I need more infermation on green spotted puffers

[J-P]

a gravel vac is good. When you take out the dirty water from the 10gal use that water to clean the sponges in the filter and nothing else

Just remember not to use the tap water for cleaning the filter. That is very important

[purplecandle]

You can vacuum the gravel...but don't clean anything except the glass..

Water change and vacuum!

[hermionejanepotter12]

a gravel vac is good. When you take out the dirty water from the 10gal use that water to clean the sponges in the filter and nothing else

Just remember not to use the tap water for cleaning the filter. That is very important

so its oke to vac the gravel

[Flutter]

Yes, it's ok to vacuum the gravel any time you change the water. Just make sure you don't scrub things down or do more than that right now

[hermionejanepotter12]

Yes, it's ok to vacuum the gravel any time you change the water. Just make sure you don't scrub things down or do more than that right now

didnt plain on scrubing any thing just vac out the yuck

[Pufferpunk]

Is there a lot?

[hermionejanepotter12]

Is there a lot?

well theres a lot of none eaten food on the bottum thats all they are messy eaters and wast

[Pufferpunk]

It sounds like you are overfeeding. Feed only what they can eat completely, in 5 minutes. What foods are you offering them?

[hermionejanepotter12]

It sounds like you are overfeeding. Feed only what they can eat completely, in 5 minutes. What foods are you offering them?

shrimp for the puffer and pillets for the cichlid

[hermionejanepotter12]

maybe ill make one of them 3d backgrounds for the fish tank that would be kind of cool

[J-P]

that will be cool

it has to be outside the tank. If it is inside then your 10 gal suddenly becomes MUCH smaller

[hermionejanepotter12]

that will be cool

it has to be outside the tank. If it is inside then your 10 gal suddenly becomes MUCH smaller

true

[J-P]

this is why I recommended earlier that you draw or paint a background

[hermionejanepotter12]

this is why I recommended earlier that you draw or paint a background

Well the 3d ones are cool looking may be i can get plants and line the back of the tank with them

[J-P]

that would be very good. It will help keep the tank healthy. The problem is, if the plants start to die and some alwyas will it will make cleaning the tank a little more difficult.

one side is a + the other side is a -

I know it has only been a couple days, but any luck with that 30 gal? I know you dad said the floors can't take it, but I am sure with some 2x4 under the stand it will be just fine