The Puffer Forum

Well what do I get then instead of test strips? And for some reason my puffer is starting to get really bright? I did my weekly water change and changed the salinity up .002 and it got bright as soon as more salt was in?

It won't let me reply?

And I cycled my tank by running it for 2 weeks without anything in it and every other day adding a cap full of tank stabilizer. That's what the employee at petsmart told me to do.

I am using tetra test water strips. Just retested:
Nitrate: 20
Nitrite: .5
Alkalinity: 80
pH: 7.6

1. PH- 8
Ammonia- 0
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate- 0
Salinity- 1.008

2. 20 gallons, 2 GSP

3. Half a block of frozen blood worms everyday.

4. I did an 8 gallon water change today.

5. The tank has been set up for 3 1/2 weeks and was cycled for 1 1/2 weeks

I am new to having GSP so I'm gonna need some help here. I have 2 GSP in a 20 gallon tank. The salinity is at 1.05 and I did a water check today and the ammonia nitrites and everything are normal, but for the past 4 or 5 days one of my GSP just has been completely black (except for the belly) and lo...