The Puffer Forum

Flutter wrote:You could look into celestial pearl danios.

I'd recommend a betta though. One would be very happy in a 10gal tank. They're beautiful and have lots of personality. Fish with personality are always best

You could do a single dwarf puffer like you had mentioned as well. They're great little fish but it won't be as visible and flashy like a betta would be.

I've almost always had at least one betta because they're awesome.

problume is i have a tarable time with batas they always go billy up with in a few months of haveing them and i do every thing right i resurched them and all dont get me wrong i like batas but i just have bad luck with hem

Pufferpunk wrote:Do you really think your parents will let you exchange your fish for some others??? That would be fantastic! My thoughts would be not to get another puffer. They really aren't the easiest fish to keep.

what would you sejust then??

my puffer is laying at the bottum of the tank not moveing his fins hardly at all he moves his eyes around thats pritty much it is he geting sick?? or do they just do that

hermionejanepotter12 wrote:my puffer is laying at the bottum of the tank not moveing his fins hardly at all he moves his eyes around thats pritty much it is he geting sick?? or do they just do that

Is he breathing hard?

Puffer lay on the bottom when they are sleeping although they don't usually move their eyes. Bottom line of what everyone here is trying to tell you, your guy won't live a happy life in a 10 gallon he really won't and honestly after reading threw this thread I think what is best for both you and the puffer is to exchange him. Not trying to be mean but in the end the longer you keep him the more attached you will get. Please think of what is best for him ok.

Is your GSP in brackish water,if not then hes doomed...

shimmy33 wrote:Is your GSP in brackish water,if not then hes doomed...

Do not put salt in the water right now!!!!! He can survive without salt for now...your porblem is not salt, it is an uncylced tank...

Can you do a water change?

Excuse my not reading all this thread..sounds a little complicated,the tank is not cycled???? water change,water change,water change,water change,water change

purplecandle wrote:

hermionejanepotter12 wrote:my puffer is laying at the bottum of the tank not moveing his fins hardly at all he moves his eyes around thats pritty much it is he geting sick?? or do they just do that

Is he breathing hard?

no his breathing easy not hard its normale breathing but it looks slower then normale

purplecandle wrote:

shimmy33 wrote:Is your GSP in brackish water,if not then hes doomed...

Do not put salt in the water right now!!!!! He can survive without salt for now...your porblem is not salt, it is an uncylced tank...

Can you do a water change?

i did one just yester day

shimmy33 wrote:Excuse my not reading all this thread..sounds a little complicated,the tank is not cycled???? water change,water change,water change,water change,water change

i do water changes alot

Do one now..50% or more..

I have overfead my puffers before on quite a few occasions and they sit on the substrate untill everything is digested before they are active again..mine do sit sleep on the sand though which is quite normal,if its strange for your GSP then i would be worried but if its happened before and like you say you have just changed water then it could be just fine

purplecandle wrote:Do one now..50% or more..

ill get that done i was going to take a few gallions out and put more in

shimmy33 wrote:I have overfead my puffers before on quite a few occasions and they sit on the substrate untill everything is digested before they are active again..mine do sit sleep on the sand though which is quite normal,if its strange for your GSP then i would be worried but if its happened before and like you say you have just changed water then it could be just fine

but he dont have a full tummy