When will I know when to change my GSP's tank to full marine?? I've had him for about 6 months and he's around an inch and a half long.
Green Spotted Puffer
- Thread starter ScreaminGreen
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You could put him in saltwater now. They do much better in marine water than fresh. But you have to slowly acclimate him.
my GSP was in SW at about 1.5" he always seemed happier with increased salinity so i pushed him to full salt. he had been living happily in SW for about 6 months, but he jumped out of the tank a few days ago... i found him all dried up. it sucks finding your puffer on the floor. cover up all the holes. mine got through a space only as wide as he was. gotta give it to the little feller, he had some aim...
you'll need a min of 30g of tank, good filtration, and lots of Live Rock will help. 1.5-2lbs per gallon. and a few powerheads for water movement. my puffer used to play in the flow.
i had my puffer with corals no problem. yours may be different though... i had mushrooms, button polyps ect on my rock and they where never touched. even the anemones werent 'investigated'. but id wait if any corals spring up on your LR before you buy any. there was even a prawn in there that was supposed to be food... a nem got it before he realised that the prawn is what i fed him.
try to keep them full (as much as you can, its a puffer after all), and happy, then you should have no problems. re-arrange the decor now and then to stop it gettin bored and you may be able to have tankmates. all of this depends on the fish though. mine ate a dianas hogfish and a pacific dwarf angel. he would only co-habit with a common clown, and never had any problems with either one. they spent most of their time together infact...
you'll need a min of 30g of tank, good filtration, and lots of Live Rock will help. 1.5-2lbs per gallon. and a few powerheads for water movement. my puffer used to play in the flow.
i had my puffer with corals no problem. yours may be different though... i had mushrooms, button polyps ect on my rock and they where never touched. even the anemones werent 'investigated'. but id wait if any corals spring up on your LR before you buy any. there was even a prawn in there that was supposed to be food... a nem got it before he realised that the prawn is what i fed him.
try to keep them full (as much as you can, its a puffer after all), and happy, then you should have no problems. re-arrange the decor now and then to stop it gettin bored and you may be able to have tankmates. all of this depends on the fish though. mine ate a dianas hogfish and a pacific dwarf angel. he would only co-habit with a common clown, and never had any problems with either one. they spent most of their time together infact...
bromie88;2787349; said:
i say they need 55 tank minimum. the more room you give them the more they swim and the healthier they are. 55 will let him grow nice and strong swimming around.
they need to be fed once a day skipping a day each week. when theyre 2-4 inches once every other day, 4-6 once every third day. too much feeding results in a lethargic and unhealthy puffer (ask pufferpunk) mine also did really well in higher salinity. good luck