The Puffer Forum

Hi, I need some assistance and would be grateful for any advice. Having owned my F8 for coming up to two years and despite feeding him a diet of 90% snails I now need to trim his beak. The reason why this terrifies me is that unfortunately I killed off my previous F8 trimming his beak using clove oi...

Hi Pufferpunk, After feeding my puffer so that he has a nicely rounded belly, the same time the next day he has a very slightly concave belly. Nothing as bad as you see in some LFS but enough for me to be concerned, perhaps I am being paranoid! So I just wanted to treat him for peace of mind, I was ...

After having contacted a number of retailers in the USA, I have now ordered some PraziPro from Ebay. Hopefully it will arrive OK and not be confiscated at customs. Out of interest, Is there much of a difference between the two, Is one better than the other or do they all pretty much do the same thin...

Many thanks for your responses. My reluctance about the medications I can buy in the UK are based on the fact that they are meant to be administered by "bathing" and I recall reading a thread that suggested that to treat IP they need to be administered orally? I can purchase Sera Tremazol ...

Hi, I have a figure of 8 puffer and have noticed that his stomach is slightly concave the following day after feeding. I observed this about two weeks ago and having researched on this forum, suspect that he might be suffering with internal parasites. ph 8.2 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrates 20ppm ...

Hi, I have found some very realistic looking plastic plants in my LFS and would like to add them to my F8 puffer tank, which has a salinity of 1.005. I have noticed that the stems of the plants have been injection moulded around a mild steel rod. This metal rod is visible in some areas. My question ...

Thanks for your very prompt response and advice, I now feel confident to carry out my first water change. Thanks again.

I have a 60L tank with a single F8 puffer. I am about to convert from freshwater to brackish and have treated 25L of tap water and added marine salt. I have measured the salinity of the change water with a refractometer, which is reading 1.002. When I carry out the water change is it safe to add all...