The Puffer Forum

My vet said Hummer used to eat like crazy - he couldn't keep him satsified for a while. Could that have been the feast before the fammine?

before the puff starts not eating? IF it isn't internal parasites, what do you think it could be?

Do you think it is due to internal parasites?

great, will do. I'll update as things progress. Your all great!

Hi to everyone! I just got back from out veternarian office - we took our cat - and I was admiring their HUGE porc. puffer named Hummer. When I asked the vet how old he was, he said he wasn't sure but Hummer had not eaten in over 45 days! :( ! He said he spoke to several of his doctor friends, but c...

I'm glad you told me, I probably would have overlooked it. I ordered 3oz instead of 1 just incase I do something wrong. Should I keep the filter carbon and floss out while adding it, or after adding it, or should I just dump it in the back of the filter?

Oh, good , I'm glad to know you are happy with yours. I'll pick it up tomorrow and between that and the Bio-spira that I should be recieving this week, my little puffs will be so happy with their clean, chemical free environment, they won't know what hit them!

I just wanted to update everyone on my puffers tank. Everyone is doing AWSOME! No itching at all!! I have been doing large water changes as I wait for the bio-spira to get here. Also, I noticed that when I turn on the Protien Skimmer, my little F8 starts rubbing herself on the plants and such - once...

Thanks for the info - I'll order it today! Again thanks for all of you help. I will continue water changes and monitoring their tank. I'll keep everyone posted.

I forgot to ask - where can I find the Bio-spira? I called around yesterday and couldn't find it anywhere.

Hi to everyone, I have great news! I did a 45% water change yesterday (I was unable to get on the computer yesterday, so I couldn't read the additional wonderful ideas).Thie morning both my f8 and my gsp look AWSOME! They are so peaceful in the tank now - not lethargic, just happy swimming and playi...

Dear Eric, Usually protien skimmers are for saltwater tanks, but they are finding there are benefits for brackish as well. Protien skimmers,most of the time, are units of their own, but I found one that is a protien skimmer and filter system all in one. Its called the Skilter 250 made by Skilter. I ...

Dear Pami, I have been using both Cycle and Stress Zyme - like mad! I wondered if that was the case. oh phoey! (I can use phoey on the screen, right? :) I just did a 25% water change in the midst if talking with all of you, so I guess I'm on my way to semi cleaning my poor little ones up! Before I a...

If you think bio-spira will work, I'm on it! I'll have my husband pick it up on the way home from work. I have CYCLE from Nutrafin and Stress Zyme from Aquarium Pharma. Will eaither of those help? Do you think the protien skimmer is ok to run - I noticed it took out alot of junk from the tank.

Thanks so much to everyone. When I purchased my F8, all of my readings were ok - I think the initial high numbers were due to, as now I'm seeing, overstocking and overfeeding. I felt SO bad when I went to take a new reading about two days after putting my F8 and cats in there and I saw how outrageou...