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I am not into fishing, but wouldn't you hate having to wait for hours to hook a big fish, and then when you finally have it, have an even BIGGER fish come and eat your catch? [:o] Hammerhead vs. Tarpon

Update: AquaWorld Aquarium in Carmichael has gone out of business. Too bad, I loved that store. There is a new store there, but I didn't go check it out yet to see if it is any good. By the way... Anyone willing to take a Spotted Puffer Fish...

Ok, so the "round" skin fell off the fish (kind of like a scab falls off) and now it looks like it is healing. I guess the fish will survive, it seems to be doing fine - more than fine, as one day I saw an "extra-fat" puffer, and only the shrimp's head to be found. The fish must have got hungry...

THERE IS A HOLE IN MY FISH! 8O Does anyone have any idea of what that may be? It started as a fungus-like pink spot, and now looks like it is dead skin falling out leaving a hole in the fish!

THERE IS A HOLE IN MY FISH! 8O And... no, it is not the gill! The skin is peeling?! :?:

8 ppm! That is crazy! :crazyeyes: Do the algae wafers get eaten within say... Half hour? Do you remove it from the tank or do you just leave it in there until it is gone? Maybe the algae wafers are dissolving in the water before being completely eaten by the fish, thus increasing waste in the tank?

This is :crazyeyes: INSANE :crazyeyes: So today I went to get some medication for my puffer. I am starting from the assumption it is a fungus of some sort. After spending a good hour or so reading the different medications ingredients, I finally chose a product called MarOxy. I fear for my...

Thanks for the replies everyone! :) The salt is marine, it is the Oceanic brand. No need for that, ammonia is 0ppm today. Weee! I know, that is why I kind of wanted to wait and see if it went away... :cry: As for the texture, it "sticks out" of the fish. It was properly refrigerated. It...

I posted this on the "Getting Started" section, but I guess I probably would get more replies by posting it here... Here is a link to the original post, I hope you can help me! :oops: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?p=644087&pc_tzo=-25200&pc_d=20060504&pc_t=74892#644087

Figure eight not eating - stress? disease? I started a tank about 10 days ago. 10gal. Let it sit for 2 days for the chlorine to evaporate, then on day 3 added 4 ghost shrimp. Day 4, down to 2 ghost shrimps. Day 7 added a figure eight puffer fish and biospira. Fish was swimming up and down the...

Update on my 3D Background attempt (for a 10gal): After 3 trials, the cement over styrofoam 3D Background didn't come out good enough to receive my seal of aproval - discarded. Issues: 1. carving styrofoam = huge mess 2. cement = more mess 3. too much water displacement by background 4...

I would think so. I guess they have to cure for a while before being safe for fish. Today I glued mine to the tank. I am a bit frustrated, though, because I had a lot of problems adjusting the space behind the "rocks" to hide the hardware. :?

Found this: http://www.aquarium-background.com/baggrounds/Amazonas-I-close.jpg

Nice link! I wish I've found it before I started my project... I am currently building a 3d background for my 10gal, which will house a F-8 puffer, and now I understand why usually people only build a 3d background for larger tanks. It is a lot of work. The one I am doing uses concrete instead...

Hi everyone! I am in the process of starting a new brackish tank (10gal) that will be the home of a Figure-8 puffer fish. I was planning on bulding, for that tank, a 3-d background as well (kinda like this one on http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/diy_aquarium_background.php) That seems to...

Pufferpunk, how is your fish doing in SW? I wonder if the F-8 would tolerate SW as well.

wOw... I just came back from my favorite fish stores in town. They had a green spotted puffer (which I believe to be brackish) living in full SW for the last 6 years! 1.030 According to the guy from the store! Very salty water. That makes me wonder... The fish looked very happy and very...

Thanks for all the replies =) So brackish it is =)

Good point... I guess I will probably have to order the F-8 online, since I have yet to find a local store that has that kind of fish. Sadly, most of the ones I've seen weren't looking that great... I wonder if ordering online is any good. I am thinking about ordering from...

Hi all, Here is what I want to do: I want to set up a tank for a Figure-8 puffer fish. This will be a tank for one F-8 puffer fish alone, so I am thinking maybe a 10gal will do it. Although there is a certain controversy on whether that fish is FW or brackish, I guess I am leaning towards a...

Thanks for the quick reply =)

Hi everyone! It has been a while since I last posted here, but now I am back with a burning question - LOL SO... I've been reading and reading and reading about the figure-8 pufferfish, and no one seems to agree whether these fish require fresh or brackish water... I was wondering: how many...

I don't know if someone brought this up yet, but I've been following the 3d background posts for a while and didn't see anything like this: http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/panis/pu_background.html It looks really easy to make, since all you do is mixed it together and pour it against the...

Thanks for the help Thanks for all the help. The fish is swimming normal again... Weird... But awesome! I still don't know why that happened, but I feel much better now... =)

Thanks for the help! Now, I know that it is most definetly not a hydra or anything that could have a picture taken by any means without the help of a microscope. It is really tinny. To give you an idea of size, it is about 10 times smaller than the leg of a sawbug (aka pilbug) if you have ever...