The Puffer Forum

As far as I'm aware the tank was cycled properly and he looks ok but seems a bit lack lustre, do fish grieve? Could he be lonely? You are asking me about worming, I was unaware that you had to worm then!!! We have had them less than a week and they were fine in my community tank apart from being hug...

They were until yesterday in my community tank where they had been happily eating through my tetra's fins and tails. Therefore yesterday we moved them into another cycled aquarium (30l Biorb) which we had treated with nutrafin cycle where they were to live on their own. We used water from the aquari...

Hi, I've lost two SAPs today and my other one looks like he is ailing, I've run out of water test kits and it's too late to go to the pet store to get one, I've only just got in to find 2 dead. I have one left and I'm just not sure what to do with him, I do have another aqaurium which is running fin...

Thanks for all your help with this one, the 3 puffers are now installed in their very own aquarium now, they seem a bit lost being so small but they seem very happy in there! My other fish are much much happier now too!

They are South American Puffers. Unfortunately I have come home this evening and despite feeding them they have nipped almost all of the fins of my tetra and some of my angels! Therefore I have managed to seperate them out with a piece of acrylic so they dont do anymore damage, in the mean time my p...

I recently bought 3 south american dwarf puffers and have been feeding them blood worm every other day as per the instructions of the people I bought them from. I was also warned that they might have a little bit of a nibble at my angel fish but other than that they shouldnt cause a problem. So far ...