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Salt levels for full grown F8?

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:38 am
by SkeptikaL
What kind of salt levels will I need for a full sized F8? Also, do I increase the levels like every X number of months?

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:44 am
by lisalisa
~1.005, raised no more than .002/week. Please read the articles in the library, that detail this :D.

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:47 am
by SkeptikaL
Ok, thanks.

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:53 am
by lisalisa
No prob!

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:57 pm
by Roman
F8's move to full marine as they grow as well?

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:00 pm
by Tihsho
Nope. They stay in low brackish.

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:02 pm
by Roman
oh I see. I had misread lisalisa's answer.

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:10 pm
by Tihsho
NP. Just aslong as its cleared up ;)

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:04 am
by SkeptikaL
My F8's are really becomming great little characters! Thanks a bunch for the help guys. Without this forum, honest, they'd surely be dead by now. I had no idea about all this...

The pet stores really should put like a WARNING label to all these puffers and then give like a booklet... or better yet, a business card of this site. You know what, I think I might do that... I might go around and tell pet stores about this place and to give them this URL. These little tykes deserve it!

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:49 am
by lisalisa
I agree, and good luck. Most lfs don't care.

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:31 am
by OraLacerta
I love your avatar picture!

The reason I decided to keep my F8 over GSPs is because a marine setup on the scale GSPs need is Waaay to expensive for me! F8s are excellent little characters and they only need an SG of 1.005 so they are much easier on the wallet.

It's great to see there's another F8 owner on here :)

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:58 am
by lisalisa
Many of us have f8's too!

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:41 pm
by OraLacerta
But so few of you mention it... :P

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:49 pm
by Jayhawk
I love my figure 8...great fish - loads of personality.

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:51 pm
by lisalisa
OraLacerta wrote:But so few of you mention it... :P
lol I guess you're right.
I have 3, as does Tihsho. TFM has one as well.