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Comment on Freshwater Pufferfish: Tetraodon nigroviridis by Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:57:56 +0000

he’s only been in the tank for 3 days now so I don’t think the water has been changed out yet. I did put some treatment into the water initially to remove chlorine and the like. The tank was cleaned thoroughly after the ciclids that lived in it previously were transfered to a different tank. I don’t think he’s done any tests on the water

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Freshwater Pufferfish — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:41:19 +0000

At this point, probably not. How frequently is the water changed out? Has your friend tested the water recently – if so, what did the reading look like? What kind of diet is he feeding him? Is the water heated? Was the tank fully cycled/mature before the puffer was introduced?

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Freshwater Pufferfish — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:38:33 +0000

Roughly between 1.010-1.015 SG. You will need a hydrometer to measure SG (specific gravity).

Comment on Freshwater Pufferfish: Tetraodon nigroviridis by Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:25 +0000

My friend just told me that he’s actually acting lethargic recently (He’s staying at his house until i can make room at mine). could this be due to him being in purely fresh water?

Comment on Freshwater Pufferfish: Tetraodon nigroviridis by Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:19:01 +0000

He seems to be doin pretty good. active. swims around his tank alot. How much marine salt would i need to add to get high end brackish water?
Thanks!!

Comment on Freshwater Pufferfish: Tetraodon nigroviridis by Freshwater Pufferfish

Freshwater Pufferfish — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:56:38 +0000

Congrats on your new purchase, they’re amazing little fish. You’re right, that’s definitely not a place that should be selling puffers (that being said, we have a F8 that came from Walmart, too, who is now doing very well). Unfortunately, a pleco is not a suitable tankmate for a GSP (assuming we’re both talking about T. nigroviridis) because they cannot tolerate the required level of salt in their water. Your 20 gallon will work fine for the puffer as a single fish for quite a while, although if you get the chance I would go up to 30-40 gallons because they’re very active puffers. Keep in mind that GSP are high end brackish water puffers, so I would personally recommend finding someone who’s willing to take the pleco from you so you can start raising the salinity (very slowly since you’re starting out with freshwater, the bacteria have to be given time to acclimate from freshwater to brackish, too).

Comment on Freshwater Pufferfish: Tetraodon nigroviridis by Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:47:17 +0000

Hi!
I recently bought a GSP from Walmart (not the best place, i know) and he is currently housed in a 20 gallon freshwater tank with a plecostomus. Is he ok with a plecostomus? And how small of a tank can I start him out with (I have to transfer tanks soon) if he’s only like 3/4 – 1 inch long right now?

Comment on Freshwater Pufferfish: Tetraodon nigroviridis by Freshwater Pufferfish

Freshwater Pufferfish — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:53:27 +0000

Hi Bob Sorry it took so long to answer, I just noticed I hadn’t approved this comment. If you decide to go with the GSP, you would need to add marine salt – the aquarium salt that’s sold in the freshwater section does not create a brackish environment. Make sure you raise the salinity slowly over a period of time because your bacteria need to acclimate to the new water chemistry, as well. When you bring your GSP home, you’ll want to put him in a quarantine tank to make sure you aren’t sabotaging all the work you just did on your established tank You can slowly acclimate him to the salinity that your main tank is at while he’s in quarantine, as well, assuming that he was previously kept in freshwater.

Comment on Freshwater Pufferfish: Tetraodon nigroviridis by bob

bob — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:32:54 +0000

Hi, I’m thinking about getting a puffer. I have a 40 gallon tropical fish tank at the moment, I have the filter and heater and thermometer and lights, but that’s it. I was looking at the freshwaters but the only one I am thinking of getting now is the GSP puffer. What will I have to do to my tank wich has been running for about 6 months but currently has no fish in it, but has water in it that has been in there for about 6 months with the filter working, so what will I have to add to my tank? I’m guessing salt but do I add freshwater salt or marine salt? and anything else I will need to add?
thanks

Comment on Freshwater Pufferfish: Tetraodon nigroviridis by Freshwater Pufferfish

Freshwater Pufferfish — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:45:07 +0000

Have you tested your water recently? Puffers excrete a lot of ammonia, and if you aren't keeping up on frequent, large water changes, then that can become an issue pretty quickly. Assuming it's not age related (old fish commonly have a cloudy appearance over their eyes), one of the most common reasons why fish develop cloudy covering over their eyes is because of poor water quality. However, there are quite a few different things that can cause a fish to have cloudy eyes, including the above mentioned environmental factors, as well as disease and parasites. I would recommend checking out this resource on cloudy eye if you're having problems with it.