The Puffer Forum

we know he will out grow the tank soon. It isn't a permanent home, just a temporary until we can afford a larger one come tax time! We bought him when he was about 1.5" and he was already in a salt tank. The pet store told us how he started out in fresh, then brackish, and finally salt...but we...

He was initially in the 55 gal tank (the pet store swore he was a peaceful fish) but one by one we'd the other inhabitants dead. So we placed him in what was going to be the (10gal) QT tank. He is about 2". The sg is kept around 1.022. I thought about putting a little live rock in there with hi...

I've heard that some marine snails are too hard for GSP's and maybe all puffers, so exactly which marine sails are okay for my puffer? Can I try to breed them in his tank? Or will he be a pig and try to eat them all at once?

Jhong mentioned his being moody....I guess that's how I'd describe this guy. Sometimes he seems soooo happy to see us, then other times he has to be coaxed out of his lil hiding spot to eat, or is skittish. There are a few fake plants (being weighted down with large shells), rock, and hollow "l...

Thanks for the input Tihsho. I was getting info on the gsp from many different sites, so I'm not certain where I read about having a bare tank bottom, but I'll take some sand from the larger tank & put it in the puffer's tank.

A little history: Our puffer is a GSP. It's about 2". We moved him from the 55gal salt tank b/c he was killing his neighbors! When we bought him we were told that he'd be very peaceful. I thought ALL puffers ate crustaceans and anything else meaty! But I was assured that this type was peaceful....