new gsp care

[Pufferpunk]

Snails are nice & meaty inside--I don't know why they wouldn't be nutritious too.

 

[dixienut]

i have my little guy at full marine now, and here is a pic, haven't got him moved to the 30l yet

 

[Pufferpunk]

Nice! How big is he?

 

[dixienut]

still small, about 2 inches including the tip of the tail

 

[Pufferpunk]

Why have him in marine now?

 

[dixienut]

was setting up a marine tank and wanted to put him in there soon, and gotten suggestions that he would be fine. besides it hewlp just having one tank to change and mix water to one salinity, as he is still in the qt tank 10g,
been increasing it for a while and he seems to love it..

 

[Pufferpunk]

It's just that these fish actually rarely visit the ocean & never as juvies (although do quite well in marine conditions as adults), so we don't know the long term effects of putting them in SW as a youngster.

 

[dixienut]

what should i have him at,
since i would rather not be changing the salinity every week or what ever..

 

[SpockthePuffer]

Well on the puffer forum it says when they are young it can be from 1.08-1.015ish. It does seem though that many people are keeping their GSPs in marine at a young age, just because it's easier.

I've got my Milton in 1.010ish

 

[Pufferpunk]

I'd like to see the longevity of those puffers.