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Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:39 pm
by J-P
a gravel vac is good. When you take out the dirty water from the 10gal use that water to clean the sponges in the filter and nothing else
Just remember not to use the tap water for cleaning the filter. That is very important
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:40 pm
by purplecandle
You can vacuum the gravel...but don't clean anything except the glass..
Water change and vacuum!
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:46 am
by hermionejanepotter12
J-P wrote:a gravel vac is good. When you take out the dirty water from the 10gal use that water to clean the sponges in the filter and nothing else
Just remember not to use the tap water for cleaning the filter. That is very important
so its oke to vac the gravel
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:07 am
by Flutter
Yes, it's ok to vacuum the gravel any time you change the water. Just make sure you don't scrub things down or do more than that right now
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:29 am
by hermionejanepotter12
Flutter wrote:Yes, it's ok to vacuum the gravel any time you change the water. Just make sure you don't scrub things down or do more than that right now
didnt plain on scrubing any thing just vac out the yuck
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:55 am
by Pufferpunk
Is there a lot?
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:50 pm
by hermionejanepotter12
Pufferpunk wrote:Is there a lot?
well theres a lot of none eaten food on the bottum thats all they are messy eaters and wast
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:08 pm
by Pufferpunk
It sounds like you are overfeeding. Feed only what they can eat completely, in 5 minutes. What foods are you offering them?
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:10 pm
by hermionejanepotter12
Pufferpunk wrote:It sounds like you are overfeeding. Feed only what they can eat completely, in 5 minutes. What foods are you offering them?
shrimp for the puffer and pillets for the cichlid
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:00 pm
by hermionejanepotter12
maybe ill make one of them 3d backgrounds for the fish tank that would be kind of cool
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:20 pm
by J-P
that will be cool
it has to be outside the tank. If it is inside then your 10 gal suddenly becomes MUCH smaller
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:33 pm
by hermionejanepotter12
J-P wrote:that will be cool
it has to be outside the tank. If it is inside then your 10 gal suddenly becomes MUCH smaller
true
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:54 pm
by J-P
this is why I recommended earlier that you draw or paint a background
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:32 pm
by hermionejanepotter12
J-P wrote:this is why I recommended earlier that you draw or paint a background
Well the 3d ones are cool looking may be i can get plants and line the back of the tank with them
Re: I need more infermation on green spotted puffers
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:23 pm
by J-P
that would be very good. It will help keep the tank healthy. The problem is, if the plants start to die and some alwyas will it will make cleaning the tank a little more difficult.
one side is a + the other side is a -
I know it has only been a couple days, but any luck with that 30 gal? I know you dad said the floors can't take it, but I am sure with some 2x4 under the stand it will be just fine