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	dwarf puffer in a bowl?
a2hotz Fingerling Posts: 24 Kudos: 29 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jan-2005	I started thinking of how freaking small dwarf puffers are and started thinking: "dwarf puffers in a bowl?". Do u guys think this is a bad idea or not? I mini filter for my bowl... I dont see ne reason they couldnt. but i should have u guys tell me b4 i invest my $$ in this.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	I personally wouldnt keep a dwarf puffer in anything smaller than a 10. Then again I really don't think anything should be kept in anything smaller than a 10 really . How big is this bowl? ^_^[hr width='40%']"So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind. Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time... It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right [link=I hope]http://babelfish.qwertydigital.com/" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] you had the time of your life"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	umm, i guess, but a ten gallon would be better, Last edited by bettachris at 05-Sep-2005 18:01
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
Darth Vader Big Fish Posts: 338 Kudos: 334 Votes: 35 Registered: 05-May-2005	well i wouldn't try a stunt like that personaly but you'll realy have to wait for some one like DarkReal Over Lord to give ya an accurat anwser
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	I might try it if the bowl was at least 5g, had a heater, filter, and could be decorated with plenty of hiding places. However a 10g tank would be better since puffers do enjoy company and several people I talked to on the puffer forum said the reason mine wouldn't really eat was from being alone in a 5g tank. Unfortunately before I could find another puffer and a bigger tank my little one died. There are several fish much more suitable to a bowl and an entire thread dedicated to small tanks somewhere around here.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
pookiekiller12 Fish Addict Posts: 574 Kudos: 633 Votes: 41 Registered: 13-Apr-2004	It will need a filter and heater, I would go with a smaller aquarium, if you desperately feel the urge to house one in a small environment.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
a2hotz Fingerling Posts: 24 Kudos: 29 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jan-2005	ehh... it was an idea... oh well
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Puffers are very vision oriented fish- personally i think the massive refraction of light and the convex surface of the bowl would drive then nuts- also they arent the best swimmers and the current in a bowl would have them spinning in circles. Add to that the territoriality and it all adds up to a recipe for disaster. They need a square tank with not too much flow , lots of places to retreat to , about 33l for a few specimens, and preferably much larger.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21


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