The Puffer Forum

Me and Mr.Puffini, we have decided to get some green in this tank. Now I know that it's spring time!



PS The puff is healthy as a bull! Tanks for you help and comments!

Hi, thanks for your kind words. The puff is doing alright, he`s quite a beggar. I was thinking about adding some plants and I know a couple that may live in brackish, but still considering this. At the moment I like the bare aquascape, with just rocks and wood. Maybe adding a Wysteria or Java fern, ...

Mr Puffini has recoverd some time ago. He had internal parasites, therefore the heat treatment continued 2 more weeks then lowered just a bit the temp and I have treated him with Metro and Praziquantel in frozen food for 2 weeks, then another 4 doses at 3 days interval just to make sure! He's health...

No worries, I will continue with it to make a full 2 weeks. I believe it was a gill-only manifestation, because I didn`t see any visible spots on my puff, even with the flashlight. I`m glad that my puff is okay with this treatment. I was worried that he might have issues with the heat (and oxigen), ...

Hi, just a quick update. The heat treatment improved Mr. Puffini`s condition - no more scratching. Now, I`m still continuing with this treatment for another week to make sure the Ich is more than dead. My friend is always at the glass, begging for food, and very active. :) Thanks for your advice and...

Hi PP, I have not heard of any LFS doing water tests here. We are on our own. As I have said, I have my own test kits, drop tests. The 0.03 NO2 value is my own estimate. See the pics below, it's just between 0.025 and 0.05 :) http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6296/20120228093540.jpg http://img687.ima...

I made 2 water changes today, I think it`s enough :D Will do another one tomorrow (it's nighttime here and I want to keep an eye on the puff). I know that in an established tank, the nitrite is the lowest color in the color charts of my drop tests, but as I`ve said, the tank has been cycled quickly ...

Hi PP, thanks for your quick reply! Sorry for confusion, just wanted to say nitrites earlier, but I`m pretty sure the values are ok, and it's just the fish in trouble. I just want to be sure of one thing, before starting the treatment. If I treat for Ich with high temp, and let`s say my so-called di...

Hi, greetings from Romania (Europe). I`m having some problems with my new pal, Puffini. He`s an 1 inch tetraodon biocellatus (figure 8 puffer) and he's scratching on the decor and on glass more than normal. Every now and then this thing happens, but not all the time. I have experience with other fis...

Hello everyone! I`m Bobby, from Europe - Romania, 32 years old and I`ve been keeping fish for a couple of years. Currently I have 3 tanks, 142 gallons with Malawi Cichlids, 8 gallon with a Betta male and a 17 gallon tank with a new fellow under my roof, called Puffini, figure 8. And this is what bri...