need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
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Re: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
Plenty of room for several!
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: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
Plenty of room for several!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
I agree, 2 F8's would fit quite comfortably in a tank that size.
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Re: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
I think one F8 is perfect. Nothing like the relaxed/less competitive personaity of a singleton. IMO/IME 10 bumblebee gobies would also be perfect.peabuddy wrote:Yep have learnt my lesson
Do you think the AR 850 will be big enough for one figure 8 puff
33" x17" x24" thanks x
Or in my none experience /but wants...A knight goby. ??
And several nerite snails work well with it all.
There are many knowledgeable fish keepers on this forum willing to help and give great advice...The advice is free; What you choose to do with it gives it value.
Re: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
That's great I'm going to look at the tank this time
And see what it's like hopefully be gd condition and ill be on my way to setting
Up my puffer tank ! Couldn't do it without the help of everyone
Answering my questions so thanks
And see what it's like hopefully be gd condition and ill be on my way to setting
Up my puffer tank ! Couldn't do it without the help of everyone
Answering my questions so thanks
Re: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
When's to my town and fish van on market and he was selling
Wincle (some kind of snail) can you feed these to your puffer ?
Want to make sure he gets hard shelled food to wear the teeth
He didnt have any thing else apart from crab legs want to stock up some
Food for the little fella how long will food last in the freezer thanks in advance x
Wincle (some kind of snail) can you feed these to your puffer ?
Want to make sure he gets hard shelled food to wear the teeth
He didnt have any thing else apart from crab legs want to stock up some
Food for the little fella how long will food last in the freezer thanks in advance x
Re: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
Also can you put bogwood and other wood in a salt aquarium
If not trying to think what will make it interesting
If not trying to think what will make it interesting
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Re: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
Drift wood tents to rot away rather fast in brackish water from what I have heard. Plenty of rock work and fake plants will give a visually complex home for him. Not sure on the winkle but most meaty foods are accepted, make sure it's raw.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
Petsmart sells fake mangrove roots. I have them in many of my tanks:
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: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
Wow lovely tank and puffer really looks natural
Will look out for something like this
Do u know about the winkles if u can feed them to puffers
really looks natural Will look out for something like this
Do u know about the winkles if u can feed them to puffers
Re: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
Why not re-seal the tank? I'm resealing the 75 I got on craigslist. GE Silicone 1 all you have to do is scrape the silicone out of the inside and re-apply.
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Re: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
I have resealed tanks from 10g hex to 125g.
Yes, winkles are fine. Freeze at least overnight & thaw, before feeding.
Yes, winkles are fine. Freeze at least overnight & thaw, before feeding.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: need help setting up a brackish tank for figure8 puffers
Sorry to be so late to the party- this thread must have run while I was off-line.
I have to disagree very strongly with the comments on substrate. F-8s have a high requirement for alkalinity. IME, it is as important as the salinity or perhaps more so. I would never set any F-8 tank without aragonite sand, period. Buy extra, as it may need some supplement every 3-5 years to compensate for solution of the sand unless your water is quite hard.
HTH
I have to disagree very strongly with the comments on substrate. F-8s have a high requirement for alkalinity. IME, it is as important as the salinity or perhaps more so. I would never set any F-8 tank without aragonite sand, period. Buy extra, as it may need some supplement every 3-5 years to compensate for solution of the sand unless your water is quite hard.
HTH
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