The Puffer Forum

The reason i say snails are a great diet is because the shell helps maintain teeth. They need hard shelled foods as a major player in their foods. That applies to most if not all puffers. If their teeth grow too large it gets difficult to eat. Snails are perfect for dwarfs assuming they are those s...

1. IME, a 20 US gal , even heavily planted, does not have enough algae to suppoort 4 Otos. I would use only 2 maximum in that size tank. Additionally, Otos do not do well in new tanks. I don't add them to such tanks until the tank is mature or at least 3-6 months old for best survival. It was about...

Foreground: My fiancee has developed a love of puffers over the past year or so, she has no previous aquarium experience and thus, she spent a year reading and educating herself on their care. Originally, she wanted one GSP in a 20g tank, they're cute and available...but after further research, we (...