My roommates puffers

[negative_tea]

I just came home to a note on the fridge from my roommate asking me to take care of his puffers for a week while he is gone. My knowledge of these fish is as follows:

They are brackish water fish.

They puff up when agitated.

They eat snails.

Their stomachs get dark when they are stressed.

Is there anything else I should know about these fish?

I am especially worried about this venture because his tank is a mess, IMO overstocked, and when I went to check on it after I found the note there was one dead Oto cat already.

He has two of them in a ten gallon tank. Both of the fish are very dark in the belly, one of them is almost completely black. They are housed with probably five neon tetra's and (now...) two Oto cats.

Any help would be VERY appreciated.

 

[fishy12]

Well if they are dwarf puffers. Look them up for care. I don't remember what there feed is lol. And do a water change this week. But no more then 20-30% of the tank. And feed a little less then what he feeds if you think its too much. Also keep a eye on the lil guys. Good luck! Also this is my 2cents

 

[xrayjeeper83]

What type of puffer is it? Can you get pics.

The only puffers that can be housed in a 10gallon is dwarf puffers, but they arent brackish. Pics would be very helpful with helping you

 

[fishy12]

What type of puffer is it? Can you get pics.

The only puffers that can be housed in a 10gallon is dwarf puffers, but they arent brackish. Pics would be very helpful with helping you

I forgot to mention that if they are dwarf puffers they aren't brackish.

If you can't post pic give a very through description(size, color, etc.)

 

[negative_tea]

here's a photo

 

[fishy12]

Thats a green spotted puffer I beleive. He is brackish. So does he have a hydrometer to check salinity?

 

[negative_tea]

I don't know...

 

[negative_tea]

I just checked his supplies...no hydrometer.

The only thing I saw other than food was a container of fresh water salt.

No test strips either which is unfortunate because I only have enough to last me through Sunday when my LFS may or may not be open.

 

[fishy12]

Well he is only gone for a week. Maybe be under feed a little and let him do change water when he gets back

 

[Kanta]

Green spotted puffer, brackish, can get to 4-6". Easy mostly anything, krill, flake, feeder fish, soft pellets, snails. Tank looks really clean btw