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my closest petsmart currently has pinky sized juvies on sale for 2 bucks each.

would 6 of these be okay in a 125gal community tank? i have no experiance with these guys- my internet searching has turned up contradicting info (surprise). some say they only eat snails and various worms, others say flake food is accepted. some say they are a species only fish due to their fin fetish, others say otherwise.

the tank in question is drastically understocked with peaceful schools of very peaceful community fish of various sizes. mal trumpet snails have a definate foothold in the tank (some sites say mts are too thick to be an adequate source of food)

any real world advice would be appreciated.

Puffers do not belong in a community tank. They will severely nip a fish MUCH larger than themselves.

www.dwarfpuffers.com

Kim

They are only suitable with ottos. Anything else and you're other fish will suffer injuries or die. That's a guarantee. They're good for 5, 10, 15, 20gallon tanks. Also, IMO they aren't that great looking. They're just like little tadpoles lol. And they require snails once a week along with other harder to get foods. Kind of annoying.



Last edited by fishnewbie at 17-Oct-2004 09:43

If they're really pinky sized I'd check really, really carefully that they're actually dwarves - most of the juvie dwarves I see are teensy, maybe 1/2" long at best.

-Molly
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Yeah, I've never seen any that big. But they definately can't go in a community tank. If you still want them I would suggest getting a 5 or 10g tank and you can add one puffer per gallon or two. If you were to get a 5 or 10g tank then I would advise not getting anything else but the puffers. I feed mine snails and frozen bloodworms.

-Nemo

Actually 1 DP/2-3 gal is best. My adults are 1". Are they the size of your whole pinky finger, or just your nail? Those for sale may be adults already. Make sure they sure DPs, not GSPs (green spotted puffers), or you're going to have problems.

Last edited by pufferpunk at 17-Oct-2004 13:59

If they're at petsmart, they should be DPs...last time I checked, they are the only puffers we have a available to sell.

they are definately baby dwarf puffers- the size of my pinkie nail. do you guys have actual experiance with the adults being vicious, or are you guys merely repeating folk lore.

Contrary to my previous posts, I have found that some dwarves actually do okay in a community setting. I haven't had any luck with it myself, but in a 125 gal, the world is yours.

i took a chance on them this morning and got 4. i figure their mouths are currently too small to damage anything bigger then a baby snail. if they do grow too large and aggresive, i have a few smaller tanks laying around that they can claim.

Sounds good to me. I just have a few in a 5g w/ an african dwarf frog. They get along fine.

-Nemo

They can kill things that are 3X their size.


Kim

right now, they are cruising the bottom of the tank chomping baby snails. with their small size and color, they really blend in with the gravel.

if they do pose a threat, i have a spare tank they can have. although, the thought of netting something so small from such a large tank gives me nightmares.

i keep myn in a community tank wit no probs but htere well feddont even nip male bettas they jsut cruise round themselves stalkin ghost shrimp n snails n worms dont touch flake tho