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by mamma_duck
Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:27 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Update on f8 puffer.
Replies: 12
Views: 1589

Re: Update on f8 puffer.

yeah i saw your thread about it. so far he has left it alone and i am planning on slowly trying more and different plants to see what he likes/dislikes as you could say.
by mamma_duck
Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:50 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Update on f8 puffer.
Replies: 12
Views: 1589

Re: Update on f8 puffer.

Eventually i want to make it fully live plants but for now i only have 3 onion bulbs started so i dont have to add fert yet luckly. What kind of plants do you find to grow well in brackish water?? i know they have the list on here and have looked at it but just wondering what you have found from you...
by mamma_duck
Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:46 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Update on f8 puffer.
Replies: 12
Views: 1589

Re: Update on f8 puffer.

Yeah was just very suprized as most people say to keep puffers speices only. Adding mollys really seemed to help calm him and gave him some excitment to the tank.

Also the mollys are taking care of the overgrowing algae too.
by mamma_duck
Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:59 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Update on f8 puffer.
Replies: 12
Views: 1589

Update on f8 puffer.

I got all the decor for my 55 gal tank for my f8 puffer set up about 2 weeks ago but Taurus ( my f8 ) still kept glass surffing... Checked the water and everything was perfect. Also added some onion bulbs and they are doing great!! within a week they are already a foot tall and 2 stems off each. Wel...
by mamma_duck
Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:28 am
Forum: Brackish Tanks
Topic: GSP afraid of tank decoration!
Replies: 3
Views: 1211

Re: GSP afraid of tank decoration!

My F8 puffer also did the same thing when i switched him from a 10g to 55g. after about a week of so he was his happy self and begging for food everytime i walk by like normal
by mamma_duck
Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:08 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: New 55 gal. brackish stocking help
Replies: 8
Views: 962

Re: New 55 gal. brackish stocking help

I desided not to get the Orange chromides and just get another f8 puffer seeing that they just got a new stock of them in.
by mamma_duck
Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:44 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: New 55 gal. brackish stocking help
Replies: 8
Views: 962

Re: New 55 gal. brackish stocking help

My lfs has Alot of connections but i havent asked about them yet. They normallly do have very unusual fish in stock and also said they can special order just about any kind of fish for me so ill give them a call and let you know.
by mamma_duck
Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:35 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: New 55 gal. brackish stocking help
Replies: 8
Views: 962

Re: New 55 gal. brackish stocking help

okay thank you I like cherry shrimp better anyways its just that i can get 6 ghost shrimp for the price or 1 cherry shrimp at my lfs. but i thinkk ill stick with cherry. Also i was wondering if instead of the 2 mollys i could do 2 Orange Chromide Cichlids. I think they would bring alot more color in...
by mamma_duck
Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:35 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: New 55 gal. brackish stocking help
Replies: 8
Views: 962

Re: New 55 gal. brackish stocking help

im already doing target feeding for everyfish just so i know how much everybody is eating so im not worried about that. Thanks for that link to the plant page pufferpunk. Now i just have 1 more question. What would be the best shrimp to breed for feeders for everyfish?? I was thinking of getting 10 ...
by mamma_duck
Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:30 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: New 55 gal. brackish stocking help
Replies: 8
Views: 962

New 55 gal. brackish stocking help

Hey I am new to the forum and also new to keeping puffers. I just finished cycleing my 55 gallon brackish and moved my f8 puffer and 2 bbg's and baby molly (a surviver from my gf's freshwater tropical) into there new home. At the moment the tank doesnt have many plants or such ( about 3 tall fake pl...