The Puffer Forum

Thank you both for the information. and yes im working on getting a piece of drift wood for them to climb up on I'll be moving them into my 30 gal. soon.

Even if they become tasty treats I didnt pay much for them. My puffer doesnt seem to care for clam or crab but loves shrimp. And the man at the pet store said they tolerate brackish water but not full marine. Thanks for the post

I recently bought 3 little red crabs from the pet store, just for something to add to my tank. I know that puffers eat crustaceans but i thought id give it a try anyway. My question is if there's any way the crabs could infect my puffer with any kind of diseases by being in the same tank? They're in...

bigfatfish wrote:

Cheesepuffs wrote:Ok ill do that instead. and sg is short for?

Specific gravity......how salty is the water?

very very low. as in not showing up on my hydrometer. i just got the marine salt in the other day and then this happened.i was planning on raising it soon but this kinda got in the way.

Ok ill do that instead. and sg is short for?

Pufferpunk wrote:If you're showing ammonia, keep doing those WC.

Ive got family coming over late today but ill do them every hour or so beforethey get here and then pick it up again after.

Morning Report: She made it through the night! She's swimming around and exploring, but still a little slow and her belly is patchy black. The water is still very murky,slightly less than before though. I checked my Windex Bottle and it said it is a "Green Product". Nothing about ammonia....

:D that is good news! I am in a quandary as to feeding. If you feed it will give him energy but it will also add to the problem (waste and any uneaten food). If you can do a controlled feeding and do another water change before bed that may be the best solution. keep in mind that ammonia spikes can...

UPDATE:::: I did the 50% water change. She seems to be doing better. Still a little sluggish but no longer floating on the top

:D Keep up the changes until your nitrites read zero. If possible test again after 8 hours, if not test again asap and repeat the process if necessary. As mentioned befor there are 2 sides to the coin on water changes: A) The massive water change will dilute the water proportionate to the volume ta...

something caused that to happen, left over food or the windex (which may contain ammonia). The changes are your best bet. I just realized that i sprayed the mirror behind my tank with windex too. some of it may have drifted down into the tank and it was just enough to cause a spike. I guess im doin...

Is there anything else In need to be doing other than water changes to get her back on track?

Im about to do the second water change. She seems to be doing a LITTLE better. At least shes moving now. Shes still mouthing at the surface though. I just finished my test and these are the results:

Ph: 7.7
Nitrate: 5.0
Nitrite: 0.50
Ammonia: 0

J-P wrote:do you have the other readings? Nitrite and Nitrate?

I'll test everything I can right now and post it in a few minutes

I have no idea what it is. but yes it does look like a whitish haze. i just did the first water change. I hope it works. thank you for the adivce