The Puffer Forum

Yes, it did seem to start around the same time that I got the gobies. The person at the LFS said that these are the freshwater gobies (Brachygobius xanthozona). The store is very large and specializes in freshwater fish only and they seem very knowledgeable. The gobies are doing great, eating well, ...

I have an Irrubesco that has recently had a change in behavior and color. I have had this fish for about a month and a half now. I originally bought 2 of them (both femles), but took one back because of severe aggression. I kept the one what was less aggressive. When I got her she seemed healthy, co...

Oops, didn't know that! The only reason I ask is because I know that with some fish, 2 males will kill each other, or fight at the very least. I guess I thought that if I can't find a male and female that perhaps 2 females might be more likely to get along.

If I do try to keep a pair, would it be better to get 2 females, or 1 male and 1 female?

Hello, I have a 20 gallon tank that I would like to stock with Red Eye Red Tail puffers. Can I keep one alone with some other kind of fish, or are they happiest in pairs? Could I put 2 of them in a 20 gallon tank, if they do indeed need to be kept in pairs? Also, what kind of tank mates do they tole...

Hello everyone! I have a question that I am hoping someone with more experience can help me with. I have had my DP's for about six months now. The only thing I have ever been able to get them to eat is live food (mostly black worms, snails, and brine shrimp). Is it common that they will only eat liv...

I have a dwarf puffer that I think may have parasites. He is very thin compared to my others (I have 4 total in a 30 gallon tank) in the same tank and doesn't seem to gain weight even though he is eating. I feed them live black worms and snails. My question is, what kind of medication would you reco...

Well, I have since returned a few of the males and acquired another female. Now I think I have 2 males and 2 females. I have had them for a couple of weeks now and they seem to get along much better. There is still chasing (what is funny is it seems to be the females chasing now instead of the males...

I have only had my DP's for a few weeks now, but they won't eat anything but live balckworms. I tried to give them frozen bloodworms several times, but they would just swim up to them, look at them for a second, and swim away. They devoured the live blackworms the first time I put them in the tank (...

schismy007, since I have posted this I have learned that I have I have 4 males and one female in the tank. The reason I know they are males is because they are starting to develop the dark line down the middle of their bellies, and they are extremely territorial. Also, their coloring is different th...

Hi there, I have had my dwarf puffers a couple of weeks now. Here is a pic of my tank and a few of some of my fish. How do you think the tank looks? I have 5 dwarf puffers, a couple of amano shrimp, and a bristlenose catfish. I think I ended up with 4 males and one female DP. :shock: All they do is ...

I thought the bristlenose pleco only grows about 4 inches long. The one I got is an albino, and the LFS told me they may only grow to 3 inches or so. If anyone has one, do they stay small enough to stay in a 29 gallon tank? The dwarfs seem to be a little better today. There is definitely one male wh...

It is a 29 gallon tank. I think it is pretty well decorated and has several fake plants, a cave and an artificial tree root. I have 5 dwarfs, a bristlenose pleco and a couple of amano shrimp. It is really hard to tell because they are young, but I think there may be three males to two females .:( Th...

Hi everyone. Well, I have had my dwarf puffers for 3 days now. They seem to have settled in and stopped pacing the glass. Yesterday I fed them some live black worms which they LOVED. Ever since then one of the males ( I think it is a male, they are still kind of young) has gotten very aggressive. He...

I was nervous about checking the tank this morning, and was hoping that everyone was alive and kicking. I was happy to see that the puffers were swimming around checking out their new tank. They seem very nervous though and hang out near the back of the tank. Some of them do seem to be pacing the si...