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I'd love to have an Mbu. "I'd love to have a Mbu" sorry, i just had to say something, ever time i come into this thread that bugs me! pet peeve, and i'm and english major so..... yeah as for an awesome tank..... going with the cylinder that goes thru all the floors in the house, as an ext...

has he eaten recently? from these pictures it definitely looks like he's swallowed something or is blocked up inside. maybe something wrong with his swim bladder (i'm assuming puffer's have one). maybe he swollowd some gravel? (not sure if thats even a problem with puffers). i dunno, just trying to ...

theres an article about GSPs in the library section of this site you should check out

Please read that article again. in Andrew's defense... I went back and read that article before i was going to post something of the same sort. The article never explicitly states that a f8 needs 15 gal. I know, I've read it twice now. It does say they need the same size tank and SAP, and links to ...

i wound up with 4 males and 1 female in a 10 gal because of the same problem and misinformation about Fish per gal from the fish store (this was before i found the puffer forum). i found that with the exception of mating season (spring) they all got along perfectly. maybe it was because they grew up...

someone is going to ask this eventually, I'm sure: do you have a hydrometer or other tool to measure the SG (specific gravity/salinity) of your tank? if no, you're going to need one in order to maintain the proper salinity in the tank. if you have one/once you get one, yay! As I understand it, each ...

SaltwaterPufferGirl wrote:No I didn't find the thread, if you included it in your post it didn't come through, there is just a line like this __________ what is it under?

thats just the divider before the signature

wow! 6 years. color me impressed. everything i have read put guppy life span anywhere between 9 months and 2 years. I say, be happy that you gave her as long a life as she had, she must have been very healthy to have lived so long

my DPs do very well with some male endlers an a three lined cory (Corydoras trilineatus). i have yet to see the DPs nipping the endlers, and the only time ive seen the cory nipped was when i went out of town and they missed a few meals, but at feeding time if the DP drops a bit of snail to the grave...

I would say go with a dwarf or two, but then i don't have any experience with the red-eye. IMO i think a red-eye is a bit big for a 5 gallon, i would think you'd want at least 10 to give him enough swimming room. not sure about the oto or shrimp. my DPs attack shrimp though. i would say no MTS, but ...

Also, some people at the dwarfpuffers forum have reported that their DPs do attack otos. Some peoples' DPs kill them and they can't keep them together. You could try some Amano shrimp, but if your puffers are attacking otos, there's a good chance they'll attack the shrimp. Mine live happily with ot...