The Puffer Forum

You need to do lots & lots of WC on that tank, until it's cycled. As Dad says, don't even worry about meds or salt right now. Get yourself some liquid test kits for: ammonia, nitrite, nitrate & start testing.

In the last few days I put some ceramic rings from the main tank in the filter of the puffer tank, also i changed almost all the water of the tank with half of water of the main tank and half Ro water. All the test are good. The puffer eats, not everything i give though. He still looks kinda skinny but he's pretty active.

Can you confirm that the tank is only 11 litres and therefore approximately 2.5-3gal?

Yup its approximately 2.5 / 3 gal

It's not going to survive in there. What are your plans for upgrading? This tank cannot support that fish at all.

I know i know, its here temporarily, he's still not in shape. I want him to get on health then ill decide what to do.

He will not get healthy in there. This is not a "rescue" if you won't house him properly from the beginning & he dies anyway. This fish should be easy to save, if treated right.

I didn't mention that it is still barely a inch long. If i put it in the main planted tank he wont be able to feed cause he still need to put food right in front of him and since the tank is veeeeery planted i wont be able to reach him and there is a lot competition for food with the other fish. I don't want to get it back to that store cause its a very bad one, he would die 4 sure in there since they keep trying to feed puffers with flakes food.

I understand what you're saying, however the fish isn't suitable for a planted tank anyways. Is there no way you can get a larger tank for it immediately? Even at less than an inch there's no way it can survive in the tank it's in now. Puffers are sensitive and messy fish.

This puffer doesn't belong in your "main" tank, with other fish. He also doesn't belong in a planted tank, as the amount of salt he'll need will kill any plant. He needs to be brought up to SW, as soon as his tank is cycled. I have a strong feeling he also needs to be treated for IPs, ASAP.

I know, i have an empty 50g tank in the garage, but the problem is i can't take it up home cause i dont have space so i should leave it down there.. i could set it up as a brakish tank. I wonder why i got curious with this puffer!! It was with dwarf ones and at first look i thought it was a very skinny Colomesus asellus or maybe a small suvatti or something. I could never image it would have been a SW puffer!! I suspect he might have IP, i have Metronidazole i could treat it with it..?! :S

italcool wrote:I know, i have an empty 50g tank in the garage, but the problem is i can't take it up home cause i dont have space so i should leave it down there.. i could set it up as a brakish tank. I wonder why i got curious with this puffer!! It was with dwarf ones and at first look i thought it was a very skinny Colomesus asellus or maybe a small suvatti or something. I could never image it would have been a SW puffer!! I suspect he might have IP, i have Metronidazole i could treat it with it..?! :S

Puffers before furniture!!! You don't need couches or beds, get rid of them..then you will have the space you need!!

purplecandle wrote:

italcool wrote:I know, i have an empty 50g tank in the garage, but the problem is i can't take it up home cause i dont have space so i should leave it down there.. i could set it up as a brakish tank. I wonder why i got curious with this puffer!! It was with dwarf ones and at first look i thought it was a very skinny Colomesus asellus or maybe a small suvatti or something. I could never image it would have been a SW puffer!! I suspect he might have IP, i have Metronidazole i could treat it with it..?! :S

Puffers before furniture!!! You don't need couches or beds, get rid of them..then you will have the space you need!!

If this was my own place, I'd have only a bed and 1000 tanks

Yes, soak it's food in Metro & feed only medicated foods for 3 days.