The Puffer Forum

It seems like you were given alot of bad info just like tons of others. Fish shops are all about trying to make a buck so you have to becareful not to beleive all of their suggestions since most only want to get stuff sold, and hey if they dont tell yah about cycleing or proper care requirements then you have to come back for more fish or more supplies. Please take a little bit of your time and read through this sites library especially the articles on cycleing and GSP care requirements. It will benifit both of you in the end. By learning as much as you can in this hobby will help you become a more succesfull fish keeper and it will save you tons of money from the greedy hands of fish stores.

Flutter wrote:He will stay small in a smaller tank however it will kill him quickly and that's not very nice.

sadly i know that now im suprized his not gone already realy because his been in a five gallion for a month now

hermionejanepotter12 wrote:well i dont know the answer to the firest question but as for the tank i was told that if i capt him in a smaller tank the would stay smalli ad a little sae salt at a time

puffer fish are very special fish that have very special needs to be healthy and happy
they must have lots of room in a big tank and clean water at all times
this means that he has to have a bigger tank, right away
and some of his water must be replaced often to keep it clean and healthy
we change some of the water in our puffer fish tanks every week
when they are little, they might live okay with other fish, but later when they grow, it's best for them to live in their own fish tank
and they must be fed special foods to keep them healthy
what other fish live in his tank with him?

Bcummings8521 wrote:It seems like you were given alot of bad info just like tons of others. Fish shops are all about trying to make a buck so you have to becareful not to beleive all of their suggestions since most only want to get stuff sold, and hey if they dont tell yah about cycleing or proper care requirements then you have to come back for more fish or more supplies. Please take a little bit of your time and read through this sites library especially the articles on cycleing and GSP care requirements. It will benifit both of you in the end. By learning as much as you can in this hobby will help you become a more succesfull fish keeper and it will save you tons of money from the greedy hands of fish stores.

i have read them and had i known half as much as i know know about them i wouldnt have even got him in the first place it realy makes me sad to know that the pet stores dont seem to know much about there own fish and then for some one like me to come along and buy one knowing a little bit of what there geting into

eieio wrote:

hermionejanepotter12 wrote:well i dont know the answer to the firest question but as for the tank i was told that if i capt him in a smaller tank the would stay smalli ad a little sae salt at a time

puffer fish are very special fish that have very special needs to be healthy and happy
they must have lots of room in a big tank and clean water at all times
this means that he has to have a bigger tank, right away
and some of his water must be replaced often to keep it clean and healthy
we change some of the water in our puffer fish tanks every week
when they are little, they might live okay with other fish, but later when they grow, it's best for them to live in their own fish tank
and they must be fed special foods to keep them healthy
what other fish live in his tank with him?

and african powerder blue cichlid i do water changes two times a week

So now that you know the truth about your fish, what are your plans for them now???

Okay hermionejanepotter12 it's decision time. Do you plan on keeping your GSP?, If so do you have the financial means to spend $100+ today?

jmiller wrote:Okay hermionejanepotter12 it's decision time. Do you plan on keeping your GSP?, If so do you have the financial means to spend $100+ today?

i want to keep him but no i dont have the financhle means to do that

Then you must do the next best thing for him.

Pufferpunk wrote:Then you must do the next best thing for him.

Exactly. It's time to find him a good home. In it's current situation your fish will die soon.

That 5g isn't even large enough for his tank mate.

If you let us know what state and city you live in maybe we can help you find another site to look for someone that can help you out. Also craigslist usually has tanks suitable for him for really cheap.

Pufferpunk wrote:Then you must do the next best thing for him.

in other words give him up

Yes. In other words give him up. The 5 gallon tank isn't suitable for the Albino pleco. The powder blue cichlid. Or the puffer. The cichlid needs a 50G minimum. The puffer has a 30g minimum and the pleco I don't know. But even the smallest of plecos need a 30 gallon. Unfortunately. Unless you can provide a tank for the puffer and the other tankmates. The best thing to do would be to give the puffer and whatever other ones you cant provide for up. And ensure they go to a proper home. You have some very large fish on your hands. And that is going to require a large tank.

could you tell us your state, maybe some one can come get him.