The Puffer Forum

In the next month or so I will get a good tank set up and get another, I really liked him, and I think I would like to have another.

My sister gave a a fish, and I have figured out it is called a "green spotted puffer" or something to that affect. I had a fish tank and she no longer wanted the fish (had just gotten it from walmart) so I took it. Now I see I am in over my head! It is in a 2 gal tank (I think it is 2 gal...

Well, the heater on high was to much and the heater on low was to little. Came down stairs and the water was at 60, but I was to late to fix it. I miss the little guy.

Well, I went and got a testing kit, a temp gage and a small filter. the nitrate and nitrite are 0.the total hardness is 75, or soft. Chlorine is 0. total alkalinity is 80. ph is somewhere between 7.2 and 7.8(the color on the strip is between the two.) The ammonia was between 0 and .25, and the take ...

He is moving around. His tail looks like sme of it got ripped off, I cant tell if that was from his tank mates before I got him, or if he did it himself.

I have changed his water twice, and I got him yesterday. I plan to keep up with the water changes. I have a small heater fan blowing on the tank an it is keeping his water warm. I am getting a 10 gal tank this weekend (free of craigslist) to tide him over till we can get a larger tank. I am going to...

Ahhh this is a idea. Thank you!!

Well, I can get a 10 gal glass tank tomorrow. What kind of filtration would I need?

I do not know of a fish shop around here, she got him at walmart and I dont think they will take back fish.

What can I do (other then to buy a larger tank) to help him survive until I get a larger tank?

My sister gave a a fish, and I have figured out it is called a "green spotted puffer" or something to that affect. I had a fish tank and she no longer wanted the fish (had just gotten it from walmart) so I took it. Now I see I am in over my head! It is in a 2 gal tank (I think it is 2 gal,...