bought 29g and want puffers. newbie

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Jimmy038
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Re: bought 29g and want puffers. newbie

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Cool thx, ya I got the goldfish out now and the 2 GSP in the 29 mind you I did get a pleco for my 29 to try and get the alga under check again. I don't really want to get rid of them but soon as I start adding salt I will have to get them out of the tanks I'm told. Was kinda worried when I did the move with GSP, I had to net them but I know they not suppose to be in the air so I had a plastic bowl fill with my smaller tank water then netted them and quickly plopped them into the bowl then moved it over to the 29 gal let some water in from that tank into the bowl then let them sit in the bowl while it just floated on the top for about 15 mins then tipped the bowl. But then they seem a little slow on the eating so that was scaring me but they did get a little food but not as much as the F8 in the 10 gal. Hes a pig compared to them, slighter bigger but eats more then both the GSP combined... I have been feeding shrimp from a grocery store to them, just bought a shrimp ring, and thaw it in warm water then feed it to them but due to their size they are lucky to eat half of it in a day but if I leave it in over night they never touch the rest of it, whats with that? If I go get a new one they are all over it, picky little fish arn't they!

I would like to get some bumblebee gobies but the are so small and worried they might just get eaten. The pet store had some guppies that had babies in the tank, was thinking on asking if they give me the babies for real cheap to feed the puffers or is that a bad idea? I did pick up another tank mate for the GSP least for now, its a flounder, so far they have not even noticed him and I'm still wondering if this is FW only too.

I went and got some snails though, they kinda suck, put them in the 29 gal for now and the GSP have not rally touch them due to their size. They are slightly smaller then a ping pong ball and I got 6 of them. Was planning on getting one of those cheap plastic 5 gal tanks to try and breed them. Mind you I'm wondering why they hardly move haha, i know they are snails and all but most of the time they are hiding in the shell but I think they are alive seeing they have moved slightly lol.

Also I was going to see if I can find ghost shrimp but I don't remember reading anything regarding breeding them. Can anyone point me in the correct way for doing that.
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