Dwarf Puffer setup (now with fish!)

jmiller · Post by **jmiller** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:55 pm

It just ate!, 4 frozen bloodworms, what a pig!

jmiller · Post by **jmiller** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:38 pm

Here are a few more pics:

Doesn't quite know what to think about the snail. It has circled it several times but hasn't done anything but look.

Looking much better:

What a porker!

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:58 pm

Awesome little guy/girl! Congratulations!

He/she looks much healthier as well.

jmiller · Post by **jmiller** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 3:43 pm

Thanks. I've been staring at it all day. Well it finally figured out what to do with that snail plus the other three I've put in there. I also found out it doesn't like brine shrimp. So it looks like it will be bloodworm & snails for now.

I still can't determine what sex it is. This is my first puffer and I've read all the articles on here and other sites but I just can't figure it out. Here are a few more shots. My guess is female. Can anyone tell me for sure?

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:22 pm

It is either a juvenile or a female. Males will have the brownish line running the length of their bellies vertically when mature, but when they are juveniles they look like females.

I'd say wait until it's about 3/4 of an inch. If no line is visible by then, it is probably a female.

If it is already that size, well, you've got yourself a little girl.

jmiller · Post by **jmiller** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:54 pm

Until it proves me otherwise I'm calling it a girl. Now to come up with the perfect name...

lilacamy931 · Post by **lilacamy931** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:12 pm

Aw what a beautiful little puff, congrats hon, the tank looks brilliant and a really gorgeous pygmy xxx

jmiller · Post by **jmiller** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:10 pm

Thanks. Me and my 5 year old grand-daughter decided tonight that her name is Lily.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:26 pm

Aww.

Lily is nice. It suits her big, bulging eyes.

jread · Post by **jread** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:54 am

Thoroughly enjoyed your pics!

purplecandle · Post by **purplecandle** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:48 am

Congratulations, she is a beauty!!!

jmiller · Post by **jmiller** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:22 am

Thanks. Did the first partial water change last night and at first she was darting around the tank. I guess she didn't care for the siphon to much. After I stuck my arm in the tank to rearrange a few of the plants she calmed back down. I actually had to move her out of the way with my finger a few times. I'm pretty sure I could start hand feeding her if I wanted.

Lil' Swimz$ · Post by **Lil' Swimz$** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:43 am

Haha ha. Beautiful tank and lovely little puff.

She looks a little scrawny, I'd do an IP treatment sometime. I use PraziPro.

I've always hand-fed my puffers.

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