The Puffer Forum

It's in a small jar thing, little balls it looks like and from the fridge. Bactinettes they are called.
I've searched about online and some people on other forums have used them and liked them, so it seems they are worth a try.

I'll do that then. I am itching to get them in there and settled, but since two are off colour I don't want to mess this up.

Ah. I think I might get them a bag each
That'll be one big bag full of fuming puffs otherwise.
Thanks.

That's brilliant, thanks

What changes if I add live bacteria to the tank first? Will it make any difference?

Just a quick update. Still the same I am afraid. They haven't got any worse though. I have my new tank ready to be set up tomorrow, and I have posted in 'Brackish' asking for some advice on cycling since I know I didn't get enough information from the LFS last time. Since I have sick fish I want to ...

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I'll get down to the LFS tomorrow and see if I can get some Prime. I'll have to check how quickly the Nutrafin is clearing the chlorine until I get some, I normally give it a day or two anyway just to be safe. I really don't know what has caused this, I have been doing nothing different. The java fe...

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Hi all. Been a good while since I last visited, but all has been going well! Until now... Two of my five GSPs are laying on the bottom of the tank. They do feed, and sometimes even have glowing heads, but they just lay there most of the time. Several of them have what appear to be scratches too, alt...