The Puffer Forum

I am starting a marine tank soon and would like to have a Figure 8 in my reef tank. I would therefore not have a cleanup crew if I get a F8. Only problem is acclimation. The fish would arrive in fresh water so I obviously need to drip acclimate it. Question is...will I shock it if I drip acclimate s...

The first article says not to feed Malaysian trumpet snails. Does this include feeding them to figure 8 puffers b/c that is what my LFS has...trumpet snails.

I want to setup a small snail breeding tank. What do I need for such a small tank?

Do I really need a power head or will the filters provide enough current?

Way back in the dark ages when I first worked w/F-8s, I did not test them above mid-level BW. Those long-ago trials gave the best outcomes in low-end BW (SG 1.003-1.005). I have personally never tried them in FOWLR and full marine, but it is possible that they would do fine there. I have not run ac...

First off, I'm new to this forum and pufferfish, but not to aquariums. I have kept a reef tank in the past. I read the library topic on F8s, but it did not answer my questions. I am currently under the impression that an F8 should have a pH between 7.5-8.0. If this is wrong, then please correct me. ...