The Puffer Forum

Yep, the tank is going through an entire change with look, type, everything...I guess its not really called a salinity Change . I do not need live sand do I? I wanted to just get some black play sand...is that fine?

Yeah, got the hydrometer and starting the salinity change tomorrow on my off day so I can fiddle with it all day!!!

Thanks for the help guys

Ok, sounds like a good list of things to get started on...Hopefully my LFS has a good price of live rock cause 20 lbs seems like it sounds expensive. As for the ghost shrimp I only ment to use them as food. Will they last long enough for the puffer to notice them?

Ok, been awhile since I have been here. Since my GSP (Hamlet) passed away about three months ago, I have had time to learn much more about puffer keeping and correct feeding routines. I have also been looking into getting a Marine puffer and have decided on getting a valentini. Now my tank is curren...

Yeah it stinks...but I will press on and hopefully learn from this with my next puffer. As for the pics PP, I dont have a good camera it cant take a picture worth a crap through glass.

Well, in a previous post I was trying to figure out this yellowish clear substance on my puffer and apparently I couldn't figure it out fast enough. I just woke up about an hour ago to find Hamlet stuck to the intake of my filter. I panicked and quickly shoved him off of the intake thinking he may h...

I have never touched Hamlet...I am aafraid to make him puff.

Substrate is large gravel....looks like little 1/8 inch rocks.

I am currently holding my GSP Hamlet in my 10g tank due to some weird 'stuff' appearing on him. It definitely does not look like any case of ICH I have ever seen so I am almost ready to rule that out. Now as for what the substance looks like: It is a very light yellowish tone substance that is loose...

Oh yeah, he has his own 55g tank being cycled right now. About another month and I will feel safe with transferring him over to his new home! the SG I do not know since I dont have a kit for it. Also it is currently FW but the 55g is set up to get him slowly used to brackish water. Also, thanks for ...

Tank setup and parameters: 1 - Ammonia: 0ppm - Nitrite: 0ppm - Nitrate: 10ppm - pH: 7.8 2 - 10 gallon, GSP 3 - Feeding 6 times a week, 5 days with bloodworm, 1 day with 12 snails. - Water change schedule: once every other day at 30% - To clear the water of chlorine I use "Aqua Plus" Tap wa...

Well I checked the parameters of the water at the lfs and all the levels were ok...I did notice on my skull I recently placed in there that the 'paint' that was originally on there was chipping off and a white fuzz was growing where the paint chipped off. I decided to take it out yesterday and clean...

Yeah they are a very trustworthy group of people. They also specialize in a few puffers. Mappa and whatever the square yellow one is with black spots. WHICH I LOVE AND WANT!!!! Anyways, So all the information and tests they give me i trust 100% and I even watch em do it!

Some chemical stuff where they fill test tubes and put droplets into the water...

Yeah I know, just been having to deal with new bills since living on my own now and dont have spare money but trying to get it soon.

Anyways he is right around 2" with tail probably a little smaller.

Ok, first off I dont know the parameters of my water since I dont have a kit and I take it to my lfs to make sure it is ok twice a week. My last check they said all the parameters were fine with nitrites at 0 and ammonia at 0. My tank size is a 10g with ONLY Hamlet in it (GSP) I feed him bloodworm e...