I finally have my first Dwarf Puffer. Got him/her on Tuesday for my daughters tank and I think it's a female, but I'm not a 100% sure. Could someone help me confirm the gender? Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics. I'll try and get some better ones later.
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept: T lineatus T miurus A modestus T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan C lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept: T lineatus T miurus A modestus T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan C lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
He needs lots of swimming room for a small fish trust me on that one. Their teeth grow at an alarming rate so 90+% of his diet should be home reared snails or you will need to perform dentistry on him. Great fish to have by the way but hard work if you don't give 100%
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
bertie 83 wrote:He needs lots of swimming room for a small fish trust me on that one. Their teeth grow at an alarming rate so 90+% of his diet should be home reared snails or you will need to perform dentistry on him. Great fish to have by the way but hard work if you don't give 100%
Ok so where do I start with these home reared snails? What kind are they and where's a good spot to get them at? Also, I have a spare 1 gallon tank. Could I put the snails in there?
Not sure where the best place to find them is over there but others will chime in and help with that. A 5gal container would be minimum but a 10 gal would likely be best to provide the amount you will need. Common pond or ramshorns snails are what you are after and lots of them to get you going, be sure to quarantine them first. I cannot stress enough that this fish needs lots of swimming room, more is definitely better, they also do better in groups but you can house them alone in a big tank with loads of decor to explore.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept: T lineatus T miurus A modestus T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan C lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
Rule of thumb for snail is try to feed them ones the same size as their eye. Much larger and they tend to eat the exposed part of the snail and not crush through the shell (at least with my gsp).
Forget other advice about puffers you don't hear here - Pufferpunk
+1 to the above. About eye size +- is a good size. If they are bigger crush them between your fingers before dropping them in, they still have crunch factor.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
