KPCustoms
Aquarium Advice Freak
well that sucks my nephew loves them
KPCustoms said:well that sucks my nephew loves them
Gboy66 said:Then just get a puffer! They are cool, and some dot need fw
maxwellag said:Puffers are not good starter fish because they need a specific diet. You have to supplement different things and snails to keep their teeth from growing too long.
I would disagree with that. They're not the easiest fish to feed, and when you get them eating they are extremely messy eaters. Ours used to leave half-corpses of snails laying around the tank. That kind of stuff is going to foul your water quickly so you'd have to remove uneaten food ASAP.Look up pea puffers. Alot less maintanence
severum mama said:Pink/white stuff is coralline algae. Just get a paper towel wet with vinegar and lay it on the affected area. Leave the paper towel on there for a few minutes and it will come right off.
I would disagree with that. They're not the easiest fish to feed, and when you get them eating they are extremely messy eaters. Ours used to leave half-corpses of snails laying around the tank. That kind of stuff is going to foul your water quickly so you'd have to remove uneaten food ASAP.
On a side note, are you planning to use the HQI? That is a LOT of light for a 28 gallon FW, even for a high tech planted tank. You're going to have an algae factory on your hands if you use that HQI, I'm afraid.
Gboy66 said:Sure theyr dirty, but arent all puffers? I just based off of the fact that you dot have to manually trim their teeth
maxwellag said:First of all, you never mentioned that in your opinion only one type of puffer (pea) is easy to keep. You just said puffer. But like I and Severum Mama said, all puffers need a special diet and are messy eaters. They are also very picky, and typically only eat live food. Second, unless you feed the puffer something crunchy like snails or freeze dried krill, their teeth WILL grow too much, and if they get too long they can puncture the roof of their mouth, and go into their brain. Obviously this would kill them.
Ya my brother used the hqi but the algie wasnt that bad you just have to clean it once in a while
Gboy66 said:What? So what i suggested pea puffers, whats the big deal? Ya, i know they need snails and i know they can be messy. So what? If thats one of the only fish in a large tank, i think it would be relativly easy to care for.
maxwellag said:Easy to care for: explain. Having the feeding issues affects this greatly. If a puffer behaves like SM's did, then you will have water quality problems real fast. Even in a 30 gallon, it will still cause issues. I don't know about you, but if I was going into fish keeping for the first time, I wouldn't want to be doing water changes more often than once a week.