New tank, interested in puffers

[xrayjeeper83]

DP's arent slouches. The only other fish I would suggest would be a group of Oto catfish once the tank has been up and running for a while. For what ever reason DP's leave Otos alone, but will attack other fish no matter the size

[AmazonPuffer1995]

The reason i ask is, and dont fuss at me, i intend to do a fish in cycle as i always have, and obviosuly the DP's would die if i used them.

[xrayjeeper83]

can I ask why? Why put fish through that much stress for no reason, also ive heard that fishless take less time

[AmazonPuffer1995]

not really, i stocked my 5.5 gallon fully in 2 weeks and it never even bacteria bloomed, i simply add my starter fish, wait 2-3 weeks then get the next bunch

[xrayjeeper83]

well just know your going to catch hell here doing it that way lol

[AmazonPuffer1995]

I know :/ Every forum i join does LOL! i cant use ammonia, it flares mine and my moms alergys REALLY bad. Also, have you ever succesfully fed a DP freeze dried Krill as its in the Pufferpedia and i have some i need to get rid of.

[xrayjeeper83]

Ive never had DPs and never have use krill, PP has scared me away from it LOL

I forgive you about the fish cycle since your allergic to ammonia

[AmazonPuffer1995]

whats PP? All my other fish eat it if i cut it up small enough for them to eat it, its kinda big. My old GSP would eat it if i held it in the water but he ate so weird, he was picky as crap, he wouldnt eat but like once every 3 days and he acted like he didnt like anything, so weird, i hope my DP's dont do that

[xrayjeeper83]

PP is PufferPunk. She says as a treat its ok, but as a staple its bad. That it can cause lock jaw

[AmazonPuffer1995]

I suppose thats why the call it fish treats on the can LOL! maybe thats why my other puffer died? I dont think il run outta snails for sure, there everywhere in my 5.5 gallon haha. Will there be any chance my DP's will breed? and if they do should i remove the fry?

[hadla]

did you look up dwarfpuffers.com? lots of info on there... i cant really help cause mine have never bred... and ive only fed them live blackworms, frozen bloodworms, and snails

[xrayjeeper83]

No clue about the breeding thing

[Pufferpunk]

You can easily cycle with fish food, instead of ammonia. Please don't use fish!
~PP

[AmazonPuffer1995]

How long will it take to cycle with fish food cause i intend to get my tank setup let it run a week then go get my first fish.

[Flutter]

Why don't you find a place to get some used media from? Other hobbyists or a store would probably be happy to share used media, filter squeezings, or even dirty gravel with you. There really isn't an excuse to put fish through cycling.