I have not treated them for parasites but I assumed if one had them, they both would and buster is so huge. their poo has also been quite regular looking so I had not given it a second thought.
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- Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One of my GSP passed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 542
Re: One of my GSP passed
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One of my GSP passed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 542
One of my GSP passed
I have had my rescue Puffy's since 2016 and just lost one yesterday, so sad. They both have been happy in their home but one just never grew, "Mini" stayed the same size while "Buster" just gets fatter and fatter probably 4 times bigger. Mini had a good appetite, would always mak...
- Fri Sep 27, 2019 9:07 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: GSP Injury
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4331
GSP Injury
Hi guys I wonder if anyone can help. I have two GSP that I rescued in 2016 from a guy who was keeping them in a 2 gallon tank on his bedside cupboard! I have had them 3 years in .005 brackish, water parameters are good with a weekly 1/3 water change. They are both very healthy with good colour and n...
- Wed Dec 21, 2016 3:12 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Feeding routine
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2150
Re: Feeding routine
Absolutely, always defrosted, drained and rinsed.eieio wrote:frozen food should be defrosted before feeding
after defrosting, it can be soaked in liquid fish vitamins
- Wed Dec 21, 2016 5:10 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Feeding routine
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2150
Re: Feeding routine
Thanks for that, sounds a good approach. I don't often feed blood worm now but was thinking the cubes are quite big in comparison to the cockle I feed, I might break them in half and feed over two days instead of all at once. I might even make a very small portion of bloodworm the treat on non food ...
- Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:13 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Feeding routine
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2150
Re: Feeding routine
Thanks for that, They still have a slightly round tummy 24 hours after feeding, they certainly don't look thin and they have only been fed every other day for several months now, I assume the pet shop did too (as that is what they told both the last owner and me to do) so it is probably all they kno...
- Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:30 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Feeding routine
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2150
Feeding routine
Hi, Can I check.. When I rescued my two GSP the pet shop had told the last owner to feed them one cube of blood worm every other day, which is what he did. When I went back to the same shop and bought frozen shell-on foods I was told the same, "Alternate the food and feed every other day."...
- Fri Dec 09, 2016 4:20 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Happy Puffers eating a squid treat video
- Replies: 1
- Views: 789
Happy Puffers eating a squid treat video
Thanks for all the advice on here, thought you might like to see the little fellas tucking into a squid lunch, don't worry I did not let them eat too much. First time I tried them on Squid and I think they like it :) I like to suspend their food in the tank like this. They are very happy in the new ...
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 6:16 am
- Forum: Brackish Tanks
- Topic: Tank setup - substrate advice
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2387
Re: Tank setup - substrate advice
Thanks for that, great information
- Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:33 am
- Forum: Brackish Tanks
- Topic: Tank setup - substrate advice
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2387
Tank setup - substrate advice
Hi all, So I kind of rescued 2 GSP who were living in an un-cycled 10L freshwater tank being fed frozen bloodworm cubes (dropped in frozen), no heater & no airline. Even so, I had no experience with Puffers or brackish tanks and did not really know what I had let myself in for, but have done my ...
- Fri Oct 28, 2016 3:49 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Help needed = accidental GSP owner
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1020
Re: Help needed = accidental GSP owner
I should also say they did not even have a heater in that small tank, just room temperature, so under 20c I went to the same fish shop he bought the GSP from yesterday to get more information and they told me about the beaks, I already knew about that from my research, they sold me a bag of frozen (...
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 12:17 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Help needed = accidental GSP owner
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1020
Re: Help needed = accidental GSP owner
Thanks for the links BTW, it sounds like it might not be so difficult to start a new life of a brackish tank for the little guys.
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 12:02 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Help needed = accidental GSP owner
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1020
Re: Help needed = accidental GSP owner
Thanks for that, I have got them out of that tiny tank and into my 60L tank which is well cycled, while not huge it's OK for now, I'm just concerned how long they can tolerate freshwater and how to get them into brackish.
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:14 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Help needed = accidental GSP owner
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1020
Help needed = accidental GSP owner
Guys, First post and I really need some help and advice. A friend was moving house and asked if I could take his fish, he has only had them a few weeks, I agreed and have now discovered what I agreed to! He had two GSP in a small 12" square tank and they looked really nice, as far as I understa...