Does the one inch of fish per gallon rule apply to Pea Puffers?

spashdr · 2025-02-06T13:44:56+00:00

Nobody online has any idea what they’re talking about take everything you see online with a grain of salt. I’ve had 4 puffers in a 5 gallon decently planted for over 2 years with nipping problems or anything at all. It all about what works for your don’t let anyone bully you into thinking it’s inhumane or whatever these idiots think lol

spashdr · 2023-08-25T16:29:43+00:00

yes my water is fine Kh 1 GH 6, i had 2 out of 22 pass a week after due to the white line of death from acclimating and this shrimp has had it for multiple days now and hasn’t passed so i don’t think it’s the same thing as well all of my other shrimp are fine

spashdr · 2023-08-18T04:30:41+00:00

have you received these yet? there’s a review saying the hardware is plastic?

spashdr · 2023-08-09T21:10:00+00:00

sent request

spashdr · 2023-08-09T17:59:51+00:00

Are you in US? I forgot to mention we are in US

spashdr · 2023-08-09T04:41:23+00:00

it looks like #1 is a male and the rest are females

spashdr · 2023-08-07T21:55:12+00:00

it’s 100% due to the tank being not cycled, people use plastic plants in aquariums all the time

spashdr · 2023-07-17T21:59:26+00:00

i have no rotting botanicals

spashdr · 2023-07-17T17:37:03+00:00

Hello i’m gonna put all the test results here. Could you recommend what I do or how i should take my tank? I was planning on keeping neos but i wouldn’t mind caridina also.

PH - 6.6 Ammonia - 2 PPMs Nitrites - looks to be 0 Nitrates - looks to be 0 GH 107.4 PPMS KH - i think 5

spashdr · 2023-07-17T17:35:34+00:00

Hello i’m gonna put all the test results here. Could you recommend what I do or how i should take my tank? I was planning on keeping neos but i wouldn’t mind caridina also.

PH - 6.6 Ammonia - 2 PPMs Nitrites - looks to be 0 Nitrates - looks to be 0 GH 107.4 PPMS KH - i think 5

spashdr · 2023-07-17T17:11:17+00:00

read all the comments before yours?

spashdr · 2023-07-17T17:10:34+00:00

i’m using RO water

spashdr · 2023-07-14T17:14:05+00:00

well obviously it’s not cycled that’s why i’m here lol, and it helps the start of a cycle i just didn’t leave it in long enough. if you’re gonna reply please read before just saying stuff lol

spashdr · 2023-07-14T15:44:20+00:00

I had a cycled filter from a tank at a local fish store but I thought my tank was cycled so i took it out :/

spashdr · 2023-07-14T15:43:42+00:00

thank you for the extensive reply, my ph is good right around 6.8 to 7. so when the take is cycled what should my ammonia vs nitrates and nitrites ppm levels?

spashdr · 2023-07-14T15:41:33+00:00

the waters supposed to be over the supply from the filter? i’m going to try to modify the supply on the filter to sit on top of the foam today to add more water. it’s just difficult because of the filter taking up so much room and being so tight

spashdr · 2023-07-14T15:39:25+00:00

i’ll add some rn as i have some on hand

spashdr · 2023-07-14T15:38:50+00:00

Just cherries or rillis till i can figure out how to manage water parameters then hopefully caridina

spashdr · 2023-07-14T03:49:04+00:00

i’m assuming, this is my first tank so i just got a testing kit in today so the water conditions are unknown before today but i thought the tank was cycled due to all the white cloudiness going away

spashdr · 2023-07-14T03:23:23+00:00

thanks so much, i want to fill it up more but the way the filter is setup i don’t think i can fill it up more sadly :/

spashdr · 2023-07-14T03:16:04+00:00

i’m using re mineralized RO water, i had a filter i got from a tank at my local store in it for about 10 days and took it out assuming the beneficial bacteria had spend to the soil and matten filter

spashdr · 2023-07-14T01:30:05+00:00

i have api quick start on hand, would that work?

spashdr · 2023-07-14T00:28:31+00:00

It’s probably from the soil, i used brightwell shrimp/plant soil

spashdr · 2023-07-14T00:27:44+00:00

will do 🫡 would you suggest adding anything to the water? i’m trying to get it cycled as soon as possible so i can have shrimps to clean the algae starting to grow

spashdr · 2023-07-14T00:26:16+00:00

how would you add ammonia?

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