The Puffer Forum

Hermit crab? Aren't those SW? Try the Melafix/Pimafi/clean water 1st. You can also add as much as 1 tbsp salt/5g to the tank (start with 1/10g & then double that the next day, for FW fish), to help sooth/strengthen the skin. Garlic is also a good immune system booster. I meant fiddler crab and ...

I removed the snails and did another water change, I also found the hermit crab in my filter and it scared the hell out of me O.o I put him in the net for now since I guess my puffer doesn't want to eat him. I did more research into parasites and I'm thinking it might be fish lice or a similar looki...

Hello, I've got a 2.5 inch hairy puffer in a 30 gallon tank that I've had for about a month. Before I got the fish I had a goldfish with 2 marimo balls and two stocks of bamboo already established. I moved the goldfish but left the plants before I got Mildred(the puffer). She's been feeding on froze...