a marine water packing. They've got plenty of space for themselves in there. I fed them dried shrim...

Hi I just added my 1st fish to my newly cycled marine tank (I had it cycling with mollies 3 months) The 1st lot came with a pair of 2.5" GSP, 1 Luna Lionfish and 1 False Clown Trigger . They have all settled in after a quick FW dip before putting them in. I have a doubt though: 1. Are GSPs mean...

after i took the molly out, i see the tummy is black again!? he'e eating fine.. but still hiding away from me when i get close to him i made im a cave type of home and he stayes there.. do u think he's missing the molly btw, just a confirmation: its supposed to be just ONE puffer per aquarium, right...

i put in a black molly (abt the same size of the puffer) into the tank today (yes, i have removed the rosy barb). do u think it would help in keeping the cycled system stable as i keep adding salts weekly? btw, he's a bit better and more active than before. i saw him eating chopped prawn which i put...

ok... im lowering it now... by another water change.. i'l just keep this water stored for later...

looks like i misunderstood something here in all that stress...

not too quickly... i think i reached from FW to 1.007 in 9 days,with a gap of 3 days between both the times i added mixed salt water.

did a 50% water change today... nitrites @ 0.5/ltr salinity = 1.009 (just a bit below) also made a new li'l home for the guy to hide and added a plastic plant... he's been swimming up and down the tank, what do i give him for his entertainment... food for one ;), but i guess he'seaten a ramhorn snai...

thanx for the advice guys... it looks better than it was when i got it?

still prefering to it as 'it'.... any idea of sexing these li'l puffers?

also, do these guys breed in captivity?

looks like he's a bit settled in now... he seems happy and a bit active... he's swimming up and down the 9" tank wall... Just one more question tho: 1. i observed that his tummy is kinda black. ...isnt it supposed to be white? is this some kinda signal? 2. are we supposed to keep jusy 1 single ...

thanx for the advice man, he seems a li'l active now... he's swimming up and down the side of the tank.. i thot we could keep puffers in small specimen tanks.... so i guess i'l hafta arrange him a bigger tank... i'l keep him here for a few months and then shift him once he's comfortable and healthy....

cant believe i was booted after typing my long reply... sheesh ok, once again, Thanx PufferPunk & x0rtrunks for your replies! I already got a hydrometer, a NO2 test kit & a PH test kit for the marine tank that i am setting up. the salt is also a prime brand used for marine aquariums. now the...

ahem!

what should be the best suggested level of salinity for ceylon puffers...

and another thing, doesnt water change waste the expensive sea salt? is there any way to save this?

Shaji

PS: he's lookin dull now, and still not eating... should i remove the rosy barb?

if it's eating da coral sand...hey, atleast it'l 'eat'.

yep, i have a hydrometer. i also mixed 2 table spoons of sea salt in a bottle and poured it into the aquaria last night... it still show any change in gravity/salinity

how soon can i add more?

advice pls