Fig 8 puffer question

[messiner]

got one a week ago and they had him in an all fresh tank. brought him home and hes in the 30(fresh) and has developed ich. im going to put him in a 5 gallon for treatment and adding salt. since he is suposed to be brackish, could the fresh water be effecting him? and since he is suposidly brackish how much salt should i add to the treatment tank?

[Princley]

I believe ur mind is on t he right track ... i would recomend keeping him in a brackish tank
it with for sure do the trick

[Hakon]

When my fig. 8 had ich I used medisin, not salt. I dunno how salt will do, but salt for treatment is different than salt to use for brackish (like sea salt).

[rottbo]

always quarantine your new fish as a rule 30 days i know it sucks but it will save you heart break when that one fish contaminates your whole tank

[Princley]

Fig 8 puffers would use more like Africian 's salt not sea salt.. also yes ich can b cured with a few things Med's .. warming the tank more ..and in many hardy fish it can go away on it's own but a Fig * don't fall under the word Hardy

[jimk]

They do seem to avoid ich in a brackish tank. I have kept them both ways. Brackish is .010 salinity. The salt will knock down the ich.

[messiner]

OK thanks

[Jason_S]

fig 8's, from all I've read, do best in light brackish (yes with sea salt) tanks. I think the recommended SG was 1.008-1.010. :)

[craig]

They do better in a marine tank 1.016

[Stingray6]

Hi all first time post here on MFK,

I keep hearing that Figure 8's and Archer's are brackish but can live in any water table Ie fresh/ brackish/ marine. they just need to be adjusted to which ever water type over time. Is this true?

I currently keep 2 figure 8 puffers in a 29 gallon fresh water tank. I have had them for about 2 months with no problems. They dont fight each other and they are growing fast on a diet of frozen brine shrimp. The tank has lots of plants and caves to hide in but they seem very content swimming right out in the open right nexted to each other with no problems. Can I keep them in freshwater and I am sure I will need a bigger tank but I have no idea how large they get. any advice and or thoughts would be great.

Now as far as my Archer he is is in my 75 gallon Fw community tank. I have had him for about 14 months thier and is doing great. He eat well on both flake and frozzen and live crickets. I know he will get bigger he is only 4 inchs long now, But like the puffers. I have been told he needs Brackish water or he will die. But I have seem to dispelled that thought.

I was thinking about geeting a 90 gallon tank and combine all 3 fish and add 3 more archers and mybe some green scats and keep it fresh water. Any advice would be great.
thanks in advance
stingray6

[straitjacketstar]

fig 8's, from all I've read, do best in light brackish (yes with sea salt) tanks. I think the recommended SG was 1.008-1.010. :)

^ this would be accurate information you are looking for.
They require low-mid brackish water. Use a marine salt mix. I like Instant Ocean personally.
Thise African cichlid salts are used to raise hardness and do nothing for actual salinity.

Here (http://www.thepufferforum.com/articles/puffer/f8puffer.html) is a good article on T. biocellatus.

[dmarinko]

he is brackish and you should have 1 tsp. of salt per gal or more