The Puffer Forum

my rather distracted point being that i don't know if i would be able to find any of that, or even be able to ask locally if they know what it is

Well....eehm...I don't know what any of that is... this would be my first saltwater tank, and I've got the DSP and am looking into LR, but most of the books i have looked up on the subject say silly things like "make sure you properly install your aquarium's filtration system-- an improperly in...

Can live rock be used to replace the (carbon)filters in most any type of filter? Would it actually work/help?

My carbon is inside the pad, and I've just taken the whole bit out. It hasn't caused any problems that I am aware of?

You're not going crazy : P
I've read/heard of it before as well--- but I have also heard plenty against it.

I have to say I don't see the red either. It seems much the same as what is happening with Azza's thread.

If there is a red dot, it will be very obvious, and it will not change with color/mood changes.
Here is a pic of the red dot on baby cochinchinensis:

These puffers really do need caves. Several, IMO. They like "deep" hiding places where they can be completely ensconced.

I have two of these, and the general concensus is that they are turgidus. They like to lurk in caves, but will sometimes venture out into the open. Some of it depends on individual personality, as one of mine is far more outgoing (and more often out of the caves).

I love how he smacks his lips between bites.

He just thinks he's cute enough to get his way ; )

It is just a color morph and does not reflect a difference in nutritional value

You can burp them, but you have to be very delicate.
Instead of holding directly onto them and making them swim away, you could try making a light fist with them inside and let them swim through your fingers.
It sound like the same thing, I know, but hopefully you get the image.

What a cutie! If I had any corals to give up, I would have probably done the same ^_^

I uh, I think I just got accustomed to having air conditioning. Living in, you know, New Mexico.

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