The Puffer Forum

Prime neutralizes the amm. in the tank water. I have plenty of it on hand.
I expected the tank to recycle, nothing is going to stop it, unless I would have lowered the sg by .002 per week. I just didn't have that long.

WOW certainly sounds like you have things under control. no doubt a daunting task but things are coming along!

We are now in Hypo! The count down starts tomorrow. I'm ready for the roller coaster ride, I just hope Elvis is too. Chong is looking really good. Elvis is sulking in the corner. While doing the water change little Chong was loving on Elvis. He wants his big brother to get better and so do I. It was so cute he was on Elvis head right between his eyes. I tried to get a pic but I can't quite reach the back corner with my camera, there's a wall there. If he does it again I'll try to get the pic. He sure loves him Elvis. I'll update with test results tomorrow.

or maybe he is yelling at Elvis for getting sick and requiring all the rock to be removed? 'look what you did...thanks a lot!!!'

No I don't believe that. He's been snuggling up to Elvis since Cheech passed. He went through a depression stage and a hunger strike. I think it was about 9 days before he would eat. A few days after that he started snuggling with Elvis. Now he hardly ever leaves his side or the top of his head.
Elvis dosen't seem to mind at all. It's like the Skipper and Gilligan.

cute. i sit corrected.

are they both still eating well?

yeah, how's elvis handling the salinity? Don't just rely on Chang to tell you, remember being a naturally brackish fish, chong is always going to be happier at lower salinities to elvis...

what about your wrasse and eel? are they doing ok? if you are 1.009 have elvis's fin spots gone?

Crossing fingers and toes and waiting for a reply. :Shock:

Elvis is swimming around and begging for food, Chong is right on his tail fin following him around. My snowflake eel's black is a little faded, the wrasse and the lawnmower blennie look ok. It dosen't look like Elvis has that extreme slime coat this morning like he's had for the last few days. No change from last night. About to test my water I'll update soon.



Edit: Amm. .25-.50, ph 8.2, nitrite 0, nitrate 0-5
I just fed them, the eel is the only one that refused food. I got lucky with my blennie, he likes the shrimp pellets, now that there's no rock for him to gaze on I've been feeding him pellets. He's still eating also.

this is killing me...i read this every morning......i really am pulling for elvis to get better quickly for you....
and i think chong is sooo cute for attaching to elvis after the loss of his friend......
your a super puffer mom.....i salute all of your efforts for your fishies.....and i will continue the prayers going their way .....

by the way....this is fishlady off the houstonfishbox forum.....

Thanks fishlady,
This is a very good example of qt "everything" even "Rock"!

good to know everyone is eating, well... almost everyone. Hopefully the eel will settle soon.

You've done the hard bit, now just keep it all stable..

phew... 7 weeks 6 days and counting.

Just got some bad news. The water company will shut the water off from 9am - 3pm tomorrow. After the water comes back on we will be under a boil notice. This means I won't be able to change water until the boil notice is lifted. I swear sometimes I can stand My water company! %^&(&*^%^ FULL MOON!

I don't really know if it's going to be effecting me, they just said my county. Need details people "DETAILS"!!!!!



Edit: It's not my area! I am so relieved!

How's elvis is he geting better like me?

Just started Hypo last night. It's too soon to tell.

Oh..ok