New Tank

patthecat12 · Dec 2, 2008

Heres a few pics of my tank up and running :nod:

its an update from this

To THIS

and by the looks of my puffers they like it (Y)

Im just glad i have peaceful personality puffers that get one and dont eat each other.

Truck · Dec 2, 2008

you may want to change to a sand substrate as the puffers rest in it

patthecat12 · Dec 2, 2008

i must have aborial puffers lol they rest in the plants ^_^

Keithoms · Dec 2, 2008

patthecat12 said:
i must have aborial puffers lol they rest in the plants

That's because they have no sand to rest in

Truck · Dec 2, 2008

^^^thank you!^^^

Nick16 · Dec 2, 2008

also in the second pic, i had a plant like the one behind the skull and it slowly starts rotting, not a very good plant. stick with vallis and swords.

patthecat12 · Dec 2, 2008

Lol ok i will get more sand in

i have a little in but only to add bulk to the floor.
Strange you say that as that plant is seeming to well i have had it since june and all others have rotted away :huh:

it has grown big long roots and buried itself under the substrate

Truck · Dec 2, 2008

remove all of the substrate you have, becuase they sometimes bury themselves. do you have snail shells in there? they need them to keep there beaks trimmed

paul_219 · Dec 2, 2008

What is the skull for lol it make me shiver.

But u got a nice tank not bad.

patthecat12 · Dec 2, 2008

cheers paul , Yea i have a few live snails in there that came from the plants that i am trying to get to lay eggs so i have a supply of snails they can hunt , so for now i am not picking them up the and offering them to the puffers (but the male puffer has eaten one). i have been trying to replace it temporarily by feeding them hard mealworms and beetle (mealworm adults) but i was wondering if you knew if i could buy them in shops ? like you can buy BLoodworms frozen, can you get like shrimp and snails?

Nick16 · Dec 2, 2008

you can buy feeder shrimp, which you basically find in rivers and things. my local MA charges £1 for 12 of them, or you spend about £4 get alot of cherries and put them in a small tank and feed the puffer the babies as there will be masses.