The Puffer Forum

Whoo hoo thats great news, will order them in with next batch! Can't wait to introduce them to my customers.
Does anyone know of any uk suppliers with SAPs?
Cheers for the responses.
Paul.

Looking at the stock list from the lfs supplier i came across this name............is it the standard dwarf puffer or another variety....is it freshwater? Also on the stock sheet were: Figure 8's Green spotted Topaz puffers Which are all brakish/marine variety. Really want to introduce puffers to th...

With Teddy! My wife to be(May 16th) adopted him for me as a christmas present.

They are SAPs and i'm pretty sure it's ich, they only moved into the tank 3-4 weeks ago and they were showing signs before any other fish, so it seems to add up.
50% water change now done and i'll do last treatment on thursday.
Thanks VERY MUCH for the help.

Thanks for reply! Help..................already treated tank 3 times with 1 treatment to go. My puffers are in a community tank. So do I continue treatment i've started or stop it altogether? Will check library FIRST from now on. A lesson learned methinks................................Puffers are s...

I'm currently treating my tank for whitespot (fluctuating temp i think, now fixed) with Waterlife Protozin. It's a 6 day treatment well days 1, 2 ,3 and 6.
My question is......... should i do my normal 30% weekly water change whilst doing the treatment?
Cheers in advance.

Thanks for the reply, I've got a population of pond snails in the tank at the mo. Will pop down my lfs tomorrow and ask for more.

Hello there I have recently purchased(3 weeks) two south american puffers for my 4 foot community tank, they are just under an inch long at the mo. I feed them bloodworm daily and am aware of their need for shellfish to keep their beaks trim. Will they hunt down the snails I already have in the tank...