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by thegolden
Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:34 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Am I doing this all wrong?!?
Replies: 8
Views: 1839

Re: Am I doing this all wrong?!?

Find a new home for that pleco. It grows to 18"! Get Tetra's Safestart & add it to the filter, after a 90% water change. Can you tell the sex of the puffers? How heavily decorated is the tank? Can you post a pic of the entire tank? http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/library/puffers-in-foc...
by thegolden
Thu Jul 10, 2014 12:20 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Am I doing this all wrong?!?
Replies: 8
Views: 1839

Re: Am I doing this all wrong?!?

You shouldn't be showing any ammonia so I suspect that your tank isn't cycled. Carry out massive water changes daily (say 80%-90%) to reduce the amount of pollution in the tank until you can get to a shop and get an instant cycle product like Tetra Safestart which should instantly cycle the tank, f...
by thegolden
Thu Jul 10, 2014 12:13 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Am I doing this all wrong?!?
Replies: 8
Views: 1839

Re: Am I doing this all wrong?!?

Thank you for the insightful feedback. I will get started on the water change ASAP! And start an immediate cycle using the products suggested. As for my Pleco, I forgot the exact name of it but it's one of those that only grows to about 4in. Had it for about over a year now and it's only about 3 in....
by thegolden
Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:15 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Am I doing this all wrong?!?
Replies: 8
Views: 1839

Am I doing this all wrong?!?

Hello everybody! I'm one of those newbies who are new to caring for puffers and need help and advice. And would really appreciate any sort of feedback or anything Puffer related cause I feel stressed and paranoid about raising my new Dwarf Puffers. It's been a week since I've set up my DP tank and I...