The Puffer Forum

Origins of the expression decimate (deca = 10) are with the roman legions, where a severe punishment was to kill one of ten soldiers in a unit. Suits your definitions also, as 10% can be a rather large part, especially when considering they are your brothers in arms. The use of the word obviously ha...

Do you actually mean eradicate? Decimate would be fine, as that would remove one out of ten ;) I hadn't given up hope as I've read several accounts of dwarfs living peacefully with several types of tankmates. The key seemed to be heavy planted, big tank and enough food to keep them happy every day. ...

Hi! Just recently fell in love with carinotetraodon travancoricus, and are doing my due diligence. I were wondering what experiences people have had introducing the dwarfs to heavily planted tanks with existing snail populations? I have tadpole and gyraulus acronicus (small ramshorn?)-snails in budd...