The Puffer Forum

oh wow, it does! Had no idea they looked so different as babies vs adults. They said it wouldn't get much bigger, but I guess this means someone will be in for a BIG surprise when it gets huge

Found this little one at a fish store. I'm definitely not buying or looking to buy, seeing as the price was in the hundreds, but found it really interesting. Unlike the other puffers, it moved very slowly and didn't really take too much interest in other fish in the aquarium. No one was really able ...

Hello, and nice to meet you! I'm new to keeping puffers. I adopted 2 dwarfs, Marieke and Heike, although now there is only Heike. It's been a sad lesson to not pick a shy one who hides from the others, but it is a part of learning. My little Heike is bright as ever and is by far the smartest and cut...

Hello, so my C. Travancoricus (dwarf puffer) is not swimming right. She lays on either the substrate, on plant leaves, or in hiding caves mostly. When her sister goes up to her, she will dart away, but quickly just fall to the bottom. I recently got both of them 2 days ago, and the other one is doin...