I have two Green Spotted Puffers in a 20 Gallon freshwater tank one puffer is about an 1in long and the other is almost 1.5 inches. I am updating my 55gal to a 210gal and would like to move these guys to the 55gal. I am looking for some ideas of what kind of water to put them in when i move them,should i keep it fresh then slowly move it up? I plan on keeping these guys in the 55 for awhile. Some research that I have done said that the older they get the more salinaty they like. I would like to get them out of the freshwater...any suggestions. I love these little guys and can't wait to see what they will be like when they get bigger.
New Home for my GSPs Question
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You can move them up to brackish water, very slowly, only raise the salinity by .002 a week. This way you don't kill off your bacteria. At a minimum they need to be in high brackish conditions.
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You can turn that 55 into a marine tank now (if you have got the money for it). Then just acclimate the puffers from fresh to marine over a couple of hours.
The age of the puffer doesn't really matter in this regard, juvies will do fine in full marine.
Congratulations on the new puffers!
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You can turn that 55 into a marine tank now (if you have got the money for it). Then just acclimate the puffers from fresh to marine over a couple of hours.
The age of the puffer doesn't really matter in this regard, juvies will do fine in full marine.
Congratulations on the new puffers!
Thanks they are a joy to watch. I can tell they get bored in the small tank. If I do change the 55 into a marine tank I have a canister filter that will do either, besides the salt what else might I need. A marine tank will be new to me but i have always wanted one.
Yes, they will get very bored in a small tank and they will fight over territories, which in a 20 there is not a lot to fight over. They will appreciate a more complex environment, and a bigger tank can handle the bio load (very messy eaters and poopers). But, be forewarned my 2 gsps out grew their 55 and went to a 75.
Ya they are messy and the Pacu I am moving to the 210 will outgrow it in a few years so the puffers may get a nice home when they do outgrow it especially if I do go full marine.
They will both get fat and 6" long. They are not to be under estimated. You will spend a ton of $$$ on a brackish 55 gallon. You still need to do 50% water changes weekly on a a high end brackish and replenish the salt. The most cost effective solution would be to go full marine and add a ton of live rock (the most important filter is LR) and only do 30% WC monthly. Thats $$$ saved (6 cups+ of salt WEEKLY). Its an expensive start and a cheap up-keep, where BW is the cheap start but expensive up keep. GSPs are coral eaters/killers so experiment wisely. Any other questions on equipment? Ask away.
And I misplaced some data, to clarify that is 6 cups of salt weekly on a brackish water System for a GSP NOT marine. Hence, its expensiveness
You really can't generalize about the amount if salt it'll take. Use a hydrometer or better yet, refractometer to measure the SG.
I don't suggest using a canister for SW--it's a Nitrate Factory.
I don't suggest using a canister for SW--it's a Nitrate Factory.