The Puffer Forum

Well after waiting what seems like an age I have finally got my 2 Figure of 8's home (I've only been waiting since october time for them to come back in) so am now getting them settled into there new home.

I'm so annoyed still haven't got my fishys the wholesaler keeps not sending them in the order Ill find out the day after tomorrow if they have come in on this next order or not.
Have your fingers crossed for me I'm getting so impatient now it seems to be taking forever to get them home!

Well cycled my tank got all the levels flat on 0 went to get my puffs only to find out that the wholesalers hadn't sent my fishys got to wait a further 2 weeks now before they could be in again so I've moved a couple of platys over from our community tank to keep the tank ticking over till my puffs ...

Well now have my tank and puffers on order should be able to pick them up in about 2-2half weeks so going to start cycling tank tomorrow. I've had my sponge from my filter sitting in the top of my large filter in my current tank that is a fresh tank but as the puffers are in fresh where I'm getting ...

taureanddragon76 cheers for the imput the filter is spare and sponge is placed inside top of my big filter as hospital tank is no longer running well ill try mine with pals and if they dont get on they can go in the tropical tank

How big a tank do you have for your fish then just out of interest?

taureandragon76

Also how do your Figure of eights get on living with the Bumble Bee Gobys as I want something in with mine and some people have said not to because of the puffers attacking the other fish I was thinking off Mollies whats your opinion?

Thanks for the advice i am probably going to start with fresh then gradually raise the salinity to the appropiate level as the puffers are kept in freshwater in the shop i'm getting them from. taureanddragon76 Would this method work for me as the fish in my tank are coldwater/freshwater fish? Also I...

have to see if i can order it in of the internet then somehow

Heard of the prawn way before how long should the prawn be left in the tank?

Mine are going te be Eric and Shelly they are going to be Figure of Eight Puffers just setting up tank at present.

Take that back looks like i've sorted it now!!!

Been trying to fill in my profile but with no luck will try again tomorrow when hubby is up he's better on pc than me.

Been told Bio-Spira can only be bought from the US and I'm in the UK heard about the Ammonia before where can I get it from and is there a particularly type that is best for Brackish. The Bio-Spira is it a biological filter additive containing live bacteria as in UK we can get something called Stres...

The fish will be in fresh as I have already checked this unless they are ordered in and then will ask what the suppliers house them in. Was sold aquarium salt to make up the brackish water then discovered I needed marine salt afterwards so got to get some of that. So in truth I'll be looking at abou...