The Puffer Forum

I was supposed to be at a dog show this weekend but my friend canceled at the last minute so I took advantage of being in an area where I know my pet stores. I spent the day searching for things to decorate the tank with that are oriental/Asian themed and I really lucked out! When I went to the stor...

Good point. I'll keep the smaller filters as back up and if the Puffer looks stressed and is having trouble with the strength of the current I'll switch the filter out. I figure getting a larger filter now will be good too so that when I upgrade tanks I already have the larger filter and a smaller o...

Awesome, thanks everyone! I am going to purchase the 70 gal filter but I will also purchase or make a large net around the intake to prevent the Puffer from getting sucked up and possibly stuck from the suction. I remember my mom losing a few fish to the intake catching them and basically sucking th...

I can smell the chlorine strongly. I have no sense of smell, I literally slept in a room (with a closed door) with dog diarrhea hidden in the crate for 2 days and did not notice at all. My boss flipped but thankfully it wasn't my fault that it was there and not cleaned up but she was really really s...

Bertie, thanks I hadn't looked at it yet. I was going to use guppies/water from my mothers tank since I don't trust the water from my tap. But if cycling without fish is safer I would rather do that, we always had fish in during cycling excluding the Puffers since the first one was dropped into an e...

I'm torn between the Ceylon and Abei. I'm calling the LFS tomorrow to see which is more available. I have to preorder since there was literally almost a fist fight over a Congo Puffer in the parking lot that I went to look at. I have one more LFS an hour south that supposedly has an excellent select...

Hi! I recently moved across state and got a rental. Rather than up my rent with another dog, terrify my fiance with a rat, or try to keep my houdini cat contained I have decided to get another Puffer. I have owned 2 Green Spots and a Dwarf (my cat got the Dwarf) in the past and am looking for someth...

I'm going to be setting up my tank in about a week and whilst trolling on CL I found someone selling a 50 gal filter and a 70 gal filter for the same price. I'm going to be putting my new Puffer in a 30-40 gal tank and definitely need to purchase a new filter. Would purchasing the 70 gal filter for ...