The Puffer Forum

i bought a 50 gal on CG a few days ago so im gonna get it ready for the puffers. will be about a month untils its cleaned and cycled though

THANKS - i have been doing 20-30% water changes weekly if not every 3 days. i did a 70% water change this morning. nitrates/nitrites were high prior to the death. ammonia is in check though. i mix my water for water changes like this: 5 gal water 1/2 cup marine salt 5 ml dechlorinator/ammonia neutra...

well ignore the pics, they are labeled wrong. the bottom one is the belly of the sickly guy. i will try to get a better pic with a real camera

not sure if these go thru or not but here is the best pic i could get of them with my phone. the first one is my happy healthy and well fed puffer. the other 2 are the sickly puffer - he looks much better today and even ate a small bite of krill a few minutes ago.

Pleco died 2 days ago. He was eaten by the happy puffer and the dominating cichlid. I found a chunk left but that's it. I am unsure if he died before consumption or not.

Ok, i started a bracking tank on 5/1. added 2 GSP, 2 Yellow cichilds, 1 pleco, 1 stery cat. one of the GSP's bellies turned black, his tail curved, fins clamped and just goes on autopilot. i thought it was just shock of the water, maybe a rapid PH change (im new to this) or not enough salinity. he g...