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The puffer fish is still very active after nearly 4 days. It is eating well but seems to be over active. I know it takes them some time to settle down but it never stops swimming a million miles a hour. Mabie it's board but theres a nice big plant and plenty or things to search. Still a white patch ...

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that sucks.. I like a variety of fish and tanks ,,,,,Dps,fahaka,danios,tetras,betta,eels,frogs,rasporas (redtail and harlequin),GAE etc love it mts is my thing lol. You should invest and keep both lol I like to keep just one 20 gallon tank then i can keep it really clean and in good condition. One ...

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i have dps and i find they attack shrimp also. Hoping to add a fig 8 to my fish collection tomorrow. Yes buy a hydrometer and salt and start the transition. It will be worth it for a long lived aquarium buddy Yes i will get some salt and hydrometer this week. My dps lived with the four ghost shrimp...

Most of them really enjoy swimming in current. Mine like to position themselves about 10 inches from the filter outflow and swim against it -- it's like a treadmill! Yeah mine likes to do it by the seems of it, Even though it's nearly the same size as a fully growen dwarf puffer F8 seems to be much...

There are only a couple of common aquarium plants that fare well in brackish water (which is what your F8 puffer will need to be converted to). If your plant isn't one of them, expect it to die off. I wouldn't worry too much about the slimecoat on the fish if you literally just got him/her today. I...

It is very young at that size. You need to aim for an sg of around 1.005 using marine salt raising no more than .002 per week. There are good articles in the library for mixing info.I believe around 1 cup per 5 gallon but could be wrong. Do you have a hydrometer? No i don't have a hydrometer i was ...

Hello, i just have got my figure eight puffer this morning. It looks healty but has some slime from stress on it. I have it with a few shrimp and snails in my old dwarf puffer tank 20 gallon uk. It's in 100% freshwater as this is what they sell it as and it has been in. I just wanted to know which t...