Freshwater Puffer type unknown, help?

Pufflove · Post by **Pufflove** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:48 pm

Anyone know what kind of freshwater puffer this is? Just bought him cheap from someone who wanted to get rid of him fast! No luck in finding out what kind he is from the fish stores around here, thanks!

Post by **bertie 83** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:55 pm

That is either a gsp or a Ceylon defo not freshwater hence the black belly

Pufflove · Post by **Pufflove** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:58 pm

he was in a freshwater tank at the fish store and was brought in with a pair. He was the only one left, sold for 15.99 and they said just to run a little bit of salt. are you sure he's not brackish?

Pufflove · Post by **Pufflove** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:00 pm

I have a figure 8 and him in the tank, along with 2 eels. I run salt right now, but not alot. Just want to make sure that i'm taking care of him correctly.

Post by **bertie 83** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:01 pm

He is high brackish/ marine. Marine will save you lots of money long term. Most Lfs are full of totally wrong info, this is the case here

Pufflove · Post by **Pufflove** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:02 pm

he looks like a ceylon. will he be okay in the freshwater ran with salt? I have done salt before and really only have time for a freshwater. that is what my tank is right now.

Post by **bertie 83** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:02 pm

You need to separate him and the f8 fast before you have 2 dead puffers. Plus they require totally different water. What sg is your tank at? How big is the tank?

Post by **bertie 83** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:05 pm

No good for either puffer I'm afraid. If you can't do two separate very different tanks I would return them both

Pufflove · Post by **Pufflove** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:05 pm

Why would they not be able to be in the same tank? My tank is a 40 breeder.

Post by **bertie 83** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:06 pm

What is f/w ran with salt? What salt are you using? What sg?

Post by **bertie 83** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:08 pm

The 40 breeder would be good for the Ceylon alone with no other fish. They will fight if kept together, plus they have different water requirements. The f8 needs sg 1.003-1.005, the Ceylon I believe 1.012++

Pufflove · Post by **Pufflove** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:16 pm

I'm running it at a low salinity, just using rock salt. I don't know the sg.

Post by **bertie 83** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:18 pm

That's not the correct salt to make brackish/ marine water. You should be using a marine mix

Pufflove · Post by **Pufflove** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:42 pm

the fish store I've gone to for 6 years suggested the rock salt, so I just used what they suggested. This is my first time doing a brackish aquarium. I'm used to discus and stingray.

Post by **bertie 83** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:07 pm

Once you get into it you will learn not to listen to your Lfs. Pretty much all of them are full of crap and are just after your hard earned money. They don't care if fish live or die as long as you part with your cash

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