The Puffer Forum

Hey all. My name is Steven, I have 2 GSPs in a 10 gal tank with their new 40 gal cycling. Like alot of us I was very misled by the Wal-mart staff. I brought my first puffer home to be in my FW tank with some guppies and a swordtail. I woke up next morning to my fish cowering in one corner and my puffer zooming around the rest of the tank. I quickly set up my spare tank and moved the puffer over to it. Since then, I have acquired another GSP and couldn't part with them if I wanted to. I am about to move them into their new 40 gal home for now. I have a 90 that I am buying in the next few months to make their permanent home. I found this forum and knew that i was gonna need some help with this little adventure, so here I am. I have yet to find another puffer exclusive forum at all and the other forums don't quite get into the puffers.

Welcome!
I WAS from Texas too, & just recently moved.
I have 2 GSP's myself, and one of mine is called Squishy too! lol.
AWWEEESSSOMMMEEE....
& don't feel bad about not knowing much about these fish, I was totally clueless myself, when I purchased them from Walmart, I honestly thought it would be EASY caring for them...........

Welcome, Darielm! Nice to have you, and don't feel bad, a lot of us have been tricked by Wal Mart. Your two GSP's will do nicely in the 90 gallon that you want to set up; they'll grow to their max size in a tank that big.

I suggest moving your puffers over to the 40g now. An uncycled 40g is way better than a 10g for 2 GSPs. Get Tetra's Safestart to dd to your filter tomorrow.

Pufferpunk wrote: I suggest moving your puffers over to the 40g now. An uncycled 40g is way better than a 10g for 2 GSPs. Get Tetra's Safestart to dd to your filter tomorrow.

Will that work if the SG of the tank is at 1.014?

No, but Bio-Spira probably will. Your other option is to bump it up to 1.018, get established live rock & drip-acclimate them into there.