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Re: new f8
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:29 pm
by defool89
Pufferpunk wrote:defool89 wrote:The tetras were removed yesterday,i actually still have one in with the puffer. Like i said i have no prior knowledge to salt or brackish so ive never even heard the word hydrometer how much are they? Maybe the taste test will suffice lolol...i bought natural sea salt mix makes 5 gallons.
This msth stuff sounds interesting. It should be easy to start my current SG is 0. Lol
Your current SG is 1.000 (FW). Natural sea salt or marine mix?
Natural sea salt
Re: new f8
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:30 pm
by defool89
purplecandle wrote:Defool, calm down. The fish will be ok in fw untill you can buy a hydrometer, the right type of salt and untill you figure out the math...ps it takes hours to mix salt water, so you can't add it tonight anyway. A few more days of fw won't hurt. But rushing into bw unprepaired will hurt.
Focus on keeping the water clean, get the fish eating and active, let the tank "settle", and aquire the things you need to go brackish
Now, do you have any pics!
Ill upload a pic now hold please
Re: new f8
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:37 pm
by purplecandle
defool89 wrote:Pufferpunk wrote:defool89 wrote:The tetras were removed yesterday,i actually still have one in with the puffer. Like i said i have no prior knowledge to salt or brackish so ive never even heard the word hydrometer how much are they? Maybe the taste test will suffice lolol...i bought natural sea salt mix makes 5 gallons.
This msth stuff sounds interesting. It should be easy to start my current SG is 0. Lol
Your current SG is 1.000 (FW). Natural sea salt or marine mix?
Natural sea salt
I don't know what you mean by natural sea salt...but let's keep things simple....you can find this brand at every decent pet store
http://www.instantocean.com/
Re: new f8
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:49 pm
by defool89
purplecandle wrote:Defool, calm down. The fish will be ok in fw untill you can buy a hydrometer, the right type of salt and untill you figure out the math...ps it takes hours to mix salt water, so you can't add it tonight anyway. A few more days of fw won't hurt. But rushing into bw unprepaired will hurt.
Focus on keeping the water clean, get the fish eating and active, let the tank "settle", and aquire the things you need to go brackish
Now, do you have any pics!
Its still unorganized in there idk what i want for his decor
Best i could get when i tried snapping a pic he just swam away..lol props to Tim for tpotm contest getting a good one
Re: new f8
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:52 pm
by Pufferpunk
You should change out the substrate to aragonite sand. Use Instant Ocean marine salt.
Re: new f8
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:54 pm
by purplecandle
He looks in ok shape, I love his markings. Very cute.
Who is the fish in the right hand side?
Re: new f8
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:01 pm
by defool89
purplecandle wrote:He looks in ok shape, I love his markings. Very cute.
Who is the fish in the right hand side?
And hes in okay shape. He was housed with gsps and a dead f8 and a dying gsp. Most most his tail fin looks like an old flag that needs to be replaced
Thats a tetra i still have in there. Poor guy goes through a lot. 3 different tanks.
And pp i most definitely add some argonite sand. And exchange my salt.
Re: new f8
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:08 pm
by defool89
Can i house another f8 in this 20g?
Re: new f8
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:12 pm
by purplecandle
defool89 wrote:Can i house another f8 in this 20g?
No
defool89 wrote:purplecandle wrote:He looks in ok shape, I love his markings. Very cute.
Who is the fish in the right hand side?
And hes in okay shape. He was housed with gsps and a dead f8 and a dying gsp. Most most his tail fin looks like an old flag that needs to be replaced
Thats a tetra i still have in there. Poor guy goes through a lot. 3 different tanks.
And pp i most definitely add some argonite sand. And exchange my salt.
You should treat for ips just incase, keep the water clean and the tail should come back nicely...really cute lil fella
Re: new f8
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:15 pm
by Pufferpunk
Add Melafix for his tattered fins.
Re: new f8
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:23 am
by Tim
defool89 wrote: props to Tim for tpotm contest getting a good one
Thanks
Re: new f8
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:46 pm
by defool89
Short clip of him chasing a ghost...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txUlaZL ... ata_player
Better than a picture
Re: new f8
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:59 pm
by G S P Freak
Hard to watch when it says "sorry, this video is private"
Re: new f8
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:01 pm
by defool89
G S P Freak wrote:
Hard to watch when it says "sorry, this video is private"
Lolol sorry i have no idea what I'm doing. Its all off my phone .. ill look at the settings..
I just set it to public. Okay there you go...
Re: new f8
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:34 am
by Tim
defool89 wrote:G S P Freak wrote:
Hard to watch when it says "sorry, this video is private"
Lolol sorry i have no idea what I'm doing. Its all off my phone .. ill look at the settings..
I just set it to public. Okay there you go...
Fun video
. I feel kinda sorry for him with his dorsal fin all banged up, should be regrown in a few weeks though.