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by Welly Puff
Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Choosing who meets their maker?
Replies: 5
Views: 1032

Re: Choosing who meets their maker?

I feel awful feeding live foods, but have somewhat desensitized fairly quickly due to the fact that I love my DP babies more than I thought possible! So providing what they need is priority. I try to give the creatures I cultivate for food a good environment while they are living and make their deat...
by Welly Puff
Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:42 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: DP eating habits
Replies: 9
Views: 1381

Re: DP eating habits

I am a new DP owner also. I think I am lucky, mostly my DPs eat anything. Sounds like yours could be a little fussy and want wriggly stuff. I feed my puffers snails that are about 3-5mm (because it seems more efficeint? dont know if thats the right word? to grow snails larger for feeding) but always...
by Welly Puff
Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:34 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Brackish water salt vs Marine salt for Brackish setup.
Replies: 1
Views: 735

Brackish water salt vs Marine salt for Brackish setup.

Hey everyone. I have put my Bumble Bee Gobies (who I adopted as freshwater fish) into a tank of their own - which will one day in the not to distant future - also be home to a Figure 8 :) !!! I am about to slowly convert them to brackish. I know I need to use Marine salt but have now seen Seachem (a...
by Welly Puff
Tue Jul 18, 2017 5:02 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Dwarf female swollen vent
Replies: 4
Views: 677

Re: Dwarf female swollen vent

Thanks guys, I will swap out the Brooklands aquarium tonic salt for Epsom salt. And have a go with the peas (possibly not at the same time), she eats everything so far, even has a nibble on Ottos algae waffer on the way down! Any thoughts on wheather gravid females exhibit a swollen vent?
by Welly Puff
Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:35 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Dwarf female swollen vent
Replies: 4
Views: 677

Dwarf female swollen vent

Hey there. My girl GG (who is currently being courted) has a swollen vent, is this usual for a puffer with eggs? She has been treated for parasites then I thought she may be constipated (as she poops smaller and takes it longer to come out than the boys) so I fasted them for a day and added 1 tbsp o...
by Welly Puff
Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:12 am
Forum: Meet and Greet
Topic: Hello, from Cali!
Replies: 3
Views: 788

Re: Hello, from Cali!

I am a newbie with 5 DPs also, so not 'expert' advice but, 3 months of dinner time experience at mine is... my crew eat defrosted and live bloodworms whole, live whiteworms whole, live daphnia, live mosquito larve, love earthworms (I gather small ones and mash/chop them up into small bits, this is q...
by Welly Puff
Fri Jun 02, 2017 6:51 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: How much is too much? Feeding Q
Replies: 18
Views: 2168

Re: How much is too much? Feeding Q

So it is ok/advisable to fast DP 1 or 2 days a week? I had read that they need to be fed every day so have been doing that, but I also do not want to overfeed.
by Welly Puff
Sun May 07, 2017 6:37 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Worm/Nematode?
Replies: 4
Views: 786

Re: Worm/Nematode?

Does not look to be raised at all, but neither does it look like a divet/dent as I would think a bite would have also is not a full circle but c shaped or open ended. Thought my pic was pretty good, has anyone seen this before? or have an opinion on what it is? Also any opinions on wheather future w...
by Welly Puff
Sun May 07, 2017 8:55 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Worm/Nematode?
Replies: 4
Views: 786

Worm/Nematode?

120 litre planted tank 25 degrees celsius 4 male 1 female Dwarf puffers 8 Bumblebee Gobies 1 Otto I adopted this tank full of critters one month ago, they use to live together in a 50 litre. PH 7.6 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 5 Feeding live... Trumpet snails (crushed) Pond snails Mosquito larvae Blo...
by Welly Puff
Sun Apr 09, 2017 2:45 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Unhappy female puffer?
Replies: 3
Views: 549

Re: Unhappy female puffer?

Will do on the 90% water change and have now ordered-on line-Tetra safe start, so may be a couple of days to get here (none of my LFS stock this, it is harder to source many things in New Zealand). No have not done this cycling method before and clearly after reading what you have said, had not comp...
by Welly Puff
Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:25 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Unhappy female puffer?
Replies: 3
Views: 549

Unhappy female puffer?

Hi, so this is my first post and first tank (other than a stint with a foster goldfish lol) will give back ground of where fish have come from and future intentions, then current issue. These Puffers have been housed together for about a year started with 12 and whittled their way down to this group...