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by J. Hajek
Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:02 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP barely alive (I think)
Replies: 10
Views: 1172

Re: GSP barely alive (I think)

O.K. Will be looking for another tank to put him in. My house is so messy that I can't tell if there are any other tanks within my house. If not will buy another at store (earl may, wal mart, and sundance feed and seed). Until then I have set up an aquarium seperater to they are kept in species only...
by J. Hajek
Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:11 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP barely alive (I think)
Replies: 10
Views: 1172

Re: GSP barely alive (I think)

The other ones were fine but I saw one of them bite a hole in the bag we were transporting them in as there was a wrinkle in the bag so he could easily get his mouth around itso we had a bit of a panic as we were in the car on the way home and still 30 miles from their awaiting tank but we found a g...
by J. Hajek
Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:29 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP barely alive (I think)
Replies: 10
Views: 1172

Re: GSP barely alive (I think)

there were two GSPs in the one hundred gallon tank that he was in, has proper filtration and heating for the size of tank and the newest water parameters are:
ammonia=0.05
nitrite=0
nitrate=10
PH=7.5
hydrometer read 1.005
by J. Hajek
Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:12 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP barely alive (I think)
Replies: 10
Views: 1172

GSP not alive anymore

GSP just died. flash freezed to make sure so he didn't suffer, noticed top spotted part of puffer getting darker and discolored while being sick. anyrisk of passing on to other live pufferfish in tank?
by J. Hajek
Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:58 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP barely alive (I think)
Replies: 10
Views: 1172

Re: GSP barely alive (I think)

100 gallon tank mostly eats ghost shrimp or frozen cooked shrimp there is salt but no tester, about 1 teaspoon salt per gallon water. already read GSP article
by J. Hajek
Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:16 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP barely alive (I think)
Replies: 10
Views: 1172

GSP barely alive (I think)

Green Spotted Pufferfish just intoduced to new tank yesterday is not moving unless something approaches it. doesn't eat anymorejust floats around randomly. At first would float with head touching top of water surface then would float wherever teh currents from the filter took him then after 3-5 minu...
by J. Hajek
Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:36 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP not moving
Replies: 4
Views: 581

Re: GSP not moving

I am new to pufferfish care, I am already trying to find an affordable tank that would fit him better, do you know anywhere that has good affordable tanks? i have no idea why there is no chlorine in the water but I know that there isn't any. I just finished reading the article about GSP in the libra...
by J. Hajek
Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:30 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP not moving
Replies: 4
Views: 581

GSP not moving

I have a GSP that I have had for about a month and I did a routine water change and I put him in a plastic bag during the water change like I had done five times before(He is really good natured, doesn't panic or anything like that), I let the water temp acclimate and I opened the bag and let him sw...