The Puffer Forum

What kind of lighting would I need? Would the lights that come with a Fluval Spec V be enough? Also, I read something about plants needing extra CO2 and fertilizer. Do all plants need that or can some be sustained by just what's already in the tank?

Has anyone here had any experience with having live plants with freshwater puffers? I'm thinking about getting a few small plants for my tank, perhaps java fern or amazon sword.

I have a large arched rock for him to hide in and one plastic plant, and I ordered some silk plants in the mail.

Here is a picture of my new puffer. Sorry the image is a little blurry. He's very quick.

Yes, he was very beautiful and I was sad to see him go, but I decided that the best thing to do was return him to the store where I bought him. When I did, I told the employee who sold him to me that I didn't think he was indian dwarf, but a GSP puffer and that I didn't have a tank large enough for ...

Oh no, he isn't. He seems to be very healthy. Sorry about that. I didn't realize the photo had uploaded upside down.

I bought a fish today at my local aquarium store and was told it is an Indian Dwarf puffer. After doing some more research online, I think it looks quite a bit different than the other dwarf puffers I saw. I don't have then means to take care of a fish much bigger than it already is (about an inch l...