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puff-n-bones
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New PP without a PP

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Greetings!
So happy to have found this forum, great info. I am in the process of getting a pea puffer, setting up a 3 gal. tank and just finished cycling, breeding bladder snails, a mystery snail (training myself to clean tank every 3 days) and 3 RCS. Parameters are per API test strips:
PH: 7.0-7.5
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 0
KH: 80
GH: 180
Temperature: 78F
Heavily planted, fighting a bit of algae at the moment, including peace lily and pothos. Will move the bladder snails to another breeding tank to avoid over-feeding, will get the mystery snail back to her tank, may move the RCS back to their tank as well.
My questions:
- Is my GH going to pose a problem at that level?
- Should I plan on getting meds to de-worm the PP (tank raised and getting him/her from LFS)
TIA
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Re: New PP without a PP

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GH is fine but I wouldn't put a single DP in anything <5g. Why no nitrate?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: New PP without a PP

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Color of API test strip shows between 0 and 20, but my eyesight is not good enough to see if it is really 20 ppm.
So, not even at 30% water change every two days for a PP in a 3 gal. tank? I will not get it unless I commit to his well-being. LFS said it will be OK when I bought the tank from them.
Thanks so much for the response!
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Posts: 32764
Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
Gender: Female
My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
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Re: New PP without a PP

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Mine are fairly active swimmers.

Try holding up the tube against a white background, in a bright room.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: New PP without a PP

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Thank you. I am researching different filtration options and also considering doing a swap and putting the PP in the 6 gal. tank. It is shorter than the 3 gal. by 6 inches but has twice the height. Hopefully this will make him/her a much happier little puffer.
Nitrates closer to 20 ppm.
Everyone looks happy, plants growing well. Thank you again.
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2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
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lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
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Re: New PP without a PP

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Footprint (swiming room ) is important.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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