The Puffer Forum

Bonsai_girl wrote:Are you going to continue keeping the survivors (ghost catfish) in high brackish?

No, I think I'll reduce salinity to around 1.005, gradually over the next few months.

And that horrible black algae appears to be gone too !!

None got fed yesterday what with all the kerfuffle I forgot. It appears it was the tetrafin bloodworms. the whole lot has now gone in the bin, and a stiff letter sent. will go out again today and get fresh frozen bloodworms. the Ghost Catfish seem to be ok today, but Buffy is hungry, cos he's tappin...

They sound bored to me. What size tank have you got them in?

Why is there salt in there? Was it in there before this happened? Are you keeping these FW fish with BW puffers? I'm confused... Please explain your regular WC schedute & answer the other Qs above in red. Yes. Salinity was 1.12-1.14 - It's considered Light Brackish! Yes, most were in there when...

Nick wrote:Personally, I never clean filters and do water changes at the same time. Ammonia will go to zero on it's own when your biofilter picks up a few notches.

Neither do I Nick, normally. But I got such a shock when i saw all the floaters this morning, I just did everything i could think of!

4 catfish, 3 harlequins, 3 cherry barbs....... all floating dead this morning. GawdOnly knows what it was, it has me beat. Last night everyone swimming away and around quite happy, some hiding behind the filters as they usually do before bed. Others pecking the plastic greenery looking for morsel le...

BLACK ALGAE in a Light Brackish Tank- Grrr Aparently does no harm to the fish, but is unsightly, and spreading like mad! How to get rid, once and for all!? Been black algae free for months, added another fish this week, and the black algae is back. A friend suggested putting bog wood in freezer to k...

If the photo you're referring to is the one in my profile, that's my Nibbler, my F8, he's doing great. He is healthy as can be and I did put different substrate in there since that picture was taken. It's hard to get a good picture of him though, he's constantly moving. I wasn't able to get a pictu...

Pufferpunk wrote:It's always safe to do as many WC as you want.

Yes, just don't keep taking him out and putting him in a bowl when you do them!
(Sorry, wrong thread, am obviously having a "blonde moment", think I ought to go and ly down again)

Oh that's brilliant. One really healthy looking Puffer!!
well done.

Hey hey, reminds me of Buffy when I first got her....
she used to beg for food doing that

Well.. I just went and checked on him and he was floating upsidedown... I put the net in because I thought he had died and he moved a bit... I wish I had some clove oil because I'm pretty sure he's not going to make it and I can't flush him if he's still breathing. He's just sitting on the bottom o...

I hate to say it, but I think 82 degrees is too high.
I keep Buffy (also a gsp) at a regular 77 degrees. Though the salininty is quite high at around 1.004/5, I keep the air pump going 24hrs.
She even laid some eggs for me a few weeks ago! So she must be healthy

As promised, here are some pics. now Her Majesty has calmed down a bit..... http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/dogposhpaws/fishes/08-05-08_1928.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/dogposhpaws/fishes/08-05-08_1934.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/dogposhpaws/fishes/08-05-08_1935.jpg