Getting My Dwarf Puffers On Saturday, Soooo Excited

[karigupi]

I have a fully cycled 90ltr tank which last week I finally decided on Dwarf puffers for, my LFS has ordered them for me & I am collecting them & their food on Saturday.

Tank is all ready to go, its well planted with lots of nooks & crannies,I have been breeding small snails for them, which this week seem to have multiplied every time I look, so they will have some crunchy munchies.

I have three ordered, I hope to have 1male & 2 females, but they have said it may be difficult as they are likely to be very young.

So, I think I am ready, i'm all researched, cycled & ready to go. And very excited!!

Any tips for me to help them settle with as little stress as possible?

 

[jennybugs]

Slow acclimatising is best with puffers. Lights out and take your time. Some people use the drip method of acclimatising them but I float the bag and then slowly add tank water into the bag over at least an hour.

A well planted tank will be essential to break up their line of sight and a few caves here and there will be loved by them.

Enjoy your DPs, they are a pleasure to own

 

[karigupi]

Slow acclimatising is best with puffers. Lights out and take your time. Some people use the drip method of acclimatising them but I float the bag and then slowly add tank water into the bag over at least an hour.

A well planted tank will be essential to break up their line of sight and a few caves here and there will be loved by them.

Enjoy your DPs, they are a pleasure to own

Thank you for the advice, I will add the water slowly over an hour to acclimatise them, I had a call to say they are in this afternoon & am waiting very impatiently to see if hubby gets home in time to take me over tonight.

If I get them this evening, shall I keep lights out all evening till morning do you think?

 

[bagu]

i put mine in the tank, floated the bag, then lights out, after an hour i released them, then after another hour i switched lights on.

 

[keenonfish]

Slow acclimatising is best with puffers. Lights out and take your time. Some people use the drip method of acclimatising them but I float the bag and then slowly add tank water into the bag over at least an hour.

A well planted tank will be essential to break up their line of sight and a few caves here and there will be loved by them.

Enjoy your DPs, they are a pleasure to own

Thank you for the advice, I will add the water slowly over an hour to acclimatise them, I had a call to say they are in this afternoon & am waiting very impatiently to see if hubby gets home in time to take me over tonight.

If I get them this evening, shall I keep lights out all evening till morning do you think?

I would possibly leave them at the lfs for a bit to weed out any week ones.

 

[karigupi]

Slow acclimatising is best with puffers. Lights out and take your time. Some people use the drip method of acclimatising them but I float the bag and then slowly add tank water into the bag over at least an hour.

A well planted tank will be essential to break up their line of sight and a few caves here and there will be loved by them.

Enjoy your DPs, they are a pleasure to own

Thank you for the advice, I will add the water slowly over an hour to acclimatise them, I had a call to say they are in this afternoon & am waiting very impatiently to see if hubby gets home in time to take me over tonight.

If I get them this evening, shall I keep lights out all evening till morning do you think?

I would possibly leave them at the lfs for a bit to weed out any week ones.

Not a bad thought I wasnt able to get there tonight, so it will probably be Friday when I get them now.

 

[jennybugs]

i put mine in the tank, floated the bag, then lights out, after an hour i released them, then after another hour i switched lights on.

Don't you slowly add tank water to the bag to make sure they acclimatise to it?

 

[bagu]

i put mine in the tank, floated the bag, then lights out, after an hour i released them, then after another hour i switched lights on.

Don't you slowly add tank water to the bag to make sure they acclimatise to it?

hey

sorry about that, i forgot to mention

i honestly do! i dont want you to think i abuse fish

 

[jennybugs]

Phew!