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by jaydo22
Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:42 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Whats wrong?
Replies: 14
Views: 1611

Re: Whats wrong?

i do not have any live rock...did a big water change last night and everybody is starting to get back to normal....so what do you suggest that i do with my other puffers? ive had them for so long ive grown attatched... i dont have time for another tank so what can i do?
by jaydo22
Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:25 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Whats wrong?
Replies: 14
Views: 1611

Re: Whats wrong?

salinity is 1.019 but the testers i have do not read ammonia levels
by jaydo22
Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:30 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Whats wrong?
Replies: 14
Views: 1611

Re: Whats wrong?

okay i only have cheap water testing kits but this is what it says nitrate 120 ppm nitite 0 ppm alkalainity 200ppm ph 7.8 i have a 72 gallon tank with 4 spotted puffers and two figure eights i change the water once a week 25% , i only feed them mysis and on occasion bloodworms. after discovering the...
by jaydo22
Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:06 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Whats wrong?
Replies: 14
Views: 1611

Re: Whats wrong?

thanks.... so if it does end up being a spike in ammonia or nitrate how do i even off the levels?
by jaydo22
Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:52 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: Whats wrong?
Replies: 14
Views: 1611

Whats wrong?

ive had my puffers for almost three years and never had a problem untill about a week ago my daughter threw them a cooked shrimp which they nibbled on but i found most of it uneaten a few hours later. since then they have all stopped eating and one of them looks really sick sunken belly and swimming...