New Fahaka puffer!

[eigo]

I just bought a fahaka puffer. He is about 2 inches long and very healthy. The place where I bought it had him in fresh water. I have him now in a 40 gallon aquarium. When should he be transfered to a brackish environment? One of my other tanks is already brackish and has gsp's in it. If i put him in there will he eat the other gsp? if he does will he die?

[Hilly]

Fahakas are kept in freshwater in aquaria.

[eigo]

Fahakas are kept in freshwater in aquaria.

should i leave it then?

[Hilly]

Keep him in fresh, that 40 gallon will do as quarantine for a couple of months. Eventually you are going to need something in the region of 120g for him.

[Pufferpunk]

I thought you wanted a porc? Was the 40g cycled? Looks like you'll be buying a larger tank, huh?

The fahaka will kill any other puffer you put it with & probably most other fish too.

[eigo]

I thought you wanted a porc? Was the 40g cycled? Looks like you'll be buying a larger tank, huh?

The fahaka will kill any other puffer you put it with & probably most other fish too.

I still want a porcupine puffer. I went back to the fish place today and they told me that it died. . I wasnt ready for it anyways. they told me they will get a new shipment of porcupine and dog face puffers in the next 2 wks. the 100 gallon tank I have now is still cycling with live rock. the 40 gallon tank I have my fahaka in now is cycled. I did a water test yesterday. I thought the 40 gallon tank would be big enough for the fahaka but I guess I was wrong. Im going back to the fish store in the next couple of wks to not only get the porcupine but buy a larger tank for the fahaka. I just put a feeder golf fish in the fahaka tank just to see what happens and he got eattened so fast. I should have taped it. next time I will. Do you know how long it takes for it to grow? Its kinda small right now. almost the same size of my figure 8's

[Nick]

It won't grow much at all if you fill it up with parasites and pathogens from feeder fish. And it may well get fatty liver disease from the composition of feeders golds.

[Pufferpunk]

Please slow down & research what you are buying before you get it. How did you cycle that 40g so fast?

[eigo]

Please slow down & research what you are buying before you get it. How did you cycle that 40g so fast?

I took 3 weeks or so to cycle that 40 gallon. I used some water from my exsisting fresh water tank and added it into the 40 gallon to help the process, I also used a filter cartage from my other tank that has alot of that good bacteria. and used this item called "multi-purpose bio support" from big als ( the place where i by my fish from) on the bottle it says that it has 300 million live bacteria per teaspoonful, use to set up and maintain a fresh water aquarium, helps eliminate toxic ammonia and nitrite, helps clean a dirty aquarium

[eigo]

It won't grow much at all if you fill it up with parasites and pathogens from feeder fish. And it may well get fatty liver disease from the composition of feeders golds.

I just feed it once because just wanted to see what will happen. I feed my puffers normally alot of snails, cut up shrimp, blood worms once in a while, I also bought 10 feeder crayfish but i think they are too big for him now. cray fish are about 2-3 inches long. they are in a 10 gallon tank with rosy red minnows that i feed my silver gar with.

[Pufferpunk]

I'd keep a really close eye on the parameters of that tank then. It's probably not cycled at all.

[eigo]

I'd keep a really close eye on the parameters of that tank then. It's probably not cycled at all.

Ill do another water test in the next 3 days and keep you updated of any changes.
the specs of the last time I did a water test is

temp 79
ammonia 0
no2 nitrite 0
no3 nitrate 20
ph 7.5
kh carbonate hardness 180
gh general hardness 0

test kits used: APi 5 in 1 aquarium test strips for fresh water and saltwater aquariums and API freshwater ammonia test kit

[eigo]

Please slow down & research what you are buying before you get it. How did you cycle that 40g so fast?

I didnt buy that porcupine puffer. I told them to hold if for me for another 2-3 weeks until my tank is done cycling. I am really good friends with the manager so they said it was cool. I was in town and just wanted to check up on it and they told me that it died. Either that or they sold it.

[eigo]

Should I put plants in the aquarium? Any suggestions on what kind?

[Pufferpunk]

I would return the puffer until you have a properly cycled tank. Please do more research on your purchases, housing, cycling before you buy them!