My first Dwarf Puffer! :)

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tithra
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My first Dwarf Puffer! :)

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Hi all! I just wanted to update you since you all were so helpful to me regarding stocking suggestions etc. when I was planning my tank.

I had initially been thinking I would get 2-3 puffers for a 20 gallon, but I just felt I couldn't reliably sex them at the pet store, so I decided to go with just one for a 5.5 gallon :) I got him 3 days ago. He is eating well and has gotten a little bit more bold/curious. I believe it is a male, but feel free to confirm/deny that. He is currently getting live black worms and pond snails. I got some frozen blood worms but haven't tried them yet.

Here's his tank currently. I am still waiting on some plants to get shipped (in the meantime I have thrown in some cuttings from another tank, to make the tank more jungly than you see in this pic)

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here's the little guy:
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And a video
not sure how to embed the video?

http://youtu.be/pcDOL_vrLpk
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Re: My first Dwarf Puffer! :)

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Defiantly a female. She's lovely and the tank looks great to :D
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Arny wrote:Defiantly a female. She's lovely and the tank looks great to :D
Really!? Well there you go, glad I didn't try to sex them at the store, I was certain this was a male! Thanks for the input on that!
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The fish might be a bit more secure with a background on the tank. It looks a bit open to me.
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Re: My first Dwarf Puffer! :)

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Those are some great shots! What made you think it is a male? I see no wrinkles behind her eyes.
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Pufferpunk wrote:Those are some great shots! What made you think it is a male? I see no wrinkles behind her eyes.

Well from what I've read young puffers look similar and do not develop the wrinkles until later? I just thought it was male because the coloring looked darker than what I've seen on female puffers in pics and I thought she was not as round as a female typically is I guess
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RTR wrote:The fish might be a bit more secure with a background on the tank. It looks a bit open to me.
I noted in my initial post that there are a bunch of plant cuttings in the tank right now until I get the rest of the plants for this tank (those cuttings are not pictured in the tank shot I posted ;) )
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Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
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lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
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I offer anubias plants for sale.
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Pufferpunk wrote:I offer anubias plants for sale.
Thanks :) I actually have 10 anubias nana petites coming this week :)
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