The Puffer Forum

I would definitely thaw it before feeding. It can stress a puffer out some to eat really cold food. Also, it's always a good idea to soak the food so it doesn't expand a bunch in the puffer's stomach.

My DP's love eating bloodworms out of a brine shrimp net. I thaw the bloodworms in a cup of tank water, then poor it threw a brine shrimp net and throw out the water - this keeps the tank clean. Sometimes they like to fly right into the net and viciously attack them head-on, or they bite it from the outside and pull it through the tiny holes in the net. They have so much fun!!

Don't know what happened, but nitrites went from 2ppm yesterday to 0 this morning, BEFORE I changed the water. I guess the tank needed a bit more time to cycle. I changed the water again tonight and will continue my current routine until nitrates are down to a more comfortable level. At the current rate SG is increasing at a little less than .001 per week. I know it seems like guesswork, but I happen to be a math wiz and calculated everything before even starting. However, a refractometer HAS been purchased, was just waiting for payday lol. Hopefully the Ich will go away soon.

Are you using test strips or liquid?

We have a liquid master test kit.

no worries....