The Puffer Forum

Pufferpunk wrote:I offer anubias plants for sale.

Thanks I actually have 10 anubias nana petites coming this week

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 )

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 pi...

Arny wrote:Defiantly a female. She's lovely and the tank looks great to

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!

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 ...

trust me, I'm a big fan of understocking ;) I currently have a 40 and a 20 long with one betta in each and a 75 with two goldfish (which I am hoping to upgrade to a 180 when I save the money up). Overstocked tanks are just a disaster waiting to happen on many levels imho... we're dealing with closed...

Thanks for your replies! I think at this point my plan is two in a 20, it's good to get confirmation that 8-12 is a crazy suggestion. Luckily I am not a noob when it comes to fish keeping and have some basic sense, but it honestly upsets me a bit that there's people giving people that sort of info I...

also, my initial question on the other forum was what you do about sexing juveniles (from what I read it is difficult to sex young/small fish), I want either a male and female or two females and one male, and am concerned I will not accurately choose the right sex. I was told that 2 males in a 20 ga...

Hello! I have been wanting dwarf puffers for awhile now, but haven't been able to find them locally. My LFS just told me they will be getting some in so I am getting a 20 gallon long ready for them. I typically don't like to cross post on forums, but I posted on a different puffer forum stating that...

Okay, so a max of 8 for a 40 gallon? (probably wouldn't want that many, but good to know) I am seeing the best ratio is 1 male to 3 females right? Can you keep just females, or do they need a male in the mix? Also, are Indian Dwarf puffers the same as Dwarf puffers? (seems their scientific names are...

I am setting up a 40 breeder in the next couple months and am interested in keeping dwarf puffers. I have no experience with puffers at all. I've been doing some basic research, but one thing I am having difficulty finding a solid answer to is stocking guidelines for dwarf puffers. I know the info s...