The Puffer Forum

Hi thejoie, I have had my single dp with my cherry shrimp for about 2 months now, and although she often gives them "the look", she has not killed any to my knowledge. So... there is hope. I still wouldn't be surprised if she went on a killing spree one day, but so far so good. I did trans...

I think that by "regular snails", plurmaster may be referring to apple snails sold as pets. So to Plurmaster, there are tons of small snails called common pond or ramshorn snails that infest LFS's tanks that they should be able to give you. These are the snails we are referring to, and the...

Hey I just saw some red ramshorns for $2.95 or 2/5$ which I thought was kinda funny. Common pond snails are always free though, aren't they?

:D Thanks for the suggestion! I also considered some Endlers. Just to let you know, I'm stepping up the water changes. It's not exactly a lot of work, just the small water changes more frequently were recommended by members of another forum so as not to drastically change the water chemistry and sho...

Ok Nick, I undertand your point of view, and appreciate your replies because I did after all join this forum to discuss, but I would really like to do some more research on stunting before discussing that issue further. The issue of fish hormones is interesting to me and I would like to read up abou...

And aside from the dp, I have thin-bodied small fish. I'm not trying to argue, just discuss. So how are meaty cichlids ok to overstock, but not white clouds and small tetras? I also think you're neglecting the plants in there. I have hygro polysperma and duckweed to absorb nitrogen,(etc) both of whi...

One more thing, I checked out the thread about stunting in General Discussion about the ID Shark and I think the question still remains: what are signs of stunting? Would the fact that my cherry shrimp are alive and well be an indication of the water quality? No breeding on their part yet, but they ...

Hmmm, I do agree that the filter is low flow, and it requires frequent maintenance because the smallest amount of debris and it slows down. So I keep a close eye on it because I can now tell if there is something obstructing the impeller by the circulation. As for dissolved organics and pollutants a...

Definitely more than one of each. There is a small school of each, 7 white clouds and 5 glowlights. The tank is a hex, and the white clouds stick to the top with the glowlights claiming the bottom half. Although you may find this overstocked, I really don't see it as such myself, only because they'r...

Crazedpuffer, very interesting point. Goonerman, do you think that when they are kept in groups like that, they become more aggressive? It seems that when there are more than one, they become territorial and competitive for a spot on the pecking order? Isabella doesn't have that competition so unles...

Hello folks, I'm a newbie here because I just got my first puffer a few days ago, and her name is Isabella. I'm not new to fishkeeping, but circumstances, i.e. my still being a starving student, have prompted me to set up a 5 gal after several years of not keeping tanks. Then... at a local auction, ...