The Puffer Forum

Thanks everyone, for your kind words! This is one of those things that you think will never happen to you, but when it does, it hurts like hell. I know that there is always a risk factor anytime you sedate an animal or a human. I just never expected this, since Squeegee my F8 has been through this p...

I used a bucket. I don't think oil leaches easily into plastic. Anyway my solution was weak. I know clove oil can also be used for euthanasia, which is why I am always wary of mixing a strong solution. I have heard of some fish taking about 10 minutes to go under, so 8 is really not that long consid...

My F8, which I have had for 5 years died this morning. I was preparing to trim his beak when it happened. I sedated him in a mixture of 2 gallons of tank water and 4 drops of Clove oil. He went under in about 8 minutes. I clipped his beak and put him in the recovery 10 gallon tank but he never woke ...

Thank you for all of your feedbacks! Overstocking certainly is a BAD BAD thing, I definitely don't want that. I have decided not to house my new (yet to be named) Ceylon with my 2 GSPs. Not only because I don't wanna overstock but also because I know what meanie monsters my 2 GSPs can be. This new C...

Thank you for your prompt reply! By similar care, does that mean that both Ceylons and GSPs will thrive in similar water parameters? If so, then will it be possible for me to move my Ceylon in with my 2 GSPs in my 55G brackish tank? I will slowly acclimate him to the SG of my 55G of course, which is...

Hi guys, I am new to this forum and I am researching on Ceylon Puffers. I have been keeping puffers for a little over 5 years now but my experience is limited to GSPs, F8s and dwarfs. I chanced upon a juvenile Ceylon (1 and a half inch) yesterday and I just could not pass it up. For now, it is tempo...