GSP help

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pufferman303
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GSP help

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Hey everybody, im new to the forum. I recently bought a 3 inch Green spotted puffer. He is in a well planted (fake plants) 20 gallon high but i will be upgrading to 40 breeder soon for his final home. I plan on converting him to full marine. I was wondering if i could see some setups of full marine GSP tanks so i can get some ideas. Also any advice is welcome
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Flutter
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I don't have any pictures but I do want to say welcome and it's awesome that you've done research about your fish :)
It is absurd to talk of one animal being higher than another. We consider those, when the cerebral structure/intellectual faculties most developed, as highest. A bee doubtless would when the instincts were.
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I'm setting a tank up right now, I'll have pics son.
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also setting up a marine tank for my GSP right now as well.

progress so far can be seen in this thread

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=28053&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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pufferman303
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Thank you! I did a lot of research ahead of time and then i stumbled across one at my lfs. For 14 dollars even i couldnt pass it up! :)
I figured if im gonna do a saltwater might as well do a cool puffer. Man i fed it a crab a few days ago and it was demolished in a half hour, he went it for the kill when i was acclimating the crab lol and i havent thought of a name yet. And for future refernce, would there possibly be any corals i could keep with a GSP?
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Post by Reaperpilot2014 »

I don't have personal experience with keeping puffers and coral together, but I would be inclined to say no as puffers aren't generally reef safe. Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new GSP!
It's a crayfish! It's a snail! It's a... ah who cares?
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Tank: 4 liter custom-shaped sphere
Contents: 1 Brainfish
Ph: 7.4
Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates: ?
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Thank you Reaper, i had a feeling they wouldnt be reef safe lol especially after seeing what he did to that crab. Im looking forward to setting up his new home. Just hope i can find a cheap protein skimmer
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I've heard of success with leathers but anything else would probably just be a waiting food supply.
It is absurd to talk of one animal being higher than another. We consider those, when the cerebral structure/intellectual faculties most developed, as highest. A bee doubtless would when the instincts were.
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bertie 83
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I agree with flutter, from what I have heard leathers must taste bad lol
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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pufferman303
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Okay thanks guys. I just was thinking have something besides my puffer thats pleasing to the eye lol but no corals for a long long time. Do you have any tips or advice?
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Reaperpilot2014
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30g - 1 GSP "Demon"
15g - 1 C. Irrubesco "Raoden"
29g - 1 Figure 8 - Looking for good name ideas...
29g - Ramshorn, Marmorkreb, Cherry & Ghost Shrimp Breeder Tank
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Post by Reaperpilot2014 »

Check out this thread. viewtopic.php?f=5&t=28119&st=0&sk=t&sd= ... ecorations
Pufferpunk has a GSP tank with all artificial decorations that looks amazing! You can have the tank look great without a need for live coral.
It's a crayfish! It's a snail! It's a... ah who cares?
Nom nom nom!...

Tank: 4 liter custom-shaped sphere
Contents: 1 Brainfish
Ph: 7.4
Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates: ?
Problem: Cloudy/muddy water
Can you help me?
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pufferman303
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Re: GSP help

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Wow that looks pretty sick. What should i feed him also? he is only about 3 inches and is eating frozen bloodworms, a shrimp pellet or 2 (not shrimp food) and the weekly treat of a crab or frozen crawdad
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Reaperpilot2014
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My Puffers: 150g - 1 Fahaka Puffer "Ramses" (The Pharaoh)
55g - 3 SA Puffers "Larry, Curly, * Moe"
30g - 1 GSP "Demon"
15g - 1 C. Irrubesco "Raoden"
29g - 1 Figure 8 - Looking for good name ideas...
29g - Ramshorn, Marmorkreb, Cherry & Ghost Shrimp Breeder Tank
10 wonderful years with puffers!
Location (country): USA
Location: Utah

Re: GSP help

Post by Reaperpilot2014 »

Puffers teeth grow fairly quickly, and need to be word down with tough food like snails, and other things that go "crunch". There is a great article on feeding in the library.
It's a crayfish! It's a snail! It's a... ah who cares?
Nom nom nom!...

Tank: 4 liter custom-shaped sphere
Contents: 1 Brainfish
Ph: 7.4
Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates: ?
Problem: Cloudy/muddy water
Can you help me?
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pufferman303
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Re: GSP help

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Okay, i just had to get some money together to go grab a little 5 gallon to start breeding some snails, but i will definately go check out the article in the library
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Re: GSP help

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bertie 83 wrote:I agree with flutter, from what I have heard leathers must taste bad lol
Whenever I hear about leathers and how they must taste bad, I always think of the movie "The Doors", the part where Pamela is giving Jim a hard time about wearing his leather pants constantly, and that they were stinky.
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