The Puffer Forum

Good article busybones...yeah I am just doing a little bit at a time... I found a gem of a pet store just down the road that will help me with testing for free. I have to order that refracto (whatever it is) and the test kits I found at the big meanie pet stores were over priced and I am sure includ...

I do not know the parameters..I will have it tested in the morning

24 hours? What about the bacteria in my filter?

Hey it is me again! Got all the brackish products needed for my puffer...found a mom and pop pet store who had an expert...told me how much of this and how much of that.... Now here is my question, I forgot to ask the pet store guy. Remember I said I had upgraded my 10 gallon tank to a 20 gallon tan...

Ok..Dr..Tims
Marine salt, test kits,
no tank buddies
30 gallon tank
refractometer-I just read what this was!

My husband is really, really mad! He paid 2 dollars for this puffer fish (without knowing what the puffer needed)..his own fault!
Now, I won't let him take the puffer back..he is too cute

What specif items do I need to get for his water?
I am reading cycling articles and I am getting lost.
I will probably go ahead and upgrade the tank to at least a 20

Hi there! Be useful to know what he is, so keep trying with the photo! You say goldfish types? Does that mean he is in coldwater? Whether he turns out to be a T.Nigroviridis or a T. Fluviatilis, he will need brackish water & more room. Did you read the articles on here? Does he look like any of...

-How large is the tank he's in now? 20 gallaons (long tank not tall) -What fish are in there & how large are they? Gold fish types (a commet, a moor, shubunkins,a few smaller fish) -What available tank/s do you have open , if you were to start a separate tank for him? i have extra 10 gallon tank...

I can't figure out how to upload the pic..HElP

He is now in a 20 gallon tank, a long tank, with lots of room

All of the fish in the tank are bigger than him..and the two smaller ones can out run him.

I recently upgraded to a large tank (goldfish types mostly). My new large tank looked empty. So I asked my husband to go buy a few more fish. He comes home with puffer fish..better yet he has no idea what type of puffer it is, better yet still when I called the pet store..they did not know what type...