The Puffer Forum

I'm starting to get a little worried about Poseidon... He's still not eating and just now I found him laying in the cone feeder I have. I tried to see if he might take some food, and he didn't even swim away, nor did he look interested. About a minute later he started freaking out and tried to swim ...

It didn't come with those, but I bought an Aqueon Reflector Hood & Light, and an AquaClear 20 filter. I'm still using my old heater, but it's taking a bit longer to heat up the tank, so I might end up buying a new one. C: What % of water should I change out daily to help with the cycling process?

Thanks for all the help guys! I went to petco to grab more plants, but it turns out they were having their $1 per gallon tank sale, so I ended up getting a ten gallon tank! Posey already seems to be a lot more comfortable. I've read on here soaking food in garlic might get puffer's appetites up, so ...

Couple of things.. The decos in your tank are displacing too much water.. Could be just 3g left in there.. Causing the water parameter to be very unstable. Those hooded tanks tends to trap heat in there, causing temp swings. Light that come with these tanks are usually unsuitable for most real plan...

Last Friday I got a dwarf puffer (named Poseidon, or Posey) shipped to me from LiveAquaria. I instacycled the tank, a five-gallon Marineland Eclipse corner tank, with Tetra SafeStart. He's been really shy ever since I got him though, and runs away at the sight of me. This has made feeding him really...