The Puffer Forum

The tank was cycled by seeding with both water and decor from my main tank. Still waiting on those parameters. ;) Being a smartass doesn't help anyone. My puffer has already passed on. I have no need for elitism or sarcasm in what is supposed to be a fun hobby so this will be my last post on this fo...

How did people cycle fish tanks long before there were test kits?

Yes, decor did come over. I know how to cycle a tank and it was going great for over 2 weeks, it was only in the past day that he took a sharp turn for the worse. He alternated from swimming just under the surface normally, to tail up when going deeper, to swimming on his side. Sadly, I just checked...

1. I don't know the specifics, I'll try to grab some testing supplies tonite. 2. 10g, he's the only fish in the tank. 3. Shrimp and brine shrimp. 4. No changes, just did the weekly 50% water change yesterday though the symptoms were there before the water change. 5. His tank's been setup for a coupl...

My guy, who's been loving his 10g tank for the past 2 weeks, seems to have a problem swimming now all of a sudden. It's like his tail is more buoyant and he's constantly correcting it. If he tries to swim deep, his tail just goes higher and higher until hes almost vertical so he chills at the top of...

You should always thaw out any food you are feeding to your puffer. Cold or frozen food can be hard on their system. Always good to feed a varity of foods. Here is a great link on idea's to get you started. It thaws very quickly, his water is 80*. He loses interest once it fully thaws though, he mu...

I've been feeding my guy a small frozen shrimp cut into thirds, a third at a time. He has been loving it so far and in being frozen, he has something to really bite into. I was worried with it being frozen that it would be hard on his tummy but they defrost very fast in his 80* water. So far he's be...

OMG in only 9 months!? What did you feed them and how often? Mine usually take a year or two to reach that size! For about 3 months they were the only guys in the tank and they were voracious eaters. Now they're up to pellets. I usually sprinkle in about 40 little (round) pellets and a pinch of fla...

I would like to remove a couple of the goldfish though if there is anyone in se wisconsin that would like some big goldies.

Still selling shrimp?

I'd recommend loading your tank full of the fish you want first, then put the betta in. That way he'll be "the new guy" instead of having established territory. This is how I introduced a male betta into my tank with plenty of other fish and there have been on problems. I don't "manag...

My freshwater, first pic is after cycling for a week with no fish, then with some goldfish before decorations went in. The second pic has two of those same goldfish still going strong and gotten a lot bigger along with a few others 9 months later. http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/3395/tank1n.jpg h...

My main tank is a 29 gallon and consists of 2 4" goldfish, 3 3" goldfish, 2 clear somethings with red neon on the top, 4 small mollys, a pleco, a chinese algae eater, a clown goby bottom feeder, a frog, and a male betta who's tame enough to not bother anyone else. All the goldfish started ...

Hey guys, I just hit the same wall that I'm sure you've all dealt with plenty of times. I was cruising through the fish section and saw a tiny tank FULL of gsp's and went "hmm, these guys look cool, I'll toss one in my tank!". For the first 2 days he was fine, happy as could be swimming up...