The Puffer Forum

I'll give it a go tonight!
thanks.

Mine still seem very shy. The one will come up to the glass to check me out but the other seems more content to just pace along the glass. I've added more decorations but it hasn't seemed to effect is pacing. I do have two gold fish in there that I have been trying to capture and put in another tank...

ok, I do have the shrimp and I had been giving them that and the krill (freeze dried), I just didn't realize that this shell would be good enough to wear down their teeth. The snails are about that size, it's just that they don't notice me tossing them in yet. They seem to have a really hard time fi...

My F8's are just little guys, I'm wondering what other options I have for trimming their beaks other than snails. I would guess they are about 1.5" long. I tried dropping in a couple snails but they weren't paying attention and now I have no idea where the snails are... (I've looked at the food...

Here is a picture of what I bought.
What are these?

Based on that I think I should get 20-40 that way I'll be covered for a bit while I'm waiting for the babies to get going.

Thanks for all the help Hilly!

How long should it take before I have snails to feed my F8's? Like do they have a 2 week grow out from birth to feeding size?

Ok thanks. Looks like I'm headed back to the fish store. On the bright side I'm going to get a solid credit back from my previous snail purchase!

Would you say that 20 - 40 is enough?

Also how many should I buy for starting to breed them?
Thanks,

Well after reading a bunch I am starting to think they didn't give me "pond snails" like I asked. These ones are big (WAY too big for my puffers to eat) and kind of have a cone type of shell. I'd take a picture but I'm at work right now. Once I get home I'll snap one. If someone has a webs...

Well I went and picked up the breeding tank. I never realize how expensive snails were going to be. The ones I got are pretty good size but they were almost $4 a pop. Breading is definitely the way to go!!! I had the bubbles in there and they seemed to not be interested in it. So I removed it as it ...

Is there anything I need to know about ocean rock?
Is that the same as live rock?
Thanks,

Looks like I'm going to the fish store to pick up some more decorations and a small tank to start the breeding process. Lol.

PH is just above 7. Amonia and Nitrite are both at zero. The tank has two F8 and some feeders (7 were used to cycle the tank since I couldn't find amonia) The tank is a 40Gal. I have two AC 150's or 200's - I forget what they are called now. It's enough for a 75Gal tank. I don't think there is much ...

I just picked up my two F8's and added them to my brackish tank on Sunday. They spent most of the day cruising up and down the one side of the tank (which faces the windows - not sure if that matters). Just wondering if my decoration is addecuate. Most of the plants occupy the middle of the tank and...