The Puffer Forum

Thanks for all your help. everyone. I to go to a fathers day event this afternoon and when I returned home Bob had passed away. I bought the test strips on the way home, set me back 20 bucks, but that doesn't matter. I miss him RIP bob. I don't think I'll consider buying another puffer until I can g...

My GSP bob is acting sick, his stomach is sunkin in and he won't eat. What should I test for in his water parameters and how will I know if he suddenly got a bad parasite? his mout is always open, and the last time I saw him eat it looked like he was having trouble or it was lodged in his mouth and ...

As far as waste, I do clean it often to keep the waste down. I've had him for a year now, and he hasn't shown any signs of stress or puffing due to the environment. He seems quite happy ATM. I bought a product designed to cycle with for a couple of days before I put him in the first time. More recen...

Well it's a 10g (I know I need a 30.. moving to that at a later date, he's about an inch and a quarter long now). My GSP is the only inhabitant at this point and will likely remain so. I just read that I can avoid a skimmer if I change the water on another forum, is this true, and how often would I ...

Please, give me a hand. I understand that my puffer will trim his teeth on live rock and I was wanting to raise to SW so I can add live-rock and the like. What do I need to upgrade? And by need, I mean absolutely need. I am a poor college student making my rent. So far the tank is brackish (from fre...

OH REALLY? BURMENS AND SIMON 2004. JK

Well, like what Myaj said, either way I'm moving to brackish. The population isn't going to survive. :]

Food consumption does not decrease with age, it increases as long as the puffer is actively growing - which is until the fish is full size. After that consumption does taper off a bit, but it is not a marked decline in total intake per week, it is just a difference in meal size that the keeper offe...

Welcome to the Forum... Please read the artical that PP provided..it is very helpful and will answer alot of questions you may have... About the Snails...Overfeeding your Puffer to keep him from eating other tank mates is a bad idea. You should feed him until he is nice and round then stop..Do this...

I've been keeping my GSP in a freshwater environment for a couple of months now and he seems fine. Is it possible to continue this or will I shorten his life if I don't continue a move to a brackish environment? He is about one inch long now, and still seems very lively. Also, will he eat himself to...