The Puffer Forum

10 days and Gabriella's marks are almost gone. It was indeed the house causing the marks.

Yes I vacuum tank to remove crap/water/nitrites. I dont know what else to tell you, the fact is the marks are fading since the house has been removed. I do appreciate your advice but as I said these marks have been fairly consistent for over 6 months, inline with when she got too big for her house. ...

Yes but is it possible all these marks are caused by the entrance to her house? I have never seen another fish marked like this

Okay. Ph - 7.8 Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 Tank Size - Rekord 600 (61cm l x 31 w x 41 h) Im not sure what that is litres or gallons Im afraid. Gabriella is the only inhabitant (Shes too naughty to have friends) I feed her almost entirely Snails from the garden. She used to eat frozen lance f...

I need some help. My beautiful abei puffer, Gabriella, has some confusing marks on her. These have been on her for a good 6 months. Moving around minimally, sometimes more intense and other times less. I believed they were caused by her squeezing her fat piglet body into her little house. I showed p...

Hello. My Abei Puffer and I have been living happily together for the past 2 years. I have been slowly transitioning from sand to black gravel (e.g siphoning out sand with each clean adding a little more gravel). Today I had a good root around at the bottom of the sand and a distinctive 'eggy' smell...

After a long wait due to cycling etc.... On the 20th January I finally gots me the Congo puffer I had driven 60 miles (3 times!) to attempt to buy previously.... I named her ree-ree. Now, in the shop, I never once saw ree-ree, she was in a dimly lit tank on her own, wit black gravel and nothing else...

If your interested i think i have a eemail address of someone selling a breeding pair of suvatti for £40-50. They clutch about twice a year. Ive been to Shirley Aquatics and 2 branches of maidenhead and saw no FW puffers atall. I woud suggest a Abei if you want a active puffer that wont burry themse...