Green Spotted Puffer Brown/Grey?
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 4:08 am
Hi All,
I got 2 green spotted puffer fish from my Bf for Valentines day. I named the one valen and the other tine.
I got a new tank with them but decided to keep them in my guppies small tank till the new tank was cycled.
I noticed after a day of them in my guppies tank they went from Bright to dull blakish colour. so I panicked and put them in the new uncycled tank. after being in the new tank for about a hour the one puffer valen started breathing heavy and swimming crazy in the tank doing backflips and everything. I had no idea what to do?
The next morning he was dead. I have tine still but im worried about him because he is still not a bright colour. I do 50% water changes everyday to make sure there is no ammonia, I don't have a tester kit will be getting one on Wednesday next week waiting for payday.
the pet store said they fresh water fish but they not as I have been doing countless amounts of research the last 2 days.
To help I bought Quickstart for new set-up tanks apparently it has good bacteria. and a plant to help with the ammonia.
I also bought marine salt yesterday and mixed a 20% water change with 1 gram of marine salt per litre of the tank size, I left the salt mix to sand overnight and took 20% fresh water out this morning and added the 20% marine salt mix.
I was wondering what else can I do to help this little guy. also because im doing water changes everyday do I add 1 gram of salt per litre every time I do a water change?
Also they say I can increase the level of salt after how many water changes can I increase it to 2 grams per litre?
Plz help im trying my best to help this little guy he is eating I feed him bloodworms every day and I have a heater on for 28 c and filters and hiding places a rock and plant.
also will the plants and snails (big yellow snails) die with the salt?
Thanks
I got 2 green spotted puffer fish from my Bf for Valentines day. I named the one valen and the other tine.
I got a new tank with them but decided to keep them in my guppies small tank till the new tank was cycled.
I noticed after a day of them in my guppies tank they went from Bright to dull blakish colour. so I panicked and put them in the new uncycled tank. after being in the new tank for about a hour the one puffer valen started breathing heavy and swimming crazy in the tank doing backflips and everything. I had no idea what to do?
The next morning he was dead. I have tine still but im worried about him because he is still not a bright colour. I do 50% water changes everyday to make sure there is no ammonia, I don't have a tester kit will be getting one on Wednesday next week waiting for payday.
the pet store said they fresh water fish but they not as I have been doing countless amounts of research the last 2 days.
To help I bought Quickstart for new set-up tanks apparently it has good bacteria. and a plant to help with the ammonia.
I also bought marine salt yesterday and mixed a 20% water change with 1 gram of marine salt per litre of the tank size, I left the salt mix to sand overnight and took 20% fresh water out this morning and added the 20% marine salt mix.
I was wondering what else can I do to help this little guy. also because im doing water changes everyday do I add 1 gram of salt per litre every time I do a water change?
Also they say I can increase the level of salt after how many water changes can I increase it to 2 grams per litre?
Plz help im trying my best to help this little guy he is eating I feed him bloodworms every day and I have a heater on for 28 c and filters and hiding places a rock and plant.
also will the plants and snails (big yellow snails) die with the salt?
Thanks
