The Puffer Forum

To answer the questions in red above: 1) ph = 6.5 ( I know, it's really low, but that's what comes out of my tap and the puffers are all three-four years old and have been living in this water for all their lives), ammonia = 0, nitrite = 0, nitrate = 10 ppm, salinity = 1.008. Temp = 80 degrees F 2) ...

Flusher: When I got my F8s they were pretty beat up, too with ragged fins. It took a month or so for them to heal up from the LFS tank and get all happy and healthy in their tank here. Mine have always been colored up pretty well. I think the krill helps, there. Jayhawk: The tank started out 7 month...

Is there any way to tell (just for curiosities sake - not for a tryout at breeding) if a figure 8 puffer is male or female?

I like this evil looking pic tho....maybe this would be good for a logo contest?

His eyes look all yellow and glowing.

Nope, I got that pic off from a website and use it for an avatar at a different forum.

Yup, your right, I guess I'm still learning how to maneuver around, found it, boomarked it! It's a great post!!!!!! Thanks pufferpunk.

Thanks for checking out my site, pufferpunk! :D Well, I checked the stickies, but I dont think that the article I remember is included in the stickies. This was a detailed article with pictures, of how to trim beaks on puffers, and it specifically was with figure 8 puffers. It had detailed instructi...

Hi everyone! I'm Kelly and I have three figure 8 puffers in a 25 gallon brackish tank. I had saved a previous post here in my "favorites" on my computer about "Puffer Dentistry", it was a great article about how to dose your puffer with diluted clove oil and trim their beaks if n...