The Puffer Forum

Hey.. I just finished cycling a 15 gallon aquarium with the plan of addeing a Figure 8 Puffer. Two days ago, I went to the store where I buy my fish, to pick one out, but they were out. They did however have a really cool looking puffer which they called a "Red Belly Puffer." He was a real...

Thanks! I set up a 10 Gallon as a Quarentine tank. Should that be sufficient, or am I best using the 15 I have(That tank is cycling now with brackish water as I'm contemplating an F8 Purchase? A friend of mine is setting up a saltwater aquarium and is going to take our Damsel off our hands. Once the...

What about the compatibility with a Purple Pseudochromis?

Maybe I'd be best to stick to realistic looking plastic ones. Never thought about the salt killing off plants. Guess I brain farted on that one! Probably would be better off anyways, just in case my particular puffer is a bit nippy. Using actual live rock.... would the Colors stay on the rock, even ...

In the past I had a Figure 8 Puffer which was lost due to some HORRIBLE advice I received after purchasing the fish from Wal-Mart. I now know, never to purchase a fish from there again, but at the time I had never kept fish before, so i went and bought him on Impulse. The clerk at Wal-Mart told me h...

Thanks for all the advice! Another question... would it be best to go ahead and get all the stuff I need for this aquarium, or Upgrade to a larger aquarium first? Down the road I planned on upgrading to probably a 46 or 55 gallon tank anyways(before my G/F came home with the Puffer). Should I maybe ...

I know I'm going to be asking a lot of questions, that I should be able to find the answers to on my own, but with all the (sometimes different) information out there, I just don't know what I should listen to, what I need, etc. So, I figured I'd ask the questions and see if an experienced hobbyist ...