Re: 10 gallon planted Dwarf Puffer tank
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:19 pm
The tank looks great. What kind of plants do you have in there?
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Re: 10 gallon planted Dwarf Puffer tank
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:41 am
Dang why did you have to go and give me and idea for my old ten gallon.... lol jk nice looking tank love the natural look of the substrate.
Re: 10 gallon planted Dwarf Puffer tank
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:14 am
i was back looking at your tank again ( because i like looking at picture of others tanks for ideas on how to keep my puffers amused or set up for new ones and i noticed your otto in that one picture is longer then your puffer lol dwarf puffers are so small its cute expecaly the vicious ones that eat people who dont know betters community tank
Re: 10 gallon planted Dwarf Puffer tank
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:27 pm
Thank you everyone for all your comments! They've been fun to read! There is a whole slew of plants and I have it written down here somewhere but it's hard to keep to keep track 
I went ahead and did about 4 watts per gallon with a CO2 system, which enables me to stick almost whatever I want in there....
The dwarf puffers ARE tiny. About an inch or so. The one in those two pictures (named Bumble... as in Bumble bee) is the smallest of the 3. Beaker needs to get some camera time, he's gorgeous. And the last one is Buzz. The last two are full grown, Bumble is still a younin'.
Good news. No shrimp have been eaten. However, I was able to get some pond snails and watching these guys eat those is seriously a treat. They're little tigers! Rawr! Taking those suckers doooowwwnnnnn. It's awesome to watch really. I am truly enjoying these little guys.
I'm thinking about adding ONE more plant as a ground cover and adding one more taller plant to the left side (instead of that crypt plant)> Because the LOVE swimming around in the deep plants.
Hmm.. maybe I'll make one side of the tank a "tall plant" side and one side the more shallow stuff?
Suggestions?
I went ahead and did about 4 watts per gallon with a CO2 system, which enables me to stick almost whatever I want in there.... The dwarf puffers ARE tiny. About an inch or so. The one in those two pictures (named Bumble... as in Bumble bee) is the smallest of the 3. Beaker needs to get some camera time, he's gorgeous. And the last one is Buzz. The last two are full grown, Bumble is still a younin'.
Good news. No shrimp have been eaten. However, I was able to get some pond snails and watching these guys eat those is seriously a treat. They're little tigers! Rawr! Taking those suckers doooowwwnnnnn. It's awesome to watch really. I am truly enjoying these little guys.
I'm thinking about adding ONE more plant as a ground cover and adding one more taller plant to the left side (instead of that crypt plant)> Because the LOVE swimming around in the deep plants.
Hmm.. maybe I'll make one side of the tank a "tall plant" side and one side the more shallow stuff?
Suggestions?
Re: 10 gallon planted Dwarf Puffer tank
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:34 pm
BEAUTIFUL TANK!!!
Looks very natural. If you want tall planst you can try ludwiga(think thats how you spell it)
Looks very natural. If you want tall planst you can try ludwiga(think thats how you spell it)
Re: 10 gallon planted Dwarf Puffer tank
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:19 pm
Hi thejoie,
I have had my single dp with my cherry shrimp for about 2 months now, and although she often gives them "the look", she has not killed any to my knowledge. So... there is hope. I still wouldn't be surprised if she went on a killing spree one day, but so far so good. I did transfer a few juveniles to my other tank just in case however. Love your tank btw.
P.S., Snail feeding is definitely the single coolest thing that goes on in my tanks.
I have had my single dp with my cherry shrimp for about 2 months now, and although she often gives them "the look", she has not killed any to my knowledge. So... there is hope. I still wouldn't be surprised if she went on a killing spree one day, but so far so good. I did transfer a few juveniles to my other tank just in case however. Love your tank btw.
P.S., Snail feeding is definitely the single coolest thing that goes on in my tanks.