new Ceylon Puffer setup help ~adding salts to established FW

supershaji · Post by **supershaji** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:55 am

i put in a black molly (abt the same size of the puffer) into the tank today (yes, i have removed the rosy barb).

do u think it would help in keeping the cycled system stable as i keep adding salts weekly?

btw, he's a bit better and more active than before. i saw him eating chopped prawn which i put in today and also suspect him eating 2 ramhorn snails as only their shells were found floating.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:55 am

Adding more fish just adds to the bioload. The Ceylon will probably pick on it.

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:34 pm

It wouldn't help cycle any faster, and would actually take longer because of the increased bioload. I'd take it out.

supershaji · Post by **supershaji** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:21 am

after i took the molly out, i see the tummy is black again!?

he'e eating fine.. but still hiding away from me when i get close to him

i made im a cave type of home and he stayes there..

do u think he's missing the molly

btw, just a confirmation:
its supposed to be just ONE puffer per aquarium, right? it doesnt need any puffer friends of its type, right?

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:12 am

Puffers are best entirely alone. No tank mates.

See this article: http://www.thepufferforum.com/articles/ ... ypuff.html

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new Ceylon Puffer setup help ~adding salts to established FW