The Puffer Forum

Hey guys,

I wonder if you guys know where can I buy plants for brackish water online and what kind is the best for GSP.
Currently I have 2 about 1.5" GSP in 29 gallon tank. The salinity is 1.008.
Thanks for any suggestion.

Hauliau

Hey, that's a really good idea. Thanks again. I would probably start to train them to eat shrimp too. I never done that before.

So yesterday I tried to give them squid again, they started eating it but it took them like 1 hour to finish it. They like chew it a bit then leave it and then come back later. Not like when I gave them plankton they just finish the thing in a minute or so. I usually give them a cube of frozen food....

Hey guys, Recently I bought squid frozen food for my puffers. It was the first time I try this. Usually I bought planktons, brine shrimp, and blood worms. So I gave the squid to them and they kind of like nibbing it a bit and stop eating them. If I peel it in a little piece chunk small enough so the...

I finally found my solution. I don't know why but recently the tap water from my house is really high in nitrate. Last year I remember to test my water and it was fine until recently. So what I did, I went to Walmart and bought the Culligan drinking water 10 gallon and changed the water. Amazingly, ...

Hey guys, I've been changing my water 50 % twice last week and I did my water testing everything seems the same as before but the nitrate level is not decreasing, it's still 160. I wonder what can I do to reduce the nitrate level. I browsed and found the "Kent Nitrate Sponge", is this usef...

I wonder if the ph level at 7.0 is that ok? Because I saw the color chart it supposed to be 8.4. What do you guys think?

I plan to change 50% of the water today and hopefully they go back to normal. I'll post the result after water change today.

Sorry, I mean they were fine with bloodworm til 3 days ago. My puffers now they are about 1.5". I change my water 25% once a week. Usually I keep the water in the bucket for a day to get rid of the chlorine then use the water tomorrow. I wonder if I can just use the water right out of the tap d...

I've been feeding my puffers only dry bloodworms for over 2 months and they are just fine, they love it. Until suddenly 3 days ago, one of the puffers kind of like blind trying to eat the bloodworms but like can't see them. Then I change 50% of the water. My tank is 29 gallon and currently got 2 GSP...

Hi Guys, Recently my GSP is acting really weird. One of them is kind of like blind, doesn't seem like there is any injury or something with the eyes. I feed them dry blood worms, and usually they eat it like crazy but recently one of them kind of like trying to eat them but can't see them. He was ba...

I changed 50% of the water last two days, now the puffer is happy as ever. I wonder when you guys change the water, do you guys take out the puffer to a bucket or something til the cleaning is done, or you guys just left them in the tank?

The point is that they will eventually get stunted in a tank to small for them. Their size as full adults is 6" they will not reach that size in a tank too small for them. Thanks for notifying me, I'll setup another tank as soon as possible. But other than this, how do you guys usually calm th...

Yeah, that's what I thought at first (1GSP for 30Gallon). I got one for half year, then my friend decided to get rid two of his puffers and I couldn't resist the cuteness of them so I just took them. They have been fine for over half year. But can it be because of over crowded and they just got scar...

I got 3 GSP in 30 gallons tank. They are all about an inch long. I set the temperature of the water 80F. Nitrite is 0 Ammonia is 0 Nitrate 0 pH is 8.5 SG is 1.005 Nobody around my apartment, so there is no one poking them. But recently I was on vacation for 3 days, so I didn't turn on the light. Wou...

Hey Guys,
I had my puffer over a year now, recently the puffer just get scared easily. They used to be not shy asking for food but now they kind of scared and I have to get away from the tank in order for them to come up and eat the food. Do you guys know in general what may cause this?