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Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	I am interested very much in the dwarf puffer species, i have been reasing up on them and would just like some input from someone experienced on whats the best setup for dp. i.e. could they be kept with live plants, best tank size etc. They seem like interesting fish and since there very small finding a place to keep them isnt hard as i already have 2 fishtanks up and running as is.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
puffer_archer Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 250 Votes: 4 Registered: 20-Jul-2004	Well, they do well in many different tank sizes. Smallest I would probably recommend would be a ten. They prefer heavily planted (live or fake) tanks with broken line of sight, this helps keeps squabbles to a minimum. I would recommend 2-3 gallons per puffer, so you can do the math on how many depending on tank size. Also, if they are old enough to be sexed, 2-3 females per male is also recommended. Check out Dwarfpuffers.com to find out more about them and how to sex them. HTH!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	Ok now i have my puffer tank set up all i have is 3 puffers and 3 ottos in a 29 gallon right now, i plan on getting more tomorrow as long as these ones do fine then. Also would a raphael catfish be compatible with the puffer tank? seeing how the raphael catfish is armor plated i dont really think puffer could hurt it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Is it just me or do DPs look a lot like bite sized treats to a raphael?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	thats what im trying to figure out. lol......i don't know if a raphael would even try and eat a puffer.
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Kim Big Fish Posts: 327 Kudos: 436 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Kim
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pookiekiller12 Fish Addict Posts: 574 Kudos: 633 Votes: 41 Registered: 13-Apr-2004	I have a 7 inch raphael and it has never bothered my dwarf puffer. I have had them together almost a year.
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Kim Big Fish Posts: 327 Kudos: 436 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Azrael, Did you have time to cycle the tank? Kim
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Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	tank has been cycled for a long time, i took other fish out to put in puffers.
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Kim Big Fish Posts: 327 Kudos: 436 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Whew!! Kim
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Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	Are dwarf puffers actually considered a "hardy" fish?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
puffer_archer Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 250 Votes: 4 Registered: 20-Jul-2004	Depends on what you mean by hardy. They can be in a pretty wide range of water parameters (ph, hardness, temperature to some degree). However, they are very sensitive toward ammonia and nitrIte, either of these, usually from an uncycled tank, will kill them in a hurry.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	I have 8 Dwarfpuffers in a 29 gal. I had 10 but 2 died, my nitrite is 0. I was just trying to figure out why i had 2 deaths. I bought them from petsmart, i suppose they were just death ridden when i got them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
Kim Big Fish Posts: 327 Kudos: 436 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	They probably had internal parasites. Were their stomachs indented instead of a round belly? Did they eat well? Kim
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	one lasted like a day and the other one went the day after. One of them seemed to be half dead when i bought it but i decided to take it anyways and see if it lived. The other 8 seem to be doing fine crunching on their little snails
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