Got my little green leopard puffer fish today.
Pet store told me the below and I really make sure I do this right for my daughter she is just in love with it! (Already named it Fluffy lol)
5 gallon tank would suffice?
3/8 cup salt?
To feed it frozen blood worms daily?
Thank for the advice and help!
New Puffer! Please help
- Pufferpunk
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Re: New Puffer! Please help
My 1st question to you would be, how did you cycle this tank? It sounds to me you are way ahead of yourself, if you purchased the fish & tank at the same time & are asking questions after.
library/puffers-in-focus/an-introductio ... d-puffers/
library/water-filtration/fishless-cycling/
My suggestion to you would be to return the fish & do some research. A 5g is only large enough for a single DWARF puffer, not a GSP.
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!"
Re: New Puffer! Please help
Tank was set up for 10 days before I got my fish.
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Re: New Puffer! Please help
............again & again .
"I plan ahead. That way, I don't have to do anything right now!"
- Pufferpunk
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- Posts: 32775
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
- Location: Chicago
- Contact:
Re: New Puffer! Please help
Setting up & running an empty tank (no matter how long) with no cycling process is asking for trouble. Please the links I provided you.
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!"