Puffer

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i was wondering the same thing, if i was ready. as i got my puffers SPG up i would start looking into protein skimmers, live rock, live sand, started doing my homework a little more. picked up a cheap protein skimmer for the time being until i do my sump and can get an in sump one. then once i was fully marine i just got some live rock and live sand. its not as much as you would think as long as you dont dive into the corals and stuff. i have gone pretty slow, kept my hang on back filters, kept pretty much everything the same as it was with FW, just added a skimmer and live rock/sand. PM me if you have questions and i will help as much as i can, which wont be too much since i just started marine, but i can try ;) most things you will have questions on i probably have asked already during my set up.
 
I think I might leave him where he is until my p's out grow their tank...which by the looks of things shouldnt be too long :s haha and then he can go into the 30 gal
 
my puffer is how i ended up marine... he just wasnt happy at any other SG. full marine at less than 2". you also get to see if you can have corals... i could, but each puffer is different...

i also thought that keeping brackish was harder than SW. i have a SW tank now and i find its easier. theres loads of info if it all hits the fan. if it goes balls up in a brackish setup, theres little info to help you. unless you come here, or use your head to try and resolve the problem.

its just my opinion. and may not neccisarily represent the views of the rest of the fish keeping community. :)
 
Yeah, I'm gunna keep slowly adding more salt (the proper way now :P) until he is at .02 then when the p's move out move him in there and possibly get a second gsp...its a 30 gal tank...I just feel the fish will look lost in there :s I want to keep it as simple as possible and just do live rock and live sand
 
for the puffer when you put him in the 30 gallon, try out some of the damsels i have had success with so far. my domino damsel is a little more aggressive than the yellowtail or the blue devil, but i basically got these quick little fish to fill my tank a little bit so it didnt look as empty and to add some nice color to it.
 
yeah I was thinking that..would they be ok with just live sand and rock? I also heard knight gobys worked well with gsp but im pretty sure they are brackish...what about a scooter blenny cause they are CUTE!
 
i got one of those! been working so far, every tank mate i have put in there the GSP or F8's never looked at twice. there is absolutely no aggression towards anything in the tank. the only one that shows agression is the domino damsel when the other damsels get too close to their established territory. but he only chases and no one has any fins that are damaged, i watch for that everyday. he doesnt chase the GSP or F8 so i guess he knows what is good for him haha. i would wait a little while to get the blenny until the tank has been up for a little while so that your BB/pods have populated quite a bit because they are constantly eating. mine started accepting frozen foods, he seems to really like the bloodworm cubes and mysis shrimp. also loves live brine shrimp. when i put food in there he will flutter himself midway up the tank to get the food, its awesome to watch.
 
scooter blennies are like mandarin gobies/drogonets. they look great, and stay small. so it seems they should be fine in smaller tanks, but they accually require huge aquariums for thier size, as they feed excusively on copeopods. so a substantial amount of Live Rock is required. generally more LR than most smaller aquariums can hold on thier own.

the number of fish that end up taking frozen or prepared foods is tiny. most sold will probably starve to death as a result.

if you want to try keeping scooter blennies or mandarin gobies you should probably look into refugiums.

that is if your puffer will allow it. they both have big fins and are brightly coloured. two of the most attractive things to a curious puffer...
 
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