The Puffer Forum

Not sure if it worked but I tried posting a pic of both the cichlid and the puffers stomach.

Hey thanks for the article. I wonder if lack of nutrition could cause a blackened stomach. I'll have to try some different foods and see if it gets better.

Oh and I've had the f8 and cichlid together for about 6 months.

The ammonia is 0 and nitrites are also at 0 gravity is 1.003. I have had the cichlid since I've had the tank so I'm not sure what kind it is. The feeding schedule is usually half a cube of frozen brine shrimp a day than once a week a snail.

I have my figure 8 puffer in a 35 gallon brackish tank. In the tank there is also one cichlid (they get along fine). All I can tell you is that the ph is 7.8 and the temp. Is 78 degrees the tank has been running for about 7 yrs the only thing new is that I installed a new light but this light is act...