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by Paku
Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:21 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: F8s and current
Replies: 6
Views: 1038

I have my f8 in a 33g Cube with a Penguin 330 on it.. It has two outputs that create a pretty good current, the f8 doesnt seem to be bothered by it t all.
by Paku
Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:19 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Scavengers for puffer tanks
Replies: 17
Views: 3692

Depending on the puffer you could try Ghost shrimp in there. My LFS acually keeps them at 1.008 for breeding so i dont even need to acclimate them to my f8/bb goby tank.
by Paku
Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:02 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: YES
Replies: 11
Views: 1322

We have 3 Dp's in our planted 10g, So far so good. We also got ours from Petsmart, only LFS in this area that carries them. The original one we bought is alive and well, had him about a month now... We got 2 females for him a couple weeks later and they both died practicly overnight. It was so sad t...
by Paku
Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:13 pm
Forum: Brackish Tanks
Topic: New puffer tank cycling! Decor?
Replies: 12
Views: 1845

Thanks all for the advise, yes the tank is now setup... here it is:

http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/vie ... php?t=5568
by Paku
Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:52 pm
Forum: Brackish Tanks
Topic: New puffer tank cycling! Decor?
Replies: 12
Views: 1845

Ya, we appriciate all the great comments, however we want to go stricktly natural. No matter how real it looks. We have about 10lbs of dead "live rock" or "lace rock" in right now.. I am planning to get about another 20lbs. It makes great little caves and territories for both the...
by Paku
Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:51 pm
Forum: Brackish Tanks
Topic: New puffer tank cycling! Decor?
Replies: 12
Views: 1845

New puffer tank cycling! Decor?

Woot! Finally got a 30g Cube / Penguin 300 / 200w heater. Fish less cycle. This is going to be a Low end brackish 1.005 - 1.008 and will be the home to: 1 Figure 8 Puffer 6-8 BumbleBee Gobies I am getting about 17-20lbs of sand and am going to mix in 15lbs of crushed coral for the substrate. About t...
by Paku
Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:38 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Dwarfs and Bumblebee Gobies
Replies: 13
Views: 4403

I have done allot of research on BB gobies, and there is somewhat of a debate on their natural habitat. They are, in my opinion a Fresh/Low Brackish fish. They are born in fresh waters; they migrate in the dry season to brackish waters, and move back to the fresh waters in the wet season to spawn. H...