The Puffer Forum

Does it really take up to 6 months for a DPS to fully mature? Could it be possible that my puffer is a female?

I am not a fan of any aquarium frogs. I had an albino dwarf frog growing up and we watched it eat half our Fish. I would get the frogs out of the tank!

Oh good to know! Thank you!

Does anyone know the correct dosage of Prazipro on a puffer's food source (blood worms, shrimp)? I would like to do some preventative treatment if possible...

By the way the auto correct on my tablet is awful. I promise I usually don't have such weird typos!

Welcome :) Just a warning... It's almost impossible to have just one dp! ;) I'm used to keeping just one fish due to my betta background. The lady at the lfs told me to buy two for my 5.5 gallon tank. I knew better. Shame that she said it would have been ojay. Hahaha I don't want to take any chance...

Thank you! Howas many more weeks/months will it take to notice any gender traits?

UPDATE**** Thank y'all so much for all the advice the last month! My new little DPS seems to be doing very well. It now begs for food whenever it sees me. I have also caught it feeding on a few planaria that show up on the glass. The puffer has taken to eating the bright red blood worms and gets so ...