The Puffer Forum

Leave the corner filter, because that is where most or your good bacteria is, add the whisper too. Having both wont hurt. You can add gravel with out removing the water, just do it gently a handful at a time as not to stress the puffer.

here is an article on fishless cycling
http://www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/profile ... cling.html

I don't think you will have success with a non filtered tank. You need a cycled tank for just about all fish, except maybe a Betta, even with Bettas you MUST do water changes often. I am new to puffers, but not to fish keeping in general. Puffers are one of the "messier" type of fishes to ...

So I went out and picked some slugs from under a rock *gag* came in washed one off and dipped it in on a plastic measuring spoon , sorry but not going to touch a slug! He circled it a few times then slurp! haha I am naming him Slurp!

There is alway room for more tanks.....ALWAYS.....


***hmmm maybe this is why I stay home with the fish on Saturday nights***

Very cool. No, no weed killer or fertilizer. The little slugs crawl up under my porch swing every morning...buwahahahah Now I know what to do with one or two of them.

What about the tiny garden slugs can puffers have those? I mean its just a snail with out a shell right? Just wondering

Nah! Ghost shrimps are easy!! All you need is a large container, I use one of those two gallon critter keepers. Put some gravel in the bottom, a few small terracotta saucers inverted and propped with rocks make good hiding places. For a filter I use a small DIY sponge filter made from a fish food co...

I just read it, thank you. Some very good info there, and very well put together.

Thank you I appreciate the help. I will keep his progress posted.

So should I skip the hydrometer? I have some melafix on hand, I wanted to ask before adding it as i know these guys are sensative. He is being really shy, I have a ton of plants in the birob so he can hide. here he is. this the best pic I could get he is way shy. The shrimp are just some baby glass ...

Ok here is the situation. history: This little guy came from a cichlids tank. He was in water that I would consider fresh. As all my friend had in there was 1 tsp aquarium salt per gallon. He is a little over 2 inches long and has been living on a diet of cichlid pellets for the last 6 months. The p...