Figure Eight Puffer...

[DiscusAngel]

Hi, you may have seen me in the oddball'ssection asking about a C.Irrubesco puffer. I am weighing up options for my 15 Gallon tank,

Heres what i have been looking at;

Jewel Cichlid (may be to big 4")
Female short body convict (2")
Red eye Red tail puffer (2.5")

But i have seen Figure Eight Puffer,

Now heres some info i have found out...

Scientific Name: Tetraodon biocellatus
Family: Tetraodotidae
Origin: Freshwaters of Southeast Asia
Adult Size: up to 2.5 inches (6 cm)
Lifespan: 5 years
Tank Level: Mid, bottom dweller
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon
Diet: Live foods, prefers snails and shellfish
Breeding: Egglayer
Care: Intermediate
pH: 7.0 - 7.5
Hardness: 5 - 12 dGH
Temperature: 72 - 79 F (22-26 C)

Heres some Questions that i cant find out the answers to...

Now how do i go about Brackish?
What Salt levels?
Tankmates?
Hydrometer how much £££ ?
Biotype? Sand? Bogwood? Plants?
And any other info you want to share...

Many thanks in adance
DiscusAngel.

 

[nmonks]

Hello,

Now how do i go about Brackish?

Read the pinned topics, read the FAQ in my signature file, or better yet buy my book!

What Salt levels?

SG 1.003-1.005 is about right, can go a little higher but no more than SG 1.010.

Tankmates?

With figure-8s, best not, but otherwise their own kind or gobies (provided plenty of hiding places such as rocks and shells).

Hydrometer how much £££ ?

Basic model floating glass hydro is about 5 quid.

Biotype? Sand? Bogwood? Plants?

Yes and yes to sand and bogwood; plants only if you want, otherwise skim 'em and go with plastic plants. Good pinned topic here on planting brackish tank, read it first, ask Qs after!

Cheers, Neale

 

[DiscusAngel]

Hello,

Now how do i go about Brackish?

Read the pinned topics, read the FAQ in my signature file, or better yet buy my book!
Read the FAQ helped but how do you use the table spoons pergallon/litre?

What Salt levels?

SG 1.003-1.005 is about right, can go a little higher but no more than SG 1.010.
Right ok Wil my hydrometer measure this quickly?

Tankmates?

With figure-8s, best not, but otherwise their own kind or gobies (provided plenty of hiding places such as rocks and shells).
What gobies would be good in a 15 gallon?

Hydrometer how much £££ ?

Basic model floating glass hydro is about 5 quid.
Ok Thanks.

Biotype? Sand? Bogwood? Plants?

Yes and yes to sand and bogwood; plants only if you want, otherwise skim 'em and go with plastic plants. Good pinned topic here on planting brackish tank, read it first, ask Qs after!
Right, read the FAQ, seems like its hard to plant Brackish aquarias. so i think ill go with sand some bogwood and some java fern, and some cocunut Caves.

Cheers, Neale

 

[nmonks]

Just a quick thing... please try and format your replies properly! Anything that makes it easier to read also makes it more likely people will answer your questions.

Read the FAQ helped but how do you use the table spoons pergallon/litre?

You don't. Estimate the salt by weight, add to the bucket, dissolve, measure the SG, then add water or marine salt mix as required to lower/raise the SG as required. Download my "Brack Calc" application if you want to convert between weight, salinity and SG quickly on a computer (see signature file link).

Right ok Wil my hydrometer measure this quickly?

Yes. Read the instructions with the hydrometer, and use, clean, store it properly.

Right, read the FAQ, seems like its hard to plant Brackish aquarias. so i think ill go with sand some bogwood and some java fern, and some cocunut Caves.

No, it's not hard, just different. Java fern and Java moss are both ideal and easy to obtain, hardy, and very very reliable.

Cheers, Neale

 

[DiscusAngel]

Just a quick thing... please try and format your replies properly! Anything that makes it easier to read also makes it more likely people will answer your questions.

Ok Looking better now?

You don't. Estimate the salt by weight, add to the bucket, dissolve, measure the SG, then add water or marine salt mix as required to lower/raise the SG as required. Download my "Brack Calc" application if you want to convert between weight, salinity and SG quickly on a computer (see signature file link).

Ok, ill dowload thanks.

Yes. Read the instructions with the hydrometer, and use, clean, store it properly.

O ok, so it dosent stay in the tank consistantly?

No, it's not hard, just different. Java fern and Java moss are both ideal and easy to obtain, hardy, and very very reliable.

rightyo ive got a plan inmy head of how ill do it with java fern java moss sand bogwood and cocunut caves.

Cheers
DiscusAngel

 

[geo7x]

O ok, so it dosent stay in the tank consistantly?

no, not the ones ive seen.

however there might be some out there that i havent seen and they do stay in the tank but whatever it is it will always say on the packagin

 

[DiscusAngel]

Ok Thanks lol

 

[DarkEntity]

If memory serves, wood in salt water rots rather quickly...well much more quickly than in freshwater.

 

[DiscusAngel]

If memory serves, wood in salt water rots rather quickly...well much more quickly than in freshwater.

Really?