The Puffer Forum

Hi! This is my first post so let me give a little background. I have 2 GSP. Due to misinformation, I had them in a 10 gal tank with some Danos for almost a year. I started to read about them (because what would make me think that my LFS would sell me fish knowing that they were not suited for my tank) and I found out that I was basically torturing my favorite fish. Fast forward just a few weeks, and my GSPs are happily (i hope) in a cycled 55 gal tank with lots of fake plants and places to hide and better food. I am in the process of adding salt to create BW. I am at 1.002 salt right now. I don't want to shock the puffers with a lot of salt all at once.

They have been in the new tank for almost 2 months. I don't know if this is normal, but whenever I look, they are always in the right corner of the tank pacing. The pacing really badly when I am sitting on the sofa next to the tank. When I sit right in front of the tank, they will come to the other side to beg for food. Other than that, they have no interested at all in the rest of their giant tank! I am worried that they are still bored. There color is much better since I moved them. Their appetite is much better. Should I be worried that they are still bored and unhappy?

Edit: Also, I cannot seem to browse or view any of the articles in the library. Any suggestions? I use Google Chrome as a browser.

Thanks!

Sarah

That is a salinity problem, you should be raising SG 2º every 4 days. if you are at 1.002 i recommend you to rise to 1.004 in 4 days and so on...

Remember that minimum SG for GSP is 1.010
And you should try to put some small internal filter to create current... that motive them to move!
Lets wait for more suggestions ñ_ñ

Usually suggestion around here is NOT to raise the SG faster than .002/week. the puffers can handle it but the bacteria cannot. I do agree with adding some current though.

Sometimes they don't handle change well, and will pace, pout, go on hunger strikes, etc. But, they usually snap out of it after a week or 2.
+1 to current, nothing monsoon like, but when I set up my circulation pumps, I angled one right toward the corner my GSP would pace, and now he swims all around the tank. He at first tried to pace, but the current kept sweeping him lol.

nothing monsoon like

LOL!!!! hehehe +1 to this.. be careful... just a gentle current

Well i said 4 days cuz in my case bacteria handle it, i guess thats because i´ve got a large bio load
+1 to PP comment, 2º per week its ok to avoid any problem.

thanks for the advice. I have been spying on the puffers since I posted, and they seem to only pace when I am around...weird huh? I did raise the salinity, so I am about 1.0004 now. It is hard to tell with a floating hydrometer. They still chill in caves too much for my liking, but hopefully in a few weeks, the salinity will help.

I have noticed a lot of pacing from my GSP's since I changed my tank and raised the salinity to 1.014.. It is worse when I am around but occasionally the would stop and look over at me and then resume more vigorously. I guess they are mad at me.