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by kudos1uk
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

Pufferpunk wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:35 pm :rip: Was she treated for IPs?
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.
by kudos1uk
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...
by kudos1uk
Fri Sep 27, 2019 9:07 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: GSP Injury
Replies: 0
Views: 4314

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...
by kudos1uk
Wed Dec 21, 2016 3:12 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Feeding routine
Replies: 10
Views: 2149

Re: Feeding routine

eieio wrote:frozen food should be defrosted before feeding
after defrosting, it can be soaked in liquid fish vitamins
Absolutely, always defrosted, drained and rinsed.
by kudos1uk
Wed Dec 21, 2016 5:10 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Feeding routine
Replies: 10
Views: 2149

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 ...
by kudos1uk
Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:13 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Feeding routine
Replies: 10
Views: 2149

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...
by kudos1uk
Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:30 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Feeding routine
Replies: 10
Views: 2149

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."...
by kudos1uk
Fri Dec 09, 2016 4:20 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Happy Puffers eating a squid treat video
Replies: 1
Views: 788

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 ...
by kudos1uk
Sun Nov 06, 2016 6:16 am
Forum: Brackish Tanks
Topic: Tank setup - substrate advice
Replies: 3
Views: 2386

Re: Tank setup - substrate advice

Thanks for that, great information :)
by kudos1uk
Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:33 am
Forum: Brackish Tanks
Topic: Tank setup - substrate advice
Replies: 3
Views: 2386

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 ...
by kudos1uk
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 (...
by kudos1uk
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.
by kudos1uk
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.
by kudos1uk
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...