Can you have a dirted tank with f8 puffers?
Can you have a dirted tank with f8 puffers?
Can you have a dirted tank with figure eight puffers? And what does it mean if my puffer has stopped eating bloodworms and wont go after the snails i put in for her?
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Re: Can you have a dirted tank with f8 puffers?
What do you mean by "dirted" tank? F8 puffers do best with a substrate of aragonite sand & a specific gravity of 1.005.
I assume since you posted this in the FW puffer forum, you are keeping them in FW? This could be your problem. How did you cycle the tank before adding the puffer? How large is the tank? Any other inhabitants?
library/puffers-in-focus/fig8/
I assume since you posted this in the FW puffer forum, you are keeping them in FW? This could be your problem. How did you cycle the tank before adding the puffer? How large is the tank? Any other inhabitants?
library/puffers-in-focus/fig8/
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: Can you have a dirted tank with f8 puffers?
Do you have any test data? Specific gravity? pH? Alkalinity/carbonate-bicarbonate hardness? Ammonia? Nitrite? Nitrate? Tank size?
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Re: Can you have a dirted tank with f8 puffers?
Was this moved to brackish puffers? Yea a sg of 1.003-1.005. Also interested what dirted means?
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: Can you have a dirted tank with f8 puffers?
Yep, I moved it from FW puffers.
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!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"