Well, I just got my two puffers and they're not as adventurous as I'd read them to be. xD;

I used this article (which I've seen used on another site as well) to go by and either there's something wrong with my fish or something off with the article.

Anyway, my questions are this:

1. Both of them are just swimming up and down, side to side, really fast and then really slow, sometimes exploring the hollow log and plant decor I have in there. But This article says that when they do that, they're bored. If that's true, what else can I do to make it more interesting to them?

2. I know they're brackish water puffers. But WalMart sells them in fresh and that's what I have them in for now. How much salt- and more specifically what kind of salt- should I put in a 5 gallon tank?

3. Both of them have black fuzzy stuff growing on them and their fins are torn and uneven. Also, one of them has a large white spot on his fin. I've got some Quick Cure to get rid of Ick and Protozoans, but can I treat them for fungus at the same time? Or is it even a fungus?

4. Honestly, I don't know if fish play, but these two will mind their own business most of the time. Others, they'll bump into each other and start circling with their bodies curved into a C shape with their fins going really fast. Is it okay to leave both in there together or should I return one of them?
An Introduction to Green Spotted Puffers

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