The Puffer Forum

My ceylon is 3.5 - 4 inches and my sg is 1.013. Going to hold it there til he tips over the 4" mark - he's healthy and happy and it saves me cash

lol :D Don't think they really care about colour. Mine's got an expensive 'rock' background and couldn't give a damn :P I take it that's your ceylon in the pic? Looks lovely, just like mine :) Mine is in a 226L cube tank on his own and rarely paces the glass except for when I'm near the tank. I kept...

I'd get yourself a liquid test kit for ammonia, nitrIte and nitrAte asap. How big are the fish?

Whereas true marine tanks need the new water to sit and aereate for a good while I believe, it's not necessary for the puffer I pour my salt into a big tub, mix it with the hot water first and then fill up with cold. Stir thoroughly to make sure it's completely dissolved and then test the SG and add...

They can end up in high end brackish yes. You do need hell of a lot of salt that's for sure. I'm holding my 3.5 / 4 " ceylon at 1.013 for a while now - doesn't need it any higher ATM and need to save on the salt. Obviously if you decided at full size to try some live rock, coral etc then it'd n...

Sorry I've not searched for your picture thread Mike to take a look at your tank but could you add ocean rock (apologies if it's already in there). I've got around 50KG in a 50 UK (60 US) gallon cube and my ceylon rarely paces unless I go up to the glass. You can make loads of caves out of it and pe...

My smallest DPs also manage a bit of mysis and common snails if I crush them first

Once the sg gets to 1.005, very few plants do well I've found and read. Mangroves are about the best but need an open topped tank which is a no no with puffers. I think the CO2 would be wasted and you'd end up with a fair bit of algae

I get Instant Ocean from a really good guy on Ebay. Paid £20 (8kg) yesterday and it arrived this morning. As a rough guide, my sg is at 1.013 and it takes 2 large heaped cappuccino cups to maintain this so a bag lasts me around 6 weeks (60L water change weekly) Once it hits marine (no rush), if it's...

I've purchased two Kribs, one male and one female. They have been introduced into my brackish tank with my F8s after I lowered the SG to allow for them. All seems to be well. The kribs ignore the other fish but the male is very aggressive towards the female. Will they settle down? Is this normal be...

Same in the UK. Mine was sold as a Fig8 for £6

I bought a 50G (60 US) cube for my ceylon puffer for £50 new on Ebay. Keep an eye out :) I use instant ocean as well. SG is at 1.012 (fish is about 3.5 inches). Gonna hold it here for a bit. Again, look elsewhere as you can find it a lot cheaper than at the LFS. I get the 8kg bag for £20 off Ebay an...

Are you buying one already in brackish? If not just put it in fresh and take 3 to 5 weeks to get it up there

Thought it was a bit steep. Can you keep a palembang with a suvatti if the tank is big enough?

Apologies if I've posted in the wrong forum Does anyone know much about these? It's in Derby Rocker :) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/tropocal-king-kong-puffer-fish-live_W0QQitemZ130034860712QQihZ003QQcategoryZ66795QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem EDIT - shouldn't have been so lazy and done the search f...