Hi everybody,
I've just bought 3 gsp and 2 of them have little blank points on their body and one on his eye.
Is this normal ?
The two gsp scrubs themselves on the tank's window.
What can i make ? A little preventive treatment againt blank points ?
Thank's and sorry for my english
Blank in English means anything of any color with no markings on it - I think the word you want is white, the color of computer paper, yes? The answer depends on the type of white areas. Are they just flat white areas, no fuzz or fluff? If so, they are probably bites from other puffers, and time will fix it. Or are they raised dots, like specks of salt, almost? That would be ich. If it's ich, you need to increase the temperature and add salt. Green spotted puffers are brackish fish that require salt water tank type salt mix anyway, so increasing the SG slowly(no more than .002 per week), which they will need to stay alive anyway, will kill ich along the way. Those are the two most common reasons for white areas on the puffers.
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Yes, white sorry. These are just light white points on the body, little flat points. But i don't think that's it's a parasite. I want to make a brackish tank. But the 3 gsp were on freshwater in my fish seller I'm gonna increase the SG slowly. 0.002 ? What's that ?
1 week - 20 Liters , density 1002 ?
And after weeks, i must increase the SG ?
Thank's
If they're flat, they are likely either bites or the puffer's spines. Pictures would help a LOT. SG means specific gravity, it's how you measure what portions of sea water a tank is. 1.000 is fresh water, 1.021 is ocean water. If you increase the SG by more than .002 per week, the bacteria that keep the filter working will die, and the puffers are likely to die from the ammonia and nitrite in the tank. How did you cycle your tank, and is the whole tank 20 liters? If so, it's not even big enough for a single GSP right now, and they are likely swimming against the glass because it's far too small for them. You will need 30 gallons(over 100 liters) per GSP.
Here is an article on these fish: ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Brackish/T_Nigroviridis/
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I can't take you a photo, cause it's very little you can't see it . And i haven't got reflex camera
No, my tank is 180 liters , for 3 GSP and 8 brachygobius xanthozona.
20 Liters is my water-change per week.
1 week : 1002
2 week : 1004
3 week : 1006
4 week : 1008
...
Is this ok ?
1010 is the perfect SG for the GSP right ?
Thank's for your help
Keep in mind that this setup will only be temporary, it isn't going to work in the long run. Your GSP are small and cute now, but they will get big enough to eat the gobies, which will not do well with how much you will have to increase the SG for the GSP when they get big, anyway. It will be time to get a tank about twice as big when the GSP are on average 3 inches long, at that time, I recommend you leave the gobies in the old tank, so they are less likely to be eaten and can have the SG they like. You can add a group of 3 or 4 figure 8 puffers to live with the gobies at that time if you want, they like the lower range brackish water like the gobies and are mild tempered and unlikely to hurt them. That looks like a good SG increase pattern, but, 20 liters is not considered enough new water for GSP. They are picky, finicky fish, and prefer very new water, we do at least 50% weekly changes, I'd say 90-110 liters per week for optimal growth rates and health in your tank. As for optimal SG for GSP, that changes. Very small ones, under 1.5 inches, are probaly best off in 1.005 to 1.008. 1.010 to 1.016 is good for older gsp. They do better in saltier water as they grow.
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ok ok , they are 1 inche right now.
Ok for water change and for keeping the gobies.
I'm going to follow your advices.
Thank you a lot.
I know many things in freshwater, but in france, we are just a few people to have a brackish tank, and no-one can explain us what is perfect for gsp.
Glad to help GSP have been widely misunderstood in the USA as well until recently. Many people just kept them in fresh water, but they would get complications and die in a few weeks to a few months, depending on the size(smaller ones last longer in FW). Some others used aquarium salt or table salt, but this does not give them the minerals they need. The salt mixes used for salt water aquariums have been found to work excellent for these fish in long term health, and that is why we recommend and use them. Once the GSP are 3 inches or so, it's considered fully safe to keep them in a full marine environment if you wish(it is not necessary if you keep up on water changes however), using a skimmer and living rock instead of fresh water type filters - if you are interested in a marine tank, you might consider setting up the larger tank as a full salt water setup in a year or two when the puffers grow large enough to need it.
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