The Puffer Forum

my GSP is named "The Captain" but I usally call him by a nickname of cap or just captin

Bought a sponge today and fit it to the filter, i had doubts that the little filter could suck through the sponge but I was proven wrong as of 5 minutes ago. got some Java Moss for the tank as well just letting the temp drop a little before I put the moss in. And my LFS is picking up some cherry shr...

what about an air stone? I threw one in under the gravel just because it was sitting around, will it disturb the shrimp or harm the babies? I've heard that small air bubbles can get stuck to the babies and they can't get the bubbles off and die, but It isn't producing small bubbles. I don't know. I'...

So I did my first water change since adding my GSP to my main tank and I was expecting him to go hide like the rest of my fish. But I was wrong, while siphoning the water out he was up checking out the powerhead and making sure I didn't drop the hose and get fish water all over my room. :lol: then w...

hmm okay, I'll clean it up and get it ready for use then. I dont even remeber what kind it is. its from an old tank when i was a kid. but if i have a sponge on intake I don't really need the filter pad in the actual filter do I? I'm sure it would help, so I'll try and find one to fit it.

that links says to make a sponge filter you just run an air pump into a sponge? that seems to easy.. lol did i miss understand something or what? i also have a small filter that hangs on the back of the tank that i was thinkign about just stikcing a spong on the intake of it but I don't know that it...

What about a filter? i wasn't going to use one cause i don't want them getting sucked up, but I could prolly do a sponge filter. but is it needed for the cherry shrimp tank?

Hawkfish LOVE live food such as feeder shrimp and even adult brineshrimp. ( I have a Flame Hawkfish, and my brother has a diffrent kind of hawkfish dont rember its specific name, but both love live foods) Petsmart usally sells ghost shrimp for 30-50 cents each. but I don't liek that route much becau...

takes me about 15-20 minutes to do a 70% WC on my 45 gallon SW tank. I mix the water in one of those big sotrage container things then pump the water through a hose to my tank using a powerhead. and i siphon the water out of the tank out my window and into the yard

Sweet, whats a better bottom for them, gravel or sand?

Thanks, I would prolly have removed the molts if you didn't tell me that

Yeah, never trust the amount they tell you... just get a salinty tester, they only a couple bucks.

I wont get overwhelmed if that happens I'll go drop some in my brother's reef tank for his fish to rip apart. Thanks, think this week I'll start setting up the tank.

Mantis are buggers when in a reef tank. one hopped a ride from the LFS on a peice of live rock into my brother's reef tank. some fish went missing, then one night he saw the mantis out hunting. took about a week to catch the guy. but knowing he was in the tank he feed him krill to keep him away from...

Awesome, thanks for the info. Last question, how many shrimp should i buy to put in the tank for breeding?