The Puffer Forum

Those parameters were taken this morning. I've just tested again to double check and got the same results which is good I guess but inconclusive. The good news is that he seems to be improving. His belly is almost back to complete white and even ate a couple of the snails I threw in earlier today. S...

So after getting home he seems improved but not normal. He is moving around more freely but his underside is stil dark towards his tail. He did eat some blood worms but only about half a meal. I dont think he touched the snails from earlier. He seems very apprehensive and scared. He wants to stay cl...

That's a really good point. Your post reminded that he has some what done this before. I came home late one night and woke him up and he looked awful. I tried to give him food and he didn't come around. I even got water ready in the middle of the night for a next day water change. After an hour he s...

I dropped a couple snails in and he didn't go for them right away. I didn't see him eat them before I left so I'm assuming he's not going to be eating. Normally he's got them before they hit the bottom of the tank but maybe he's just taking his time because he doesn't feel well and he's going to eat...

Fish: 1.25" GSP, have had him for about a year with no problems. Tested the water right away when I noticed he was sick. pH = 7.8 Amonia = 0 Nitrite = 0 Nitrates = 10 ppm Tests were done with API test kit (not strips) Salinity = .011 Feeding = Feeding every day, snails every other day, frozen b...

How high can you safely raise the salinity in a brackish tank before you need live rock for filtration?

I understand that the heater will never be able to cool down the tank and if the room temp in the apartment is above the tank temps then the tank will warm up. It sounds like you're saying that if I go home and set my heater at 78 degrees the heater will only kick in below that temp. Currently my ap...

You mentioned setting the heater at 78 and then it will hold the tank at that temp as long as the room temperature stays at least a few degrees below that temp. The heaters in both of my tanks have never actually been set at the temp I wanted the tank at. I had to leave them in the tank for a while ...

Hi all. I'm fighting the problem of keeping a steady room temp in the summer heat. I was curious to see if anyone has any suggestions or run into the same the problem. I live in an apartment and we are just starting to get into the hot days of the summer here. My apartment has an in wall air conditi...

I haven't yet but I've been trying to. First my LFS sold me Metra+ to treat IP, which doesn't treat IP. Then I went in asked for Gel-Tek only find out later they sold me BX instead of PX, and that doesn't treat for IP. So just yeterday I've ordered some PX online. Once that comes in mail I'm going t...

I've been trying to get him to put on a little weight but he just doesn't want to. I feed him everyday and he is always ready to eat. Maybe I should feed twice a day every other day or something?

Here are the pictures of Sprout I said I would post. I never realised how hard it is take pictures of fish before. What I came up with was pretty poor. I don't know how you guys have done it with your pictures. I know you can't see much but you can vaguely see the neon green patch in some and I took...

That's a good point. I'm sure keeping him in the dark all day wouldn't be the best thing for him. I'll take some pics tonight and you guys can let me know what you think.

Hi guys, I'm curious to see if anyone else has ever seen this? The GSP I've had for a few months now and I'm wondering if his coloration is normal or something I should be worried about. He has a patch on his forhead, just back from his eyes that is a brighter green that rest of him. If varies how m...

I got a bottle of Gel Tek. Can I get some advice on how others have used this successfully. The bottle says "use ultra cure bx as the only product offered to the fish when fed. Add to the aquarium with the dropper tip on the bottle. Hold bottle 2 inches above the water surface and squeeze. Offe...