Thanks for the forum. I'm finally able to start my puffer tank. It's a 29 gallon fully cycled from previous freshwater fish and learning what I can to get it brackish, very slowly before I get a puffer in there. This looks like a great place to start digging.
Jennifer
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energizerfish
- Dwarf Puffer
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- My Puffers: Tetraodon Nigroviridis
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Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
What kind of puffer are you looking to put in there?
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JSk8tes
- Puffer Fry
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- My Puffers: Starting new 29gal puffer tank from a cycled freshwater tank. Transferred fish out of tank into new home and now adding marine salt (?) slowly to prepare home for a puffer.
- Location (country): Alabama, United States
Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
Thinking of a Figure 8, but studying on a few other brackish choices. The LFS I trust has had a nice Figure 8 for a while, and in the same tank with a Mono together in a 20 gallon. Any recommendations are welcome, or should I put this in a new topic somewhere else?
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energizerfish
- Dwarf Puffer
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- My Puffers: Tetraodon Nigroviridis
- Location (country): Virginia
Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
I'm a relative new comer myself, but I don't think this is the wrong place. I'm sure one of the old timer will correct us if we're wrong. If you have your eye on the F8 and you've done your research, they can make excellent pets. Have you checked out the pufferpedia? Sorry I'm of no help with F8s. I've only had one puffer before and that's the Green Spotted Puffer I currently have.
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puffykid
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Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
Hi welcome to the forum. Ya this an amazing place to learn about puffers and how to care for them. One quick question, do you have a 29g or a 20 g tank? Because in the first post you start with 29 and then later on you call it a 20g?
1 M. Turgidus - 29 gallon
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energizerfish
- Dwarf Puffer
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- My Puffers: Tetraodon Nigroviridis
- Location (country): Virginia
Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
I think they were saying that the LFS had a 20g.
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puffykid
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Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
oops I can't read. Ya keeping a f8 in a 29g would be fine. As for tank mates they're best kept in single species tank. I think i've read that sometimes you can keep some mollies or other hardy fish with puffers.
1 M. Turgidus - 29 gallon
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Pufferpunk
- Queen Admin
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T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
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Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
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Start a new topic on this in the BW puffer forum.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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JSk8tes
- Puffer Fry
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:28 am
- My Puffers: Starting new 29gal puffer tank from a cycled freshwater tank. Transferred fish out of tank into new home and now adding marine salt (?) slowly to prepare home for a puffer.
- Location (country): Alabama, United States
Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
The tank is a 29 gallon. It's the LFS that has one in a 20 gallon with a Mono tankmate that I might take both. Just still trying to increase salinity and be patient.
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xrayjeeper83
- Mbu Puffer
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Abei named Huey
GSP named Bacon - Location (country): USA
- Location: Orange Park, FL
Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Pufferpunk
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T lineatus
T miurus
A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
- Location: Greenville, SC
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Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
Great link!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Purifire
- Figure 8 Puffer
- Posts: 188
- Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 3:13 am
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: 2 Dwarf Puffers (C. Travancoricus) , 1 male 1 female.
Saddled Toby (C. Vallintini)
Have kept GSPs - Location (country): United States, Lompoc CA
Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
Welcome! This is the best puffer resource online, hands down. The folks here are amazing and were glad your taking the time to go slow and make sure your fish will be happy and healthy. Cheers!
29 Gallon Marine tank, with refugium, skimmer. Base rock, coral skeletons. Stock: Baby Ocellaurus Clown, young Saddled Toby, 3 Hermit crabs,one 2 inch Bristle Worm, hitch hiking starfish.
10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.
10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts
Some FW tanks.
In My Experience, Fishkeeping is like Cooking. Five or ten basics will keep anyone from getting sick. But to be truly magnificent... You have to know the right Recipies.
10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.
10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts
Some FW tanks.
In My Experience, Fishkeeping is like Cooking. Five or ten basics will keep anyone from getting sick. But to be truly magnificent... You have to know the right Recipies.
Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
Hi, this is my first visit here and I was told by a friend that this is just the place for anyone planning to start their own puffer tanks!! I was reading about the discussion here and was really impressed by what I learnt!! Will keep checking out as often as I can to learn more and will talk about the tank I am planning to set up!!
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Purifire
- Figure 8 Puffer
- Posts: 188
- Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 3:13 am
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: 2 Dwarf Puffers (C. Travancoricus) , 1 male 1 female.
Saddled Toby (C. Vallintini)
Have kept GSPs - Location (country): United States, Lompoc CA
Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
Hullo Ryan! Same advice goes... Any questions about keeping puffs you have can be answered here! The moderators and mentors will get u up to speed even if us puffer fry can't.
29 Gallon Marine tank, with refugium, skimmer. Base rock, coral skeletons. Stock: Baby Ocellaurus Clown, young Saddled Toby, 3 Hermit crabs,one 2 inch Bristle Worm, hitch hiking starfish.
10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.
10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts
Some FW tanks.
In My Experience, Fishkeeping is like Cooking. Five or ten basics will keep anyone from getting sick. But to be truly magnificent... You have to know the right Recipies.
10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.
10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts
Some FW tanks.
In My Experience, Fishkeeping is like Cooking. Five or ten basics will keep anyone from getting sick. But to be truly magnificent... You have to know the right Recipies.
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sevenyearnight
Re: New to Puffers and Puffer forum
I think Ryan is a spammer, his signature link looks suspicious.