The Puffer Forum

I have a one inc gsp and is it that necissary for me to give it snails to eat for it teeth. It is hard to find snails so small (size of their eye). Is there any alternative food for there teeth. I have been feeding it lvie brine shrimp once a day.

thanks for the advice. One of my gsp has feices hanging from him like he hasnt finsished going but its been like that since the morning.

stephen

laxratnd wrote:thanks for the advice. One of my gsp has feices hanging from him like he hasnt finsished going but its been like that since the morning.

That's a pretty sure sign of internal parasites. Is the fish very skinny, or does it have a weak appetite? If yes, you will likely need to treat for IPs.

As for substrate, I'd recommend using aragonite or crushed coral to assist in buffering the water. Conventional sand is not the best choice as it does nothing for the buffering and can be a nuissance to clean.

Is the faeces stringy or normal looking?
Pami.

its not striny. i think both my gsp have internal parasits but i cant find a store by me where i can get some medication for them. They are both dark and skinny now.

stephen

Stringy waste isnt normal? I mean it doest hang from my GSPs, but they will occasionally have stringy waste. There are no other signs of internal parasites.

Nope, not normal. Should be a nice, clean poop. Or, make that "plop".

Bred wrote:Nope, not normal. Should be a nice, clean poop. Or, make that "plop".

I havnt noticed this string waste since a few days after I got them so mabe everything is alright?

both my pufers died today. Iam going to restart the tank and put crush coral as my substrate how many pounds will cover a 10 gallon tank?
what kind of paresite medication should i get cant find that many out there.

stephen

What happened? Did you make any changes to the tank? Can you get us the parameters of the tank before they start to change..ammonia, nitrIte, nitrAte, temp, pH?
So sorry to hear that, but two sudden deaths like that sounds like something changed in the tank, and we need to work out what that was before you get your new puffers, as that'll help you with them.
Pami.

dose anyone know how much crushed coral i will need for a 10 gallon tank. they come in 15lb bags. thanks

ive already started the change sorry.

stephen

In my 25G tank I use .2 Lbs of coral and it buffers to 8 pH

i was going to cover the whole bottom of my 10 gallon with crushed coral is that ok.

stephen

Yea thats fine.

I payed 25 cents for my coral