hello everybody, i am new on this forum. i have been keeping tropical fish on and off for a few years now. after a disaster in my small comunity tank i now have a spare 2 foot 60 litre aquarium. i have decided to keep a f8 puffer in it.
i am now cycling the tank using fishless cycling. my second fishless cycle now. my plans for the tank is basicly plastic and silk plants with a few rock caves and a sandy substrate. obvioudly the tank is over filtered.
i have started my research into this species and have been talking to rocker and another puffer keeper on another forum. all i need now is salt and a hydrometer also the puffer after my cycle.
so that's my freindly hello and my basic plans and past. hope it wasn't too hard to read.
hello
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Boxermom
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Re: hello
Wellcome! Nice to see someone doing their homework and preparing a proper home. 
Tina
Puffers: Auriglobus silus x1, Tetraodon travancoricus x1, Tetraodon turgidus x1, Tetraodon miurus x1, Tetraodon nigroviridis x2, Tetraodon baileyi x2, Tetraodon lineatus x1, Tetraodon palembangensis x1
Puffers: Auriglobus silus x1, Tetraodon travancoricus x1, Tetraodon turgidus x1, Tetraodon miurus x1, Tetraodon nigroviridis x2, Tetraodon baileyi x2, Tetraodon lineatus x1, Tetraodon palembangensis x1
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gary1365
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Re: hello
i have made the mistake of not doing my homework before. and ended with dead and unsuitable fish for the conditions. since then i always research my tanks now.
jewel vision 260 cichlid tank.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
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gary1365
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Re: hello
thanksHilly wrote:Welcome Gary
jewel vision 260 cichlid tank.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
Re: hello
Welcome.
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gary1365
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- Location: bangor, northern ireland.
Re: hello
i am cycling freshwater at the moment. i am going to the fish store tommorow to find out if he keeps the puffer in brackish or fresh water. if he keeps them in brackish will increase sg by 1.002 a week to be the same as fish store water.
jewel vision 260 cichlid tank.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
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Myaj
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Re: hello
Good plan, but if you've just started cycling the tank you could raise it all the way up and just start from your goal salinity. If its been going a few weeks already, the .002 a week is a good idea.
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gary1365
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- My Puffers: 90 litre very nearly marine tank with a green spotted puffer.
- Location (country): northern ireland
- Location: bangor, northern ireland.
Re: hello
the puffer is going to come from freshwater, i found out today so i think i'll raise the salinity slowly.
jewel vision 260 cichlid tank.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
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Hilly
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Re: hello
Makes it easier for you, plus he'll have a bit of time to settle in before you start to raise the salinity.gary1365 wrote:the puffer is going to come from freshwater, i found out today so i think i'll raise the salinity slowly.
Hilly
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gary1365
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- My Puffers: 90 litre very nearly marine tank with a green spotted puffer.
- Location (country): northern ireland
- Location: bangor, northern ireland.
Re: hello
i got my fish store to order my fig8 today so i should be able to pick him/her up next week. the cycle has finished already so i'm adding amonia to keep the bacteria alive untill i get my puffer.
jewel vision 260 cichlid tank.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
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Re: hello
Wow, you're really doing it right!
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!"
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gary1365
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- My Puffers: 90 litre very nearly marine tank with a green spotted puffer.
- Location (country): northern ireland
- Location: bangor, northern ireland.
Re: hello
anything that's worth doing is worth doing right lol. and i usualy do it wrong.Pufferpunk wrote:Wow, you're really doing it right!
i always try to do the best for my fishies.
jewel vision 260 cichlid tank.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
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gary1365
- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 20
- Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:40 pm
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: 90 litre very nearly marine tank with a green spotted puffer.
- Location (country): northern ireland
- Location: bangor, northern ireland.
Re: hello
hey guys, do any of you think i might be able to kepp bumble bee gobies in with my fig 8 or would it just cause problems.
thanks.
thanks.
jewel vision 260 cichlid tank.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.
90 litre with gsp.
45 litre nano reef.