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- Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:41 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: GSP is still small in size
- Replies: 11
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Re: GSP is still small in size
when i got mine at the LFS it was healthy looking fat and white belly and pretty small. kept in 10gal for maybe 1 week at max then had to seperate because it was very aggressive and killed the rest of my fish sooner then i'd imagined. been in a 53gal since for idk 2-3 years at the most. kept it in b...
- Sun Mar 16, 2014 1:00 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: GSP is still small in size
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2230
Re: GSP is still small in size
just bought some fresh shrimp shell on; feeding is going great belly is staying fat atm. will update perameters later today
- Sat Mar 15, 2014 2:47 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: GSP is still small in size
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2230
Re: GSP is still small in size
parameters i have not tested in a while sadly i have neglected the tank for a few months will be checking on that with some cheap strips tomorrow after moving the tank to my new room. food- before neglecting the tank; shrimp with shell on raw and frozen, clams and mussles half shell smashed up with ...
- Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:39 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: GSP is still small in size
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2230
GSP is still small in size
I have had my GSP for at least 1 year at most 2. however it is still small. it's been in a big tank by itself since i got it 53gals to be exact. it has grown slightly bigger maybe about half an inch maybe less since then. i typically feed it once a day, temp is definetly fine. i feed what it would t...
- Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: sunken belly
- Replies: 4
- Views: 547
sunken belly
my puffer has a sunken belly. it's been like this for a while now. when i got it it had a round belly. recently since i started feeding less hard foods due to lack of supply it has had this issue. i started feeding a mix of hard and soft food( freeze dried blood worms) recently and feeding more ofte...
- Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Weird belly bump after feeding
- Replies: 3
- Views: 580
Re: Weird belly bump after feeding
ahh thought it was sick or something it was very unusual. It's a GSP and i rarely go up to 3 days without feeding usually every other day to 2 days
- Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Weird belly bump after feeding
- Replies: 3
- Views: 580
Weird belly bump after feeding
I just fed my puffer some raw shrimp defrosted it in some tank water before feeding shell on and left it for maybe 5-6 minutes to eat. now it has a weird bump on the right side in the back by it's butt area. Basically it is bloated which will go down in a few hours im sure but it's like it's double ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:15 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: can you turn a brackish puffer to fresh?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1864
Re: can you turn a brackish puffer to fresh?
It's not because im lazy to mix the water I was just wondering as if it was safe i would try to turn my tank into FW but seeing as how people are saying it is not safe then i won't be selfish and put my wants over the fish needs. It's mainly a cost issue more like it. everything in my state is HIGHL...
- Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Low budget Decorating?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1416
Re: Low budget Decorating?
Nice i got the same size pots well mine are used though from gardening so it's a bit dirty but i washed them and not pesticides. How did you get the bottoms out? i assume a screw driver and just hammer it on the ground.
- Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: how to get puffer to hunt
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1359
Re: how to get puffer to hunt
thanks for confirming maybe i will try that garlic trick with a small snail. thanks for the link as well i keep forgetting to refer to that -.-"
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 1:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How to feed earthworms?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2514
Re: How to feed earthworms?
I am using regular smooth gravel. tap water i didn't test. As i mentioned this was with one of those cheap water testing strips it is VERY hard to even tell the correct colors. and im housing a Green spotted puffer ( GSP ) 1 only in a 53gal tank, filtered. it's been running for the past year now onl...
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 1:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Feeding question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 327
Re: Feeding question
i feed mine pretty much the same diet but include snails and trying earthworms and maybe mealworms as well. i do not feed any fish to my puffer. This happens to my GSP as well just the other day i had fast it for 3 days from last meal threw in a jumbo shrimp and let it nibble on it for 5-6 minutes o...
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 1:30 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: can you turn a brackish puffer to fresh?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1864
Re: can you turn a brackish puffer to fresh?
thanks just wanted to confirm as some people said you can but i didn't believe it was possible
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 11:07 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: can you turn a brackish puffer to fresh?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1864
can you turn a brackish puffer to fresh?
I have seen some online statements people said they have turned their brackish water puffers into freshwater i guess they kept them in freshwater all it's life. Is this by any means possible and if so is it healthy? I assume it's possible but it won't be healthy in the sense that freshwater fish exp...
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How to feed earthworms?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2514
Re: How to feed earthworms?
these are the numbers i got they were from those cheap testing strips and cheap hydrometer so some might be iffy.. Salinity - 1.004 GH- 120/180 ( looked like 180 to me ) KH- 40/80 PH- 6.5 No2- 0.5-1 No3- 20 I assume some of those readings are too high and salinity probably too low which i am raising...