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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| did i just do something wrong???
i just bought a green spoted puffer today at the pet store i work at i asked my boss if it would be a good idea to get him considering that i have many fish in my tank he said they would be fine but i was reading about them on the net and i read there tempermental and are fin-nippers  im afraid for my fish! he still is small i dont think he will try anything with 3 sharks in the tank but then again...IDK what do you guys think will he hurt my fish or no. feel free to ask 4 more info if you need it.
P.S. they seem to get along fine till now but what do you guys think | 
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| The puffer may become more aggressive with age, but I would consider returning him ASAP | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| puffers are sooooooo doggon adorable....do you have pics? I just love them...but, I thought they were brackish fish? am I wrong? I dont know much about them other than they look like a child with a mouthful of food  | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| If this is the type of puffer you really have you might want to return him http://www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/prof...ckish/gsp.html . This particular one is brackish so you need to get special salt to keep it healthy and happy. I have been wanting a puffer and have been researching them I am leaning towards the dwarf puffer, I still need to do more research. | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| I got the Salt that they need to keep them happy its just Aquarium Salt for freshwater fish. but he is still small ill try to upload pics so yo can see. | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| ok i uploaded pics on my profile so you guys can see. just click on the Album ok. | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| Sorry but your pics aren't coming up for me..did you resize them before you uploaded them??...scratch that I found them | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| Hey anyone out there that is looking at this i still don't know what to do so feel free to comment. | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| The other fish may not like the salt your putting in for the puffer. Especially the sharks.
Carol | 
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| But the salt acts like a calming drug right? But then again, it isnt filtered out or evaporated, so I guess she's right | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Even the regular electrolyte salt? | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| Quote:
Originally Posted by TFA101  Even the regular electrolyte salt? | I'm not sure what you mean by electrolyte salt but if it's not native to that fish it isn't good for them and will affect their system in some way.
carol | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| like the stuff that'll aid in fish disease cure and adds electrolytes to the water and hatches the brine shrimp and all that stuff? I use it from the brand API | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| In the case of an illness that can't be treated any other way you don't have much choice but it still stresses the fishes system if they don't have that as their natural habitat.
I use uniodized salt to hatch brine shrimp and then rinse then before feeding them to my fish 
carol | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| learn a new thing everyday i guess | |
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June 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| my boss says the salt will remove some stress from the water and the rest of the fish will enjoy it. so it dont affect the rest of the fish so its all good. i use API brand stuff too. P.S. The puffer is doing great :] | |
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June 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| OK I learned My lesson TFA101 i will never get another puffer unless he is in a seperate tank HE FIN-NIPPED MY REDTAIL SHARK!!!!! he crossed the line big time. Now anyone out there reading dont get a green spotted puffer fish unless he is with proper care ok...Peace | |
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June 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| we all learn the hard way. I remember my first time with a red tail shark.... in a ten gallon community.....
..then again, I was six, and my parents didn't know better either | |
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June 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| I Agree my first redtail...well i still have him in my 20G but he is "The Leader" of my tank go figure :P | |
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August 4th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| Sorry that was learned the hard way. Hopefully your shark will be okay. At least it was a fin and not a fleshy part of the body. Those beaks can shear through flesh and bone like nothing.
The aquarium hobby magazine I get periodically had an article about keeping puffers with other fish, and across the board, they said "it can work, but be prepared to split them up."
As far as the salt goes, I want to clear a few things up. Aquarium salt and the salt that puffers need are two different animals entirely. Aquarium salt is made for treating fish that are ill with parasites or fungus or that are suffering from osmotic stress due to soft water (and there are now better ways of dealing with all three issues). The salt that puffers need is a milder solution of marine salt, as they live in estuaries between river and sea. Butterfly is right that any salt is going to stress fish out, especially if you already have hard water or if they're softwater fish (and many cats, such as cories, are softwater fish). Aquarium salt, in the long run, would not have the trace minerals that puffers need to feel happy and healthy. | |
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August 4th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| umm....this thred i put up...yea its old i got rid of my puffer a long time ago but thanks for that information i did not know that. | |
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August 5th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| Sorry. I didn't pay attention to the dates because the thread was in the "New Posts" section. I slip up like that every once in awhile.  | |
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August 5th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| thats ok we all make mistakes lol | |
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August 7th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| hahaha good point. | |
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