The Puffer Forum

Which is the easiest Puffer Fish to care for?

I'm so angry. I bought some ready mixed brackish water from my LFS two weeks ago, I was assured it would keep for a few weeks so today I syphoned out 10 litres of very clear tank water and replaced it with the water from the LFS. Instant milky water. I took a sample and went straight round there to ...

A post to say thank you to Pufferpunk for her advice I decided not to take him back to the LFS and carried on as instructed. He started to buck up and has not looked back since(touch wood) he still isn't very bright all over but his belly is nice and cream now and he is very active. So thanks for yo...

It killed my small 3/4 GSP the new GSP is a lot bigger about 1 1/2 inches not counting its tail, but the little devil BBG is keeping him at the top of the tank by biting his tail. I'm at a loss what to do I don't have another brackish tank and the lfs don't take back fish.

I have a BBG that is bullying my puffer is this normal?

Thanks Pufferpunk will get some osmoprep this weekend. Still wondering is little Ozzy should be hanging head down in the water?

Hi, I started the tank off with tap water and Sg of .002. The Mollies were constantly flicking on the gravel so I tested and the nitrate was 40! could only have been our water. I started to do my WC's with RO water to slowly replace it. The tank is 60ltr (bigger one in the wings) I am not as active ...

Have been watching him through my binoculars! (daughter now thinks I am going senile) he dosn't stay the same colour for more than a few seconds. He has lots of caves and imitation mangrove roots, fake plants etc. The water is a real problem our tap water is terrible very smelly we don't drink it so...

After months of searching I found a 1/2 GSP he was black all over as were all his fellow GSP, now two weeks later he is still mostly dark but sometimes when the lights are off I find him head down black and curled in a ball is he asleep? He darts off if disturbed. What worries me is he was against t...

Thank u for your advice, the tank has been cycling with Mollies in it for three months now SG 1.005 I thought this was brackish but on the safe side as I can increase it if needed and when I see the size of my GSP. Mollies have a good home waiting for them.

Thank you all for your suggestions. I have decided to order one from Wildwoods when the weather warms up a bit. I will keep on perusing the forum for tips in the meantime, my ambition is to work my way up to keeping a porcupine marine puffer. Merry xmas

Dear Hilly have tried Wildwoods they have stopped shipping as too cold. Thanks anyway

Three hour drive too far unfortunately.

I give up Ive rung every lfs within forty miles I've ordered at every one, nothing, and today I tracked down a GSP in London they ship fish to you and they have stopped for the winter! I have been offered every other sort of puffer but not a GSP. Ah well - only been waiting fifty years! If anyone fr...

Hi I'm in Cheshire have tried ordering through several LFS all say yes we can get them in and then they can't. I have found one at Pets at Home horror if you can read my second posting I could do with some advice.