The Puffer Forum

GemsandDai wrote:Hi all, thanks for all the welcomes

We are in Swansea, South Wales.

Really excited about getting a puffer now. Still not 100% decided on which puffer yet though.

Only a few miles from me then

Im just the other side of neath

Theres a decent looking mbu in Maidenhead Aquatics in Ponterdulais

And loads of GSP's in Maidenhead Aquatics in Morganstown

Sam.

Haha, actually one of my SAP's thaught my arm was a jiant prawn yesterday lol

autophotos wrote:hello - where in wales are you ? im in swansea


ps i have two species of puffer for sale - dwarf puffers and fig of 8s

Im in Neath! if you had SAP's i would bit your arm off

Where in wales are you? I'm in Neath, do you know for any shops stocking puffers?

Sam.

Got a bunck of silk plants in there they look more happy.

Took some of the bigger rocks out so i can get more access to the substrate to clean it

Sam.

Yeah, i have gone the live plants route before, but i want a lower maintenace tank. and with the puffers being messy i find fake plants easyer to clean around

Sam.

Yeah, i have them with about a 10x turnover so a fairly strong flow, just need to get some silk plants for them to play around in.

Sam.

Hi, I have read on another forum that SAP's dont realy care for tank decoration apart from maybe a plant and plenty of open space, but on the profile section of this site it states that they need a heavily decorated tank to keep them amused. BTW: the autor of the post on the other site is Neale Monk...

Thanks,

These http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/medicat ... 5_244.html are pretty much all the meds i can get hold of easily.

Could you recommend what ones to use? For the Ich and Worms/Parasites

Sam.

Ok, is it worth treating all of them anyway?

Is the aquarium salt and higher temp the right way to go for the whitespot?

Hi, We have had 3 new puffers today :) Went to a fish shop and they had 3 SAP's but one was looking rather poorly so we told the attendant that we would take the healthier looking pair, he told us if we took the other two we could have the third free, so we took him. He is a SAP around 1.5'' long wi...

anyone know why they are pacing up and down the glass :S

hey, thats coool, in about a year then?

one of thee females just seems to be swimming up and down the glass :S the others arnt, and theres lots to do in the tank, she just goes to the rear by the heater and paces :S what couls this be down to?

they are very small, around 1/3'' atm, and he was stuck in the side, right where flow is great as its right next to the impeller, will make it safer tomorrow though.....how long do puffers take to grow to maturity?