The Puffer Forum

Thank you for your help, its very much appreciated

I'm afraid to say he passed away.
If anyone has any ideas as to why I'd really like to know. Poor fish

The bogwood came from her tank. The coconut had been in a tank before, but not for at least a year. They hadn't been cleaned before placed in my tank

He's been with his food for half an hour now and he's not touched it
He's been sitting right next to it too

I've just retaken the nitrate test on my API Freshwater Master Test Kit You were right! The levels are higher....between 5.0 and 10ppm but closer to 5.0 I have a feeling I mixed the nitrate and nitrite test chemicals by mistake...oops So my results are: pH - 7.6 Ammonia - 0ppm Nitrite - 0ppm Nitrate...

I've got one, I used it for my initial readings in my first post about an hour ago.
I'll retake the nitrate one and post the results!

Thank you for your reply! I have just purchased a hydrometer....something I should have done a very long time ago. I last observed him eating the day before yesterday (it was his day off food day yesterday and I was worried I may have accidentally over fed him) The bristlenose was transferred from a...

Good evening everyone, My Figure 8 puffer fish has not been himself the past four or five days. His belly is dark grey, and he spends the majority of his time on the ground. When he's not on the floor, he's looking up at the water surface, as though begging for food, but he's not active and doesn't ...

I've already posted something along these lines in another topic that fizzled out a couple of years ago but my new F8 (I've had him about three or four days) was swimming around the tank quite happily, paused for a second took a deep breath, puffed himself up about 2/3rds his body size, deflated and...

I know the last post was years ago but my new F8 (I've had him about four days) was swimming around the tank quite happily, paused for a second took a deep breath, puffed himself up about 2/3rds his body size, deflated and proceeded to continue his tank exploration! He worried me for a second but he...