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I've chosen to now either have a f8. One of the main reasons is because they grow at max only about 3". Anyways can some1 tell me is it each week or month i have to feed it crunchy food And whast does the salinity level have to be for the f8s.

At least every other day, I would think, for the crunchy food... And according to the PufferPedia, you should have the salinity between 1.004 and 1.008.

thx lilgreenpufer do u know what salt i should use and from what brand

You can use just about any brand of salt crystals. There's Red Sea, Kent, Instant Ocean...

From what I've seen most people dont go above a salinity of 1.005. This is what I'm moving mine up to slowly and what most people seem to have.

PufferPedia says 1.005-1.008. It doesn't hurt for it to fluctuate a bit; in fact, some people say it stimulates them and contributes to their overall health when you change up the salinity a little from time to time.

But never change it by more than .002 per week, or you'll kill your biofilter.

AthrunZala wrote: do u know what salt i should use

Marine salt always, never buy aquarium salt, it doesn't make brackish water.

thx by_a_coo now i know what salt to use =D

Please read the F8 article in our Library. It tells you everything you want to know about them.

should i get a f8 puffer or a dp?

Well, that really depends on your tank, your budget, and how much time you're willing to put into your fish.

Yeah, what lilgreenpuffer said. It depends on what you've got and how much time/energy/money you want to put into it. If you have a tank that is 15g or less, I'd think more about DPs. If you don't want to take the time to fill a tub with water, mix in the salt, and let it sit overnight and match salinities, then I'd stick with freshwater like DPs. However, if you have a 15g or larger tank and want to put a little more effort into water changes (the whole salt mixing thing), then you might be ready for a brackish F8.

Do you have much experience with fish? If you don't, you might want to try a freshwater puffer fish since brackish and salt can be hard to understand, and it's a little easier to figure out water changes, etc., with a freshwater tank. However, if you do your research first, you it's not out of the question to jump right into brackish. I did, and it worked great. BUT, I spent quite a while researching and preparing before making the leap.