The Puffer Forum

dmill82 wrote:where would i get shrimps from, i live in england. do you buy them dead or breed them.

I get my from Asda's just prawms from the pre-packed fish section for £1.something....

Check you SG level and try to increase the oxygen level if he seems stressed and breathing heavily

I think a water change could help to reduce the amount of ich in the tank.

What dip would you do for a brackish tank?

Cool excellent thanks

Thanks, I have my refractometer now. Can i calibarate it with tap water or must i use RO?

Yeah that's where i had seen it. I think the price has gone down, last time i saw it about a week ago. Did you see how stressed it was? I was very surprised it was still there and alive. Well, unless they get them in often and place it in the same tank. This store is also the place where they miside...

Anyways about half a year ago i went into a LFS and saw this puffer that i have never seen before. So i asked the person working there what it was, he simply told me it was a Takifugu Puffer. I replied "Ain't that Marine?" he then looked at me weirdly and said "NO, it freshwater"...

LOL Sorry my mistake. It should be corrected now

As i am starting a brackish tank i have decided to invest in a refractometer. My initial plan was to get a hydrometer but after looking at eBay i saw some decent prices. My question is does brand really matter? when purchasing a refractometer. The two that i am looking at are: First one: http://cgi....

Yeah thanks Fisherman that helps.

Well gonna test the water once i have achieved the SG that i aim for. If all seems good i wont need to cycle the tank again.

Thanks to everyone who has tooked the time to post your advice.

William

I have a 40 gallon tank plan to get about 2-3 F8's. Plan to slowly raise the salinity to avoid cycling the tank again. Does tiny influcts matter greatly?As i would assume change in SG would vary in the wild. I think i will have to go with the Hydrometer rather than Refractometer for now as cost is a...

I just thought it would be easier to have a method rather than test on a constant basis. Like having a recipe to get a desired SG level and if you follow this recipe the SG level sould stay constant. Anyway these are just how i thought it would work. But if you recommend this i will do what you have...

Cool thank for the info. Would you say roughly a tablesoon per gallon is right? As it would seem weird to test the SG of the water that i will replace in the tank on a weekly basis. How do you yours and what method do you do when replacing water when doing water change? Sorry for all the questions b...

Ok thanks,that has cleared alot up I am getting some F8's. Guess i will get the hydrometer tommrow and marine salt.