The Puffer Forum

At the size your fish is, I'd say around 1.010-12 would be fine. Yes, you do waste a lot of salt, but water changes are a necessary thing in a puffer tink. Just a fact of pufferlife. Once your puffer is an adult & in SW, you can add things like live rock & a skimmer to help w/less water changes.

Give em time to get used to the increased salinity.

Removing the barb would be a good idea I think.

Please read this article on GSPs and Ceylons: http://www.thepufferforum.com/articles/ ... togsp.html

The best way to save money on salt is to have really good filtration, do careful feedings, and buy bulk salt. You are going to have to do water changes, but you can do your best to keep the water quality as good as possible by limiting polution.

Once you get to marine SG ( ~1.020 - 1.024 ) there are more options open to you, like protein skimmers and live rock which will reduce the need for frequent water changes.

looks like he's a bit settled in now... he seems happy and a bit active... he's swimming up and down the 9" tank wall...

Just one more question tho:

1. i observed that his tummy is kinda black. ...isnt it supposed to be white?

is this some kinda signal?


2. are we supposed to keep jusy 1 single puffer or pairs/groups?

Puffers are not community fish. Unless you have a very large, heavily decorated tank, keep them alone.

A dark tummy can mean stress. Do you have places for him to hide in the tank?

Sometimes they also darken a bit when eating or sleeping.

Changes to salinity can also be stressful. That's why we must go slowly.

thanx for the advice guys... it looks better than it was when i got it?

still prefering to it as 'it'.... any idea of sexing these li'l puffers?

also, do these guys breed in captivity?

Pick a sex & stick to it. Your puffer won't care what you call it.

Breeding GSPs and Ceylons in captivity is highly unlikely and I've never seen any direct reports of it. I don't think we could easily replicate their natural environment well enough to trigger spawning.