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- Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:02 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: name that puffer (what kind of fish is this?)
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Re: name that puffer (what kind of fish is this?)
everyone, thanks for the clarification & for sharing your knowledge. over the past week i've raised the salinity level to ~1.006 & his colors have brightened up a bit; over the next few weeks i'll continue to raise it to 1.010-1.015. i've also been cruising ebay for cheap fake plants to spru...
- Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:29 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: name that puffer (what kind of fish is this?)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4347
Re: name that puffer (what kind of fish is this?)
OK, i retested the water about fifteen minutes ago: temp: 82F PH: 7.8 ammonia: 0ppm nitrite: 0ppm nitrate: 5.0ppm salinity: 1.004 the tank we put him in was completely cycled & had 5 fancy guppies & 3 neon tetras living in it for at least six months before we swapped them into a 45g tank wit...
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:35 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: name that puffer (what kind of fish is this?)
- Replies: 15
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name that puffer (what kind of fish is this?)
petco had him labeled as "leopard puffer." upon googling, i took that to mean green-spotted puffer, but i don't think that's correct. the salesgirl gave me lots of misinformation--that he could be in a tank with other fish, that he would live a year or so in freshwater or 2-3 in brackish/s...