The Puffer Forum

I have a nasty habbit of buying fish on impulse without knowing anything about them and thats the case with my puffer so i sighned up to this forum in hopes of getting help.The one i baught just said freshwater puffer and nothing else and when i looked em up i read some stories about people who baught freshwater puffers that turned out to be brackish.Im having some trouble Identifying the one i got so im hoping you guys can help me.I couldnt get a pic on her but it is about an inch and a half long with a white belly and a green back with little black spots

Welcome!!
Most likely a Green Spotted Puffer.
Check our library for a great article on GSP's and also helpful information on feeding. What size tank do you have him in?

Look throught pufferpedia, check the FW and Brackish sections.
It probablly is a GSP, it needs at leasst a 30 gallon tank, and full marine conditions when older.
IS your tank cycled? What size is it?

its in a 20 gallon tank and its not cycled i set it up just for him

Do you know what it is yet?
You'll have a lot of problems with that tank since it's not cycled, do you have filter media from another cycled tank that you could put in there to cycle it?

its definately a gsp and yeah ive fot other filter media to put in it but i dont have any aquarium salt, will water softner salt work

Absolutely do not use water softner salt. You will need to buy actual sea-salt.

There are great articles in our library on caring for GSP's, as well as cycling a tank and feeding your puffers. They're not that difficult to care for, but they do need special attention.

alright i have a friend with saltwater aquarium i can probubly get some from him thanks for the help

You've really got to get over that nasty habit.