I agree, as far as I can see you have 2 options:
1) Get a 30 gal tank.
2) If you really can't do that, find someone who does have a 30 + gal tank and let them look after it, maybe at least until you can afford to properly house it.
I have a few questions... help asap!!
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Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Re: I have a few questions... help asap!!
Well I got the water tested and everything was normal, I forgot to ask for the numbers, though. I asked the guy at the aquarium place about keeping him in a ten gallon all his life and he said that my pufferfish would only get like an inch and a half long.. so maybe I don't really have a green spotted puffer? Can anyone tell from looking at my picture what kind he is? Also he said a teaspoon of salt per gallon is all he needs...
Is it possible I have something that's not a green spotted puffer?
Also, Petri is totally back to normal now and is swimming around happily and already ate all the feeder snails I got him
Is it possible I have something that's not a green spotted puffer?
Also, Petri is totally back to normal now and is swimming around happily and already ate all the feeder snails I got him
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Re: I have a few questions... help asap!!
Did you look at the puffers in the GSP article in our Library? Those are 6" adults who lived in a 55g tank. I'd need a better side view of your puffer to tell for sure but you can compare it to the pics in our Pufferpedia. If you do indeed have a GSP & those guys at the shop think they only grow to 1 1/2", then they have never laid eyes on a full-grown adult that was kept properly & obviously have no clue...
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: I have a few questions... help asap!!
Agreed, there's no way to tell from your avatar photo. We need a side shot.
If you got it from AU, it could be just about any sort of puffer as they do carry several types, even getting somewhat rare species in. They generally do have their species ID correct, even if their care info is incorrect, so more than likely if they told you it is a GSP, it is a GSP. Try to post a photo of a side view, and look in the Pufferpedia and Library for more info on the different species (both are found under the "Learn" tab in the header bar).
If you got it from AU, it could be just about any sort of puffer as they do carry several types, even getting somewhat rare species in. They generally do have their species ID correct, even if their care info is incorrect, so more than likely if they told you it is a GSP, it is a GSP. Try to post a photo of a side view, and look in the Pufferpedia and Library for more info on the different species (both are found under the "Learn" tab in the header bar).
Re: I have a few questions... help asap!!
It was maybe two hours between removing the tetras and putting the pufferfish in. I did it all within the same day, so the bacteria was still a-ok.
Alright, well, thankyou for the information. Right now I'm going to focus on making sure I get the water conditions right and cleaning the tank correctly, before I start thinking/saving up for a 30 gallon tank.
Alright, well, thankyou for the information. Right now I'm going to focus on making sure I get the water conditions right and cleaning the tank correctly, before I start thinking/saving up for a 30 gallon tank.
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Re: I have a few questions... help asap!!
If your puffer will make it that long. 
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