The Puffer Forum

Hi There --

I am in need of some help with brakish plants. I need to learn how to acclimate them from freshwater to brakish and also how to stop my puffers from eating them. Any help would be appreciated!!

I did find a way to help my one puffer from constantly swimming up and down, I found another puffer same size and about same age. He is just the happiest now, they both swim together most of the time.
I did put some gold mollies in there as well.

All seems well in the tank.

This is great info--

Puffer punk, is your 55 gallon you showed me a pic of SW?

Thanks Welch -

I will have to research the live rock, I have not heard of live rock prior to this.

Thanks for the advice on the things to chase

What is a live Rock cave? What kind of things to chase?

This is great info--

A puffer can be healthly not completely saltwater right? Just curious in case I am not ready for 100% salt water

Thanks Pufferpunk -- Should I keep the tank brackish or go more towards full salt water -- that is what yours looks like

I just cannot get over how larger your puffers are!!

OMG!!! That is beautiful!!! Okay -- I will just keep adding -- What would you suggest for décor to start with?

Also, your puffer is huge!!

Sure no problem!!

He is in a 40 gallon tank. Yesterday I added a circulation pump, which I heard is good to mimic the flow of a river. I am attaching a picture. I have a long way to go with décor in the tank, but advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks!!

Hi there--

I have a GSP who has been brackish for 2 weeks, I have had him a month.

He tends to just swim up and down, I have heard this is boredom.

Any ideas on how to stop this or make it less frequent!

Thanks!!

Thank you -- this is the article I pulled already. Guess this is what to use.

Thanks!

Hi There --

Just getting my first brackish tank started and will be adding the first round of marine salt. The GSP is already in this tank. Currently my GSP is eating frozen worms for the past 3 weeks. Is there something else he should be eating? When/should I give him snails?

Thanks!

Thanks Pufferpunk -- this is the one I just printed right before you responded. So once my puffer is in the tank by himself I should start with the "How to" section and just follow along with the directions? I am sure I will be asking a million more questions. I did print off a resource fo...

Alright -- thank you all so much. I just wanted to make sure I was doing this all correct. I have purchased a new tank and am in the process of moving my fish out. "Toad" as my kids have named him will be in his own in the next week and the salt level will slowly be increased. It there a g...

Okay-- anyone else thoughts on my situation?