The Puffer Forum

Thanks J-P.

I thought this might be the case but I was hoping that someone would tell me that they would be fine with my fish. Never mind. Maybe I need another tank????

Hi there, I have roughly a 60 gallon tank which is heavily planted with a few Apistogrammas, some dwarf coryadoras and a Betta splendens. I want to get three Colomesus asellus but unsure whether or not this is a good idea. I don't want my fish swimming about or trying to swim about with no fins! Any...

Ahhhh I see, good idea but Ideally, I don't want any snails in with the fry. You are right about the best way to deal with a problem is to avoid it in the first place but I am an avid fish keeper and I'm confident that although I'll not be providing the SAPs with a daily dose of snails, they will st...

Thanks Pufferpunk.

J-P why do you say it isn't wise not to feed them snails?

Thanks folks for the hasty replies. J-P; the male and dominant female Dicrossus filamentosus in my South American community tank paired up and now have spawned. So I want the snail breeder tank to hopefully hatch the eggs and raise the fry. Pufferpunk: I did think about using a bucket but then I wou...

Hello people, I'm looking for some advice on the South American puffer. I have been breeding pond snails in a separate tank, so I have a steady supply of them for the arrival of the puffers, which I ordered awhile ago. Thing is - I now need the tank which the snails are in. I can't buy another as I ...