The Puffer Forum

puffer up and swimming now, guess may have been the malafix and primafix plus water change but not sure, just happy to see him swimming again, thanks everyone

think ive made a big mistake ive been using aquarium salt not ocean salt, will buy some today, will it be ok to change half the water and add the new salt or should i wait a while.

sorry no did not thaw them first, ill check all the nitrates ect when i get home again, ive offered cockels and prawns, mixed and snails too but they just wont eat them

not sure he ate then a few minutes later he seemed to bring it back, you could see him like spitting out the broken up bloodworms (frozen) but about four mouth fulls came back out

my F8 puffer "bumb" is sick water qualities are good, and his friend is fine, he just seems to be sitting at the bottom of the tank and when he eats he seems to vomit his food back up (bloodworm) please help what would you do ? do you know whats wrong with him ? i dont want to loose my lit...

whats the difference between hydrometer and refractometer,

just buying one, what should be the correct SG for F8 PUFFERS also do i just need a salt water refractometer , thanks

ill buy some tomorrow

should f8's be kept in a tank with sand or stones just keep seeing mixed information, what do you keep your puffers on ??? sand or stones ?? thanks

hi my cheeky chaps are called clogs (as in clever clogs) as he waits for the others to attack the food and just sits and waits for it to float down to him, another is called muppit, cos i called it him one day and it stuck as he bumps his head on the thermonater on perpose im sure.. the last one is ...

also known as MR MBU, he was lovely, like a pet dog just in a tank, use to splash water if i didnt pay him enough attention, smile for food, his expressions where great when i came home from work so happy to see me, almost waggin his tail you could say,,, dont i sound sad. sadfully when me and my ex...

just wanting to do the best by my f8 puffers, could anyone please help and tell me what reading should be correct for a brackish tank on these as im not sure which is the safe normal range. rNH3 - Ammonia NO2 - Nitrite NO3 - Nitrate SG - Specific Gravity Ph = i have two f8's and they are lovely i di...

hi im just wanting some help really, ive heard you can hand feed figure of eight puffers is this true ? do they not bite ? are they poisoners like the mbu puffer ? mine are in brackish water three of them and they get on great,,, also i hear they like snails is this pond snails, garden snails ??? no...