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by tinaw
Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's your puffer's name?
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The F8 that I had for a little while was named Crazy-8 a fitting name for her, but I had to bring her back to the LFS because of her madness....however I recently did aquire two adorable GSP's...Turbo and Bibi....I love them, and they love food, they eat krill straight from my hand.
by tinaw
Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:24 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: NUEROTIC FIG 8 PUFF!!! HELP
Replies: 15
Views: 2198

Oh one more thing....What do the eggs of a F8 look like? I noticed a few days ago a gelatinous mass of eggs. My cleaner shrimp in my salt tank carries its eggs within its tail in between its swimmers. Are F8's known to lay eggs anywhere or in specific areas...they look too big to be shrimp eggs.
by tinaw
Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:18 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: NUEROTIC FIG 8 PUFF!!! HELP
Replies: 15
Views: 2198

Thank you all for the advice! I did forget to mention that I did put a tiny piece of shrimp in the tank, and it sat in the tank for 3 days, but the fourth day it was gone and I highly doubt the ghost shrimps ate it. Also, Im assuming that the shell should be left on the piece of shrimp so that it ca...
by tinaw
Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:03 am
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: NUEROTIC FIG 8 PUFF!!! HELP
Replies: 15
Views: 2198

Yes my tank has been cycled. All readings are within normal limits. The tank has been up for a little over a year. I actually had it originally as a salt tank with the intention of setting up a minuature reef, however water perameters are extremely difficult to balance in a 12 gallon nanocube when d...
by tinaw
Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:26 pm
Forum: Brackish Puffers
Topic: NUEROTIC FIG 8 PUFF!!! HELP
Replies: 15
Views: 2198

NUEROTIC FIG 8 PUFF!!! HELP

Hello all, I'm new to the forum and the puffer hobby as well. I have done a lot of research regarding figure 8's and felt that I had a good grasp on what to expect. So I dove in, bought a fig 8 about an inch big, bright colors, clear eyes and fat. My SG is 1.005, pH: 8.0, tank: 12 gallons,water temp...