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[ghostsaw]

hey check out this page, this is what I am talking about and why I was so confused over this fish. It says they do best in freshwater but they also list the lifesapn at 5 years perhaps that is why?


http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/otherfish1/p/figure8puffer.htm

 

[RTR]

They sure do - and they say it lives for 5 years. F-8s routinely live to the mid to upper teens for me in light BW. Now who do you think is correct? The web has a huge amount of absolutely incorrect information on puffers, If Dr Ebert, myself and Pufferpunk, the Puffer Forum and the Puffer List say somthing and all agree, believe it. If other sites do not agree, and if you believe those, then that is your choice and will be your problem.

 

[ghostsaw]

Another question for ya
Do they like slow moving water or a bit of a current in the tank as of now I have a pretty good water flow going. I read that they live in rivers with good water flow is this the correct?

 

[RTR]

Most puffers including F-8s enjoy good flow and exercise in it. But their setup should also have calm areas for resting/sleeping/napping.

 

[mathew]

red belly puffer and a fugu!

hey all i am new here and have been having a hell of a time getting info on my newest members my fugu and my red belly puffer.if you know where i can get some info on them please let me know.i have several other tanks and breed kribensis.nowhere on the net sofar have i found anything on these 2 puffers.i have 4 spotted puffers doing well.i just want to know how big and what is the best way to keep them alive as long as possible.my fugu is about 8 inches now and my red belly is about 4 inches.i also am buying a mbu puffer at the end of the month or a fahaka.it is crazy how we started with 2 20 gallon tanks and now our house has 8 20's,1 55,47 upright,4 10's, and our newest 40.anyways...hope someone canhelp us here....regards and good keeping,mathew and tina

 

[finnote]

Reverse Osmosis for Brackish Water

I previously had a BW puffer tank for 9 years but have been out of it for just as many. Regular tap water was used at that time and everyone was fine. I just got my new puffes (1 GSP and 1 Ceylon) yesterday after having cycled the tank. I was told to use reverse osmosis water when filling my tank. We have it installed on our sink so I just used that when filling it. I just read on here NOT to use RO water in a brackish tank. They seem to be doing fine and my levels are all fine. What does it do to them? Should I try to change it out? Any help would be great...I'm super paranoid now!

 

[Pufferpunk]

I would not use RO water, until your puffers are close to marine conditions. Marine salt replaces many things your fish need to live & there won't be enough salt in there to replace that. (Sorry, I don't know actually what is in there that it replaces.)

 

[finnote]

Thanks!

Should I do water changes to get out the RO water? Like 50% this week and 50% next week? Thanks!

 

[Pufferpunk]

That should work. I do 50% weeklys on all my tanks anyway.

 

[finnote]

Red Algae in Puffer Tank

I got my puffer tank started about a month ago. Over the past few days some red algae (it's red and algae so I'm assuming that's what it is) has started covered all the rocks and fake plants in there. Is there a good way to get rid of it that is safe for my fish? The levels in my tank are testing well although the nitrates are high now. I'll be doing water changes to get those levels back to zero over the next few weeks. Any suggestions on clearing this algae out of there? Thanks!