The Puffer Forum

Oh no! I meant vitamin c so sorry for the confusion!!!

Calcium came in today- I added two teaspoons. After that, my puffer refused to eat. He has been eating very well everyday though (by hand). He still has some fuzziness on his left eye, but it's getting better. He's still "blind". How often should I wash my filter cartridge (in a bucket of ...

Got it! Thanks! I've heard it also keeps down the nitrates?

Ok, thank you for the advice. I noticed my filter cartridge is very brown, I am guessing from the bacteria? I am worried.. My fish's left eye has a cloudy spot on it. He has not really recovered either. He acts blind and changes color rapidly still. I want to get some parameter numbers to you asap. ...

Yay that saves me money :D Is there any way at all to get use out of the cartridges I've already purchased without starting cycles? Just curious. I got the Safe Start; I will go pour it in the filter right now. How long do I wait to do a 50% water change (weekly) again? Any ideas on getting him to e...

Is the media also known as the Bio Holster? Because I know not to remove that.. But the filter cartidges I thought were supposed to be removed once a month or so, because a lot of gunk accumulates on mine.. Doesn't leaving the cartridge in hurt the cycle? See, I though the Bio Holster was the object...

How often and HOW do I clean the filter? I don't want to remove the beneficial bacteria, but I DO want to remove the harmful ones.

I replace the dirty cartridge every month.

Oh goodness:( I didn't pour it into the filter.. The directions said to pour it in the tank.. I assumed it would go through the filter! I did do a large water change right before.

Ok thank you. And after about a couple of days, would I continue daily water changes or would it become weekly? And after this week, will a certain high salinity kill the bacteria? Because I know puffers as they age, the salinity has to increase. I will test the water in about 48 hours too, so you c...

Are water changes necesssary after applying the SafeStart? If so, how soon after?

When do I begin increasing the salinity?

My salinity is 0.005

Ok I bought Tetra SafeStart, BUT it says it is "for all fresh water aquariums".. I was told they don't make it for marine tanks, so what I'm thinking I should do is continue water changes until I have no salinity? Then use the SafeStart? 1) Will using SafeStart (once) finish my cycling? Me...

What did my readings suggest? My puffer no longer sits on the bottom, he is more active and seems hungry. However, he bumps into everything! He acts like he's blind. He does change color a little bit still, and I can tell he wants to eat; he just can't seem to find the food. I am hoping this is just...

Nitrite reading was .3 They had the nitrite kit today, so I got it. I saw a strange whiteish worm in the tank last night? I don't know if it was some kind of debris that got in the tank or if it was really a tiny worm, but I fished it out any how. I'm worried this was a parasite of some sort.. I kno...

Ok, I will take a sample of water to them tomorrow. They use the API liquid test. He doesn't perk up but his colors will become bright then extremely dull sometimes. He is always fatiqued, however. I will get that nitrite kit asap, though.