Is it best to buy the smallest Dp's you can get?

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Is it best to buy the smallest Dp's you can get?

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Hey Guys

Is it best to buy the smallest Dp's you can get?

I've seen some nice 1 inch sized ones but I'm worried they don't have long to live since they only live to about 2 years old.

What do you think?
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Re: Is it best to buy the smallest Dp's you can get?

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Where do you get the idea they only live to be 2 years old? I can't say I've ever heard anything at all about that. And people often say bettas only live to be a year or two and I've kept them alive and healthy 5+ years. I don't remember how long my dwarfs lived, its been many years since I've kept them, but it was more than 2 years.

I think, if you are lucky enough to find some old enough to sex, that you should be thrilled that you have a good chance of being able to sort out males and females and get a good ratio.
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Re: Is it best to buy the smallest Dp's you can get?

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Cannot remember where I read it before but I'm sure it was in a thread on here at sometime as I get all my puffer info from here. Just checked pufferpedia and it says they live to 5+ years.

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I think I'll buy the bigger ones I saw :)
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Yup dps are quite long lived. Look out for blue lines on them, the imitators are regularly available in the uk and are slightly bigger from my own experiences
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When they are small, it can be quite challenging to find them food small enough to eat. When they are bigger u will have more choices.
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scpion wrote:When they are small, it can be quite challenging to find them food small enough to eat. When they are bigger u will have more choices.
Exactly. I've had to cut bloodworms into pieces for feeding a few times daily.
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I don't know if anything comparable to live California blackworms is available in the UK, but if so there are never any feeding issues w/DPs.
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