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- Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:57 pm
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: gill flukes
- Replies: 1
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What you describe is lack of apparent movement of one operculum - the covering to the gills. Water may be flowing over the gills just fine and the opercular movement may be too slight for you to see. You cannot assume flukes from this - keep an eye on his opercular movement. Does he appear healthy o...
- Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:45 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: New Version of Brack Calc (Win/Mac freeware)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 678
- Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:18 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: New Version of Brack Calc (Win/Mac freeware)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 678
- Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:01 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Feed small GSP's crap
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1085
Shell-on shrimp should work and work well with larger puffs - you just buy a larger grade of shrimp. If the crab is soft-shelled, it's probably a good source of protein but not as good for teeth as snails and shrimp. Soft-shell blue crabs sold in the seafood store are certainly expensive - human del...
- Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:43 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Feed small GSP's crap
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1085
- Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:39 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Feed small GSP's crap
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1085
- Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:20 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Feed small GSP's crap
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1085
Momo - where are you located and what species of crab are you considering? My puffs get Chesapeake Bay blue crab claws and legs (meal size pieces) - but I catch them myself. Blue crabs are sold as either freshly shed soft crabs (a delicacy for us - but doesn't help with puff teeth) or hard crabs - w...
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:56 pm
- Forum: Brackish Tanks
- Topic: When salt level is low
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1554
Momodig, You are a good candidate for both investing in a refractometer and starting out right away by using the scale that directly measures salt in ppt (parts per thousand) - not SG, which infers salinity. When raising salinity in a tank, remove 50% of your water. Say its 10 ppt. Mix enough salt i...
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:35 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: SG Math
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2097
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:18 pm
- Forum: Brackish Tanks
- Topic: Weekly water changes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 843
As far as salt cost, its most economical to buy in large buckets - advertised as making 150 to 160 gallons per bucket. Since you are making brackish, say if 50% SW, that's 300 to 320 gallons. On-line prices are usually 30-$35 per bucket, so if you shop (and stock up) during free shipping specials, y...
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:08 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: SG Math
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2097
Aquarists use SG to infer salinity - by convention because old floating hydrometers were the way we measured long ago. Biologists measure salinity directly in ppt. - parts per thousand. I'm convinced this is more logical and the math errors would be fewer. Refratometers almost always have scales for...
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:58 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: The Transcontinental F8 Puffer Move
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1046
Cool topic. If I was doing this cross-country, I would bring a heater for the hotel stays, but might try to control water temp with air temp in the car - just one less thing to go wrong. Most of the little battery operated air pumps are junk, IMO. And air is mostly nitrogen so aeration is an ineffic...
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:41 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: changing f8 from freshwater to brackish..
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1442
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:28 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Snail Question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 465
Cockles are bivalves. They are sold in seafood depts in Europe, but I've never seen them offered in North America. There are species of cockles native to the US East Coast however that are not locally eaten. I've collected two common species intertidally in New England. Snails are excellent food. My...
- Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:14 pm
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Tank decor for GSPs?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 547