The Puffer Forum

i treated the tank and atleast he doesnt seep to be any worse he swam in a wierd cirkle just now and his brathing seems to have a normal pace now. he seems to fluxuate betwen lying on the bottom and floating on the top, he seems to have part of a bloodworm sticking out of his gill is it a parasite? he hasnt eaten bloodworms for a few days what is it? should i put him in a breeder box for closer observation and to keep an eye on him? hes not swiming anyways.

Don't do anything that will stress it more

He didnt make it. I woke up and he was on the bottom with his tail curledd, it looked like he was sleepin but he wqsnt beathing and didnt move when i poked him. Right now im determining on going back to tropical or trying another puffer.

Don't give up. You did what you could. Sorry you lost him, he was just too far gone for you to save

Sorry to hear. Keep reading all you can before you make a decision.

Sorry for your loss...
Next puffer you pick out should be nice & fat & NOT from Walmart!

^+1 not from walmart. keep up your research, you found this site which will benefit you ten fold when you decide on your next addition

uggg my whole house smells like garlic how much food should i add to the tank to keep it cycled? Would a 75% get rid of most of the meds iin my water, its a real pain to do wc's for my tank i have to do it gallon by galon sience i dont have a big bucket!!!!!! Can i put my media back in my filter right away or do i have to wait untill i do the wc. also im not sure i should get another pufer i think im way over my head im just a begining aquariust and i was freaking out about the change to sw with my gsp sience the only fish ive kept sucesfully were my beta, my goldfish (in a pond where they belong ), and swordtails wich i gave away opon geting my gsp. Im not entierly sure what 2 do i was thinking of a chiclid tank (did i spell that right?). Is there an easyer puffer to take care of that wil fit in my 30g? (no sw please!) Are dp's easy, fig 8's ? can i keep other fish with these two (i like the look of more than 1 fish in my tank.)

Lots of FW puffers out there.

i want to go fw because i like the idea of lots of plants, also how agresive are dp's? i was thinking of 1 dp, clown loaches, upside down cats, and a brislenose plec. would the dp be ok in there would i get "mising fish syndrome" ?

could i also add some cherry shrimp ?

gspgirl wrote:i want to go fw because i like the idea of lots of plants, also how agresive are dp's? i was thinking of 1 dp, clown loaches, upside down cats, and a brislenose plec. would the dp be ok in there would i get "mising fish syndrome" ?

They'll be fine.

ok thanks, wich fish should i add first, in my brief experience i find it best to start with the least aggresive and work my way up so put the dp in last but what order should i add the other fish, does it matter? also how many of the loaches and upside down cats can i have brfore im overstocked, i heard that upside down cats like to school so 5 of those mabe and 3 loaches , 1 brislenose,1 dp and how many shrimp should i get ?

gspgirl wrote:ok thanks, wich fish should i add first, in my brief experience i find it best to start with the least aggresive and work my way up so put the dp in last but what order should i add the other fish, does it matter? also how many of the loaches and upside down cats can i have brfore im overstocked, i heard that upside down cats like to school so 5 of those mabe and 3 loaches , 1 brislenose,1 dp and how many shrimp should i get ?

It doesn't matter.

Clown loaches get a foot long.
DPs will pick on most any fish, no matter how large.