The Puffer Forum

Hi...just got this puffer from the LFS...they said it was a "pez globo", said it was fresh water...never heard of it...what do you all think? http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww82/fairislefarm/DSC_0464.jpg http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww82/fairislefarm/DSC_0452-1.jpg http://i708.ph...

I have no idea why they died...it is a complete mystery. I did get them from the same store. I oredered them and picked them up as soon as they arrived do they did nto even get unpacked form the bags they were shipped in...so I know it was not the lfs...maybe the supplier. One of the other stores in...

Hi there everyone...I got a new F8 last week from the LFS that keeps them in brackish. (I raised the SG to 1.010 the same as the fish store tank prior to getting him...do you think I should lower it a bit to 1.008?) I took out most of the subtrate (argonite) so that is is about 1 inch thick (I had a...

I just got a free 45 gallon tank, so I am trying to decide what i am going to do. Right now I have a 33 gallon community tank. I am switching a 25 gallon FW to brackish...but maybe I should switch the 33 gallon to brackish and keep the 45 as the community tank...do you think 2 f8's or 2 gsp's would ...

Does anyone here keep f8's with GSP's in the same tank? What would be the minimum size of tank if you do... I know they like slightly different sg but it would be kind of cool to have one of each if it was do-able...

You better be careful...draft horses are addictive! I own three clydesdales and 4 Gypsy horses. I would not go back to light horses, I just cannot believe how gentle the drafts are! I think you will fall inl ove with the percherons!

Jan

The book is called "Gypsy Horses and the Travellers Way" the photographer is John Hockensmith, he wrote the text of the book as well. qtrhorse...do get a GH they are beyond unbelieveable...I just sold my two clydesdale mares to buy my filly. I can't tell you how much I love them...I own an...

Hey quarter horse is that a Gypsy horse in your avatar??? I have GH's, two stallions and a yearling filly!

So I was reading the recommended article for starting a brackish tank in the Brackish puffer section here. In it he was talking about the substrate. In the article it says "If you plan on keeping live rooted plants, you will need about a 1" layer of substrate ( avoid larger layers as they ...

I looked closely at the body this morning and he seemed normal on the outside. I looked for the mark on his side and I do think it was the edge of his gill. But as everything had kind of flattened out it did not look the same, it had no redness to it anymore, though it did look somewhat different th...

I have 3 dwarf puffers in a 10 gallon that do just fine...makes me think it's not the water? Man am I bummed out now

So...no need to worry...he died....that makes 4 i have killed in the last month...I have no idea what I am doing wrong...think I should give up?

Jan

[quote="marksrush"]What does his belly look like? Is it bright white, or is it gray or black? Is it flat, rounded, or pinched-in? What's his activity level? Is he all beat-up looking, with ragged fins etc., or does he otherwise look good? What shape is that red spot? Is it almost perfectly...

I am also worried about his lack of appetite...I have some frozen brine shrimp but I don't want to add them if the chances are he wont eat them...He is already leaving enough food that needs to be cleaned up...

Jan

Given what is happening with this little guy, I have a piece of malaysian hardwood I was going to put in the tank...should I wait, or will it be okay to add it to the tank now?

Jan