fresh or Brackish?

[blackghostknife]

I heard that all puffers are either marine or brackish with no purely freshwater species. I am confused about the figure 8 puffer. One source says fresh, the other brackish, if brackish how much salt should I add to the water per gallon? And should I add marine or freshwater salt?

 

[Etan]

There are quite a few freshwater puffers but Figure 8's are low end brackish fish and require a SG of 1.005 - 1.008. You'll want to use marine salt. I don't know exactly how many cups of marine salt that is per gallon but you should buy a hydrometer as well.

 

[silent1mezzo]

Figure 8's do better in Brackish.

 

[Pufferpunk]

http://www.**************.com/forum/library/puffers-in-focus/fig8/
http://www.**************.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/

 

[blackghostknife]

okay no have tank or filter that can take marine salt. what is a nice easy care freshwater puffer?

 

[blackghostknife]

also it would have to fit in a ten gallon aquarium

 

[ceeej31]

pea puffers

 

[Pufferpunk]

http://www.**************.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/C_Travancoricus/
http://www.**************.com/forum/library/puffers-in-focus/dwarfpuffercare/
http://www.**************.com/forum...rinotetraodon-travancoricus-the-dwarf-puffer/

 

[blackghostknife]

so frozen bloodworms would be accepted?

 

[blackghostknife]

I like the dwarf puffer. The PetsMart were I live has constant snail plagues and use koi to try and eliminate them but that doesn't work, so I will probably end up with some free snails to use as supplementary food.