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Well just to throw a spanner in the works, the bogwood that had the algae on it, i have rescued it from the bin as i did like it and it costs money. So the best ways of cleaning bogwood are either boiling or baking can someone give me a time on how long i boil it for and................................

Well just to throw a spanner in the works, the bogwood that had the algae on it, i have rescued it from the bin as i did like it and it costs money. So the best ways of cleaning bogwood are either boiling or baking can someone give me a time on how long i boil it for and................................

LilGreenPuffer wrote:What did you scrub it down with?

Just a simple nailbrush LGP nothin abnormal like a brillo pad or anything lmao.

Yeah i remember u2 PP, and as i said he is part of the family and it aint until somethin like this happens that you actually realise it, my missus n kids where well upset about him when he got ill, so u can just imagine the relief at home when we found out what the problem was. As for the wood, no m...

Well thanks again for ur advice i will look into getting a heater, but actually checking my thermometer tonight its at 74f which is 23c and according to the puffer information on here they are fine between 23 and 26c, i know im at the bottom end of it so i will look into some heat for him. As for th...

OK folks i aint been ignoring ur answers and suggestions, i have been on the case trying to sort the problem out. The problem i have is that i put a new piece of bogwood into my tank and unbeknown to me there was a bluey green algae attached to this bogwood, after long consultations with my lfs, we ...

Hi folks, just wondered if anyone could help me, my puffer has developed like bloodshot fins, can anyone tell me what might be causing this. Thanks

So pray tell my friends, when will the next puffer of the month comp be then?

Nice Tank manutius but tell me something, don't your Mabu try and eat everyhting else in the tank. I would love to put some other fish in my tank with my Fahaka but its a certain death sentence lol.

I also find that feeding shell on prawns and crab claws are two of the messiest things i have ever fed my puffer, so i feed him cockles and muscles. I only feed him live shrimp and prawns (without the shells) as a treat now and again. I am quite fortunate to live by the coast and have quite a few lo...

I cringe when I see a 13" fish living in a 12" wide tank. Edited by Pufferpunk for language content. I haven't got a 12inch wide tank and I'd prefer it if you'd get your facts correct before you come on here shootin your mouth off. Like i said before if you took the time to read all of my...

Everyone on this site congratulates you for saving your fahaka from a bad home and giving it the best care with best intentions that you could afford to pay. But if this site wants to maintain credibility it should not endorse an owner keeping a big freaking fahaka in half the recommended minimum t...

Well folks as i said before, since I've turned the light out he hasn't been attacking the glass at all, so i can only assume it is the reflection of himself he is attacking, i ain't saying either that you don't get any reflection with the light off, you do, but with the light on the reflection is a ...

Pufferpunk wrote:Does your fahaka eat children?

Dunno, might stick a little pinky in there later, to see what he thinks lol.

the bloody fish eats better than the kids lol, but i wouldn't really sell them either .........(well maybe for the right price lol)