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March 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| If you don't want to be doing daily waterchanges, then yes.
I wish I could see the little guy.... It's just hard to know exactly what to do when I can't observe him.... maybe he could come live with my GSPs for a while?  | 
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March 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Yah that'd be nice, He's sort of sitting atop the leaf of a plant. a little dark around his mouth. | |
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March 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I'm assuming you're not in Utah though... darn.
Is he curling his tail? Moving his fins or clamped? | |
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March 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Still moving his fins and getting a little dark underneath but not near the belly, just the outer perimieter where the white meets the green spotted area. | |
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March 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Ok... he's pretty stressed, but not on death's door yet. Try to get those nitrates under 20 asap. | |
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March 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Ok, I'll keep up with water changes but I notice that when I do a big one or move some rocks and plants around, he getts even more stressed. | |
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March 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| FYI, I've stopped using CYCLE in both tanks and just using STRESS COAT + when I add new water. | |
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March 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Yeah, my puffs used to be scared of waterchanges too until they got a big new home. Try not to move anything in the tank if you can help it, and be gentle when siphoning. | |
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March 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| ammonia 0
Nitrates under 20
Puffer dead | |
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March 20th, 2009
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| | Moderator
|  I'm really sorry to hear about your puff.
They sure seem like tough little things to keep alive. | 
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March 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Thanks, My mono and scat are doing well now though...However I'm mad because the mono is bullying the scat nonstop. I was thinking of returning him, any other options? like getting 2 more scats to balance out the aggression?
Last edited by Lucy; March 20th, 2009 at 04:23 PM.
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March 20th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| I don't know about either of those fish, so wait for someone else to advise you on them.
I edited your post because the system recognizes the word you used as a curse word, even though it's technically not. LOL I found out about that myself once. | |
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March 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Ha! Grazie! | |
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March 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Oh no! I'm sorry Puffers are just far too sensitive to go through a cycle I'm afraid
About the monos and scats.... they really are schooling type fish, and do better in groups. But in a 29g you really don't have room for a school of either since they both get rather large. | |
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March 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Tell me if this is a nutty idea...keep 3 scats (1.5 ")and 3 monos (2") for a just under a year, then donate them somewhere or upgrade tanks. I've been looking at a 55gl tank but it will not fit in my classroom.
I also just got a betta in a 2.5 gl tank with some mini banana plants. Just putting a little stress coat + in there when I do a 25% weekly water change. I might upgrade him to a 5gl or 10gl later. | |
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March 20th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Justice Bucket  I also just got a betta in a 2.5 gl tank with some mini banana plants. Just putting a little stress coat + in there when I do a 25% weekly water change. I might upgrade him to a 5gl or 10gl later. | That's great. I hope you post his pic over on the betta forum.  | |
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March 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I'm not sure.... Not having kept them myself I am not sure of how fast they grow. I'll try to find what I can though.... | |
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March 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Cool thanks. I think I'm going to make my 10 gallon a 3 dwarf puffer tank. I was thinking of changing the substrate to sand as it is black and red gravel (see pic gallery). | |
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