The Puffer Forum

My puffer poops a lot and big poops. Can these wait to be cleaned between water changes? I wouldn't want to swim around in my own poo but I guess that's why God didn't make me a fish. Anyways- Is poo bad or good for the tank or neither?

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Good morning. I am unable to post what I saw on the glass of my tank due to the extremely small size of what I thought was fish lice. It must be bacterial; however, this does not explain why my puffer is scratching his back up against things...I noticed some white spots that appear embedded on his b...

Thank you all for your quick response. So- now that I put my puffer in a tank that wasn't properly cycled I can add Tetra Safestart and he will be ok? Am I understanding that correctly? This is my first fish tank and I wish I would done my own research before listening to the aquarium store guy who ...

Nitrate 0 Nitrite .5 Hardness 75 Chlorine 0 Alkalinity 120 pH 7.8 Salinity 1.004 50 gallon tank 1 fahaka puffer (6in.) 3 mollies (1 in.) Fahaka's diet consist of earthworms, mystery snails, and crayfish- we feed 1 crayfish per week and worms as snacks Water changes- 50% once a week, including vacuum...