The Puffer Forum

(line of sight, not site!!) whoops!

Hi nick! Can you recommend any decorations that would be well suited to break up the line of site? Some sort of plant that sits at the surface and hangs in the water perhaps?

Sorry for delay...Ive been away...Thanks for the answers! :D !! We're considering making the tank brackish quite soon, with the idea that maybe he's not entirely happy because it's freshwater at the moment. He definitely is very skittish in general... And the lights definitely make him go nutso when...

Hello again people! I have 1 f8 puffer in my tank... It's a 55L tank...He's on his own in there... there's pics and info on my other threads. If you're interested. The thing is he keeps on "freaking out"! He'll suddenly start swimming around like a nut and jumping out of the water (you can...

yes, i too am unwilling to dispose of any animals/insects if i can help it! However, mosquitos will die.

That's right! One of the best forum discussions i've had actually! Like a real time Q&A! Very helpful! I just hope they didn't bear any lives in there... Then i would be a deathbearer. Which i do not relish! And to think, when it rains, i usually keep an eye out incase i step on any snails...I h...

Most definitely! I crushed up 2 snails for Bob (i know i shouldn't give him that much, but his teeth really need grinding down and i'm going away. I'm not sure my missus will want to crush up snails..I don't reqally like it either honestly!!)..And he ate them with relish! Oh, i really hope those tru...

GEEZER!

So, do you think if i introduce these ramshorn snails or pond snails in to the "cultivation tank" the malaysians would die out? To be honest, i din't really know what i was getting in to with them and they really aren't the kind of thing i really want to keep... I know that may sound cruel...

Man, that's great advice! Thanks so much! I can say with great relief that i have managed to find BOTH of the malaysian snails! Thank goodness! I just hope that they haven't layed any egggs in the meantime! I really wouldn't like that! REALLY! Hopefully, you've saved me on that one! Time will tell, ...

how salty is a bit complicated.. When i got the f8 is came out of a FW tank setup...I introduced him in to my set up which was also FW...I discovered, however that white spot was present, so i have raised the temps to around 85f and added 6 tablespoons of salt progressively over a week...The tank is...

Ok, thanks!
One thing though...Do you think the malaysian ones can survive salty water? I'm hoping they will have died in there from the water parameters...

thanks for the info! I have 20 small ones (apple snails) ( around a cm and below ) and two quite large ones (a bit below an inch, i'd say). I think they probably are too big for the puffer to eat, but i'm not that bothered about crushing them if it helps get some use out of them... Now, these malays...

Crickey! Blasted salesman! Oh well, i suppose he is in sales! I just wish honesty and selling could go hand in hand.

oohher! Let's hope that works out ok for the snails! Then again, they are being harvested...