The Puffer Forum

Nice thank you so much Bertie.. I will grab them spinach when I go in to town tonight..

He is pretty rotund after feeding.. but he never gets skinny looking.. My snails laid eggs.. so we will have some smaller ones that he can eat.. My guy is about 1 and half inches long.. What would be the best food to feed the snails so that he gets a very good diet?

Should i up the snails to three times a week or four times a week? Do puffers eat the flakes or pellets and how nutritious are those for him?

Ok so im still not totally sure if im feeding him too much or not enough.. I have been giving him a small brine shrimp everyday but then I discovered you all and changed that to every other day with a little bloodworms or plankton on the off days.. No i changed to a snail every three days and brine ...

Yes I had changed over to forceps after he kept nudging the fingers.. lol wow he latched on to those for a sec.. Even for how small he is.. That latching on the forceps really gave me a sense of how strong he can be.. there was a tiny sharp jerk and then a few sec went by and decided to only bump at...

Oh ohhh I think I just spoiled my little puffer.. I popped a ram snail in there the other day and he had not touched it.. so i picked it out and held it at the top of the water and started nibbling on it.. let it go and he ignored it.. so I grabbed it again and he started in on it again but only as ...

Well after my grandson went through quite a few names in just a couple weeks.. he finally settled on Crush from finding nemo for my GSP .. lol My daughter was trying to get him to go with bubbles.. lol

I just picked up the filter cartrage for that tiny filter i have.. wow with the 30-60 air pump, its moving.... Put a 18"airbar in.. hes in heaven.. Checked the ph =8, nitrate=0, nitrite=.2, hardness=300, alk=180, ammonia=.25... # days with out any filter at all.. Not too bad right? He is love w...

so far they are showing the best price.. Im still comparing prices but I plan to order by the end of the day.

PP is this the one your talking about http://www.petco.com/product/4051/AquaC ... lters.aspx If so I need the three filter insert mediums right?

Well lol that tank is coming sooner then I thought.. possibly this weekend at most. but I still will need the substrate, filter and rocks/plants ect.. Picked him up some bloodworms today and he seems to not like them... Im thinking to avoid spending extra money I dont have.. get the filter for the 5...

He is in and seems to be liking it so far.. His black stress color as subsiding.. I have a lead on a 55 gal that I may be able to get cheap or with payments as the owner is a nephew. The sooner I can get the the better. thank you all and yes I still need help. hehe Such a bad fish for a novice to ha...

I have the tank and am cleaning it right now.. tank is 12X10X16 inches .. .. I still need the filter system.. is the marineland penguin biowheel from petco going to work?? i was thinking the 30 gal one.. I was also wondering.. the arganite sand.. can I use a under gravel filtration with that?? The t...

I have nothing right now test wise.. I planned on getting some tuesday along with some diff foods.. Right now i have gravel and some flat rocks set up on they short ends so he has places to go hide behind.. can I set the 10 gal up with gravel and argonite sand? I am so worried about him.. he is very...

Hmm Not sure but I thought I posted a reply earlier but it may not have been approved yet lol.. anyway.. I have a 10 gal coming tomorrow.. Given to me by a friend. its been in storage for several years.. is there anything besides hot water you would suggest to clean it with?? Not sure what all is wi...