The Puffer Forum

OK, so the answer in short is yes, your puffers will be fine with the dried corals in there. He now realizes his mistake of harvesting live corals form the ocean & says it won't be happening again. His puffers are juvies & now he realizes that they need to be seperated as they mature (soon)....

Is this coral you took from the ocean & dried or bought dry from a vendor on your trips?

Give him a little time. Puffers can pout for quite a while, when moved to new conditions. You can try adding guarlic to it's food and/or tank water. Try Garlic Guard or Garlic Extreme.

OK, before you do anything else (especially buy more fish) start by reading thru the puffer profiles at the Puffer List. Then come back here & start reading everyhing you can in our Library. The best way to keep healthy, happy, long-lived fish is do research, research, research! Then ask questio...

Yup, SAP. Check out http://www.pufferlist.com

Bumblebee=SAP?

I do believe the med may be causing the skin problem. OL, you are correct, they are 2 different parasites.

What about corals--zoas, especially?

Yes, bad for the hobbiests, good for the puffers!

I have kept them together w/no problems.

I'd forget about using meds for now & try the heat & salt method on them 1st. Use marine salt & raise the SG .002 today, if the tank's cycled properly. That's close to <1/2 cup/5gal but check w/your hydrometer to be sure.

Maybe Ceylons?

Sorry, I do want to get in on this thread (have spawned lortetis), but too busy to tell the whole tale. I'll get to this as soon as I can find time...

I'm considering delving into a SW puff! I'll have a 50g open soon, that is holding 100lbs of LR in it now. As soon as I get the 90g tank finished for the upgrade of my 55g, the LR will be distributed between the 2 tanks & I'd like to have a few interesting creatures in the 50g. I definitely want...

No live plants were harmed in this very interesting, complex decorated GSP tank: