MissMTS

Good thing I brought my camara to work

pinkfloydpuffer

MissMTS

Dang it......I am a bad girl

I went to the LFS and my favorite fish guy was there. Well I ended up bringing home 5 DP's and a BN pleco since he gave me such a fantastic deal ($2.50 per DP and $8 for the BN). Then as I was looking at the plants he showed me a bag of corkscrew vals that they had just gotten in. They were gorgeous! He gave me the whole bag for 6 bucks So needless to say my tank is now fully stocked. The DP's are no bigger than 1/4 inch and my bn is 2 inches so the bioload won't be too much, i don't think. They are acclimating to the tank right now. They are to small to sex, so I am gonna have to give them unisex names. If I end up with more than 2 males, I will have to trade some out at some point. Anyways, I'll post pics when they get settled in. Now I gotta think of names

pinkfloydpuffer

Yay!!!!
I can't wait to see them!!!

MissMTS

Hey Pink,
Do I need to feed my DP's aniti parasite food for the first week or so, or should I just wait and see if they need it?

pinkfloydpuffer

It's your choice. I haven't had IP problems with any of my DPs, but plenty with all my other puffers. Not sure if I was lucky or what. I got them from two different lfs. It certainly wouldn't hurt though. I'd suggest getting them to eat first before you try meds on them though, they can be quite picky.

MissMTS

Okay sounds good I got a pack of bloodworms that I am sure they will enjoy. How much should I drop into the tank to avoid overfeeding the little guys? Do you think maybe 2 worms each? I have some Jungle Anti-Parasite Food at home, so I can try them on that after they get settled in.

pinkfloydpuffer

2 worms should be ok... try not to make them explode lol
Good luck getting them to eat the med food. Mine won't even eat freezedried food. LOL

MissMTS

Well, my dang camara battery is dead, but I promise I will post pics tomorrow.

I added a black cloth background to the tank and attached it with velcro today. I am going to pick up some java moss and more java fern tonight when I get off of work.

So far my puffs seem very happy They are zipping around the tank and look like they like their new home. Today I can only count four of them, not five, but I know how they hide. I hope that I didn't lose one after acclimation last night though I fed them bloodworms this morning and they loved them. I tried dropping a few in the tank first and they didn't notice them, but then I grabbed a few with tweezers and held the worms where they could see and they gobbled them up

pinkfloydpuffer

I need pics now!!! lol

Emory

Yay for new puffers! Puffers are fantastic! Puffers are cute! Yay! Congratulations!

MissMTS

You are just about as patient as I am

Thants Gotta love puffers