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by afoifa
Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:20 am
Forum: Marine Puffers
Topic: 70g puffer choices
Replies: 5
Views: 1208

Re: 70g puffer choices

I may just back into them, ive only had 2 of these previously, they were both big softies, the first used to live with amano shimp and used to be almost shy of them and let them climb over him. they both started in fresh then moved to brackish and then full marine, one is still in my friends marine ...
by afoifa
Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:33 pm
Forum: Marine Puffers
Topic: 70g puffer choices
Replies: 5
Views: 1208

Re: 70g puffer choices

Yeah i love them, just exploring more options.
I had no idea, huge shame, i am getting a bigger tank in a year but not silly enough to house a porky until i have the right size.
by afoifa
Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Starting a new tank. What can I put in it?
Replies: 7
Views: 1303

Re: Starting a new tank. What can I put in it?

Pufferpunk wrote:Look over our puffer profiles in the Pufferpedia, under the Learn tab above.
Where is the pufferpedia learn tab gone? i remember using that alot
by afoifa
Thu Oct 20, 2016 5:57 am
Forum: Marine Puffers
Topic: 70g puffer choices
Replies: 5
Views: 1208

70g puffer choices

hi just bought a new tank as the lfs is shutting down. dimensions are 18in tall 36in length 24in wide comes out at around 67g ive got a 30g im going to use as a sump, bean animal overflow, algae scrubber I already have and I have a reactor, havent got a protein skimmer yet but I will. Ive had gsp be...
by afoifa
Sat Feb 07, 2015 2:31 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: I've never seen a GSP inflate
Replies: 21
Views: 4652

Re: I've never seen a GSP inflate

Mines done it twice, but by the time i try to find my phone hes back at the tank begging for food, guess it was practice,

My female amano shrimp sometimes steals bloodworms from his mouth which annoys him as he flicks about in a tantrum
by afoifa
Sun Sep 07, 2014 4:59 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: finally i have my puffer!! is the species right?
Replies: 6
Views: 1442

finally i have my puffer!! is the species right?

After months of searching I have him home, managed to snap a quick pic , I rang around over 25 stores but on a drive home today thought I'd pop into a garden center and they had these labeled as figure 8, but thought they look more like the gsp I was actually after. I had snails already living in th...
by afoifa
Sat Aug 30, 2014 3:04 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: miss sold puffer need help!
Replies: 15
Views: 3181

Re: miss sold puffer need help!

I managed to get a tmc v2 from ebay at £12 in the end, im near bath, that's about 100 miles BUT i may give the journey a shot, give me a week and if i can, could you let me know the names of the shop?
by afoifa
Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:08 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: miss sold puffer need help!
Replies: 15
Views: 3181

Re: miss sold puffer need help!

Everything is set up, just one problem, rang around 15 shops and no one has a gsp.
and cant order as its not on the list.....anyone know anywhere? After all this im willing to travel
by afoifa
Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:38 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: miss sold puffer need help!
Replies: 15
Views: 3181

Re: miss sold puffer need help!

I've ordered one gsp, some salt, and a hydrometer My fiance is heading to florida at the end of the month with my son , so said she will pick me up a refractometer as it will work out cheaper than the UK, also when she is back I can buy a new tank , so the gsp will have a bigger tank in 2 months pos...
by afoifa
Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:06 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: miss sold puffer need help!
Replies: 15
Views: 3181

Re: miss sold puffer need help!

Oh definatly, I've been searching so hard to find them, phoned around 19 different shops, one said they can order them in, which is great....will take about a month but that's an extra month more researching and preparing.

Only.had him a short time but he was amazing, the whole family loved him.
by afoifa
Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:49 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: miss sold puffer need help!
Replies: 15
Views: 3181

Re: miss sold puffer need help!

Well he didn't make it! Devastated.

Went to the shop an the 3 others they had passed...bad batch 3?
by afoifa
Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:05 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: miss sold puffer need help!
Replies: 15
Views: 3181

Re: miss sold puffer need help!

Ok I took one back and informed them (along with pics) that he is a gsp not a dwarf, spent 5 hours reading these forums on anything gsp related. He is a little stressed, greyish belly and is hiding behind some rocks , ill keep my eye on him as he isnt very active, did a water test Ph 7.6 Ammonia 0 N...
by afoifa
Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:33 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: miss sold puffer need help!
Replies: 15
Views: 3181

Re: miss sold puffer need help!

Oh and the tank is fully cycled had other fish in there for over a year but saw they were selling puffers in my lfs and sold them all as I've wanted puffers for ages. I do weekly 25% water changes and regular parameter checks. I've kept tropical for over 10 years but puffers and brackish are new to ...
by afoifa
Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:47 am
Forum: Freshwater Tanks
Topic: MTS
Replies: 16
Views: 2317

Re: MTS

I've messed up then! Got a tiny tank breeding mts....was gonna sell some on eBay as there are loads, thing is I put alder cones in the water and didn't think of the small size , its lowered the ph down to 5.5-6 and went to move an mts and its shell is so brittle and weak presumably from the low ph, ...
by afoifa
Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:30 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: miss sold puffer need help!
Replies: 15
Views: 3181

Re: miss sold puffer need help!

Got them from a store in bristol, I can get my fiance to take one back, I'm at work till later but could post a pic then ....just to make sure, Yeah sorry was a bit premature asking so many questionss just panicked and asked then found some good advice on salinity in the forums. I got two as I thoug...