The Puffer Forum

Thanks for the quik replies I cant wait till the fish store orders it! They have one there but its not for sale. Such a cool fishy!

Iv finally found a store that will order a fahaka puffer for me. I just read on here that they can grow to about 18 inches, is this common for them to grow this big? I think I read somewhere else that they grow to about 13 inches. I have a 150 gallon tank that is 4 feet long, 2 feet wide and 2 1/2 f...

You should definitly have TPF written somewhere. They could recommend this site to people buying puffers. Then again they might not do that for certian reasons.

I wouldnt want to do that lol. And Ill check out the library, shame on me for not checking first

I bought this huge bottle of ammonia, it says its for all-purpose cleaning. I want to use it on a 150g tank that is already cycled, I just removed the feeders recently and put them in another tank. Im wondering how much I should put in my tank each day to keep the filter bacteria alive. The first fi...

Thanks for the replies everyone :D I think what I will do is use tank water (77 degrees f), add salt and let it mix with a powerhead for an hour then see what the hydrometer says. Ill post back later to tell you the results. *btw my hydrometer is from instant ocean. Is that a good one? And what is a...

Was there any difference in the temperature of the water? That will affect the readings. I added cold water from the tap then added salt and let it sit in room temperature over night. So im not sure what temperature difference was from last night to this evening. Should I let the water sit for awhi...

Im having trouble getting an accurate reading with my hydrometer. Heres the problem. Last night I took one gallon of water in a bucket and added salt till the hydrometer said 1.004. I let it sit over night with a powerhead running in the bucket. A couple of hours ago I checked the SG and the hydrome...

plurmaster wrote:get some cotton strings and tight javae ferns,moss,annubias onto the driftwood. It seems like you are running out of space for your puffer to burrow under then sand.

Not to hijack this thread, but I have a quik question. Can you attach java fern to other decor besides wood?

I wrote this huge thing, but in the end it all came down to one thing...


That guy is anoying and id feel much better if a giant grabbed him and squeezed him till he surlaW his pants. Kindof like he does to his fish.

Very interesting................................................hmm.......................................interesting...............................

Agnate wrote:Yeah... Any tank over 50 gallons of water has me freaked out about busting glass. Unless you've got this in a basement, I wouldn't really trust it. You'd be much better off buying some large pieces of acrylic and just building your own.

+1

Sorry to hear that . I wish you the best of luck!

Dadof4

Ill try and take some later, cant find my camera at the moment.