The Puffer Forum

Water : Ammonia - 0ppm Nitrite - 0ppm Nitrate - 5-10ppm. pH - 7.8 kH - 6dH gH - 9dH Tank size- 100L. Equipment - Eheim 160 filter/Hagen heater- controlled with Inkbird set to 78F. Air stone and Venturi. Inhabitants - One juvenile Auriglobus modestus, Avocado Puffer. About 1.5inches long. Nothing el...

Just reading through the archives about the SAP's who were kept with sand and MTS not needing as much dentistry I came across this article online. It's really only the abstract. http://www-heb.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/congress/2004/Comm/16ZuanonSurvey.doc But interestingly they do say that in their survey ...

Hmmn, well I can get any of the Zoo Med Can 'O foods that include... Snails (deshelled) Mealworms Crickets Caterpillars Grasshoppers Shrimp Our full line of feeder insects are cooked in the can (called “retorting”) which locks in the flavour and freshness while also softening the exoskeleton for eas...

I see. Thanks for that Nick. I guess I will give the freeze dried stuff a miss then. I just want to ensure she gets as much crunch as possible. I can't for the life of me find any crabs legs, the cockles cost a small fortune for such a small fish. Any suggestions of other foods I might try her on, c...

I am looking to introduce my SAP to more foods. At the minute her diet is mainly constituted of mussel meal, prawns in shells (she isn't that keen), snails and bloodworms. She isn't particulary fond of krill and will just spit out brine shrimp. To be honest she loves the mussel more than anything an...

Thanks Nick I have watched her and she is breathing normally now in so far as I can tell. The clove oil is a slimey sort of mixture so I figured it was something like that. I have found MS-222 for sale in the UK but it's £23, thats like $40 odd so a bit steep. I will keep looking and in the meantime...

Thanks for the replies. Eek le chat. That looks sore indeed! As the day has gone on her activity level is still high and she is eating. I haven't got the chance to see if the breathing has become a bit less heavy. Fingers crossed she will be OK. If I can't get a hold of this alternative sedation stu...

The only other thing is that today I have noticed that my otherwise normal puffer is breathing a bit laboriously after the trimming last night?

Is that normal? I hope she hasn't been damaged.

I see! I have had a better look at her now and I can see I didn't get nearly as much off as I would have liked so unfortunately it could be sooner rather than later. It's the sedation I am most paranoid about, amongst other things! Is Finquil available in the UK? Thats where I am. Any other tips or ...

I did this for the first time today and found it pretty stressful. I followed the article here. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/smpufferdentistry.htm I took her out when she rolled on her back, though when I was holding her in the net she started moving. I am not sure I even got much length...