The Puffer Forum

hi i have a 35l ark tank and was wondering if its possible to have 2 dp in there the filter that came with it is not that big just a little one, think i might get a better one what would u suggest, if i cant keep 2 in there, i have another tank but not sure how many L /gallons it takes if i measure it would someone be able to let me no also i have only ever had fake plants i would love to mix or have just live plants any suggestions on plants that are easy and don't need loads of light also what would be the best substrate for easy plants are planted tanks hard

Each Dwarf puffer needs at least 5 gallons. im not sure how many Liters that is.

cheers i hope its at least 10g but i don't think it is not sure though , my other tank is a light glo and is a 50x25/ 50L 25W 25D and the light is ac 240v 50hz 1 x 15w is that ok for any easy plants thanks

Ya that should be fine, again like i said i dont know Liters to gallons, but try to have about 3 watts per gallon with live plants.
However, if you only have plants that need only a little bit of light, 1-2 watts per gallon is fine, i have a 10 gallon, and only a 15 watt light.

35l = 7.7g. According to the dwarf puffer site, and some things I have read here, 3-5 gallons per dwarf puffer in a planted tank. I have 3 of them in a 10 gallon tank, and they get along pretty well...even considering i have 2 males and 1 female. It is quite heavily planted, and I think they enjoy exploring the foliage. They have been a bundle of fun so far. I just love watching them hunting the snails I drop in every so often......then the ghost shrimp come and ruin the fun and steal the snails. And watching them eat the live black worms reminds me of a very sloppy spaghetti eater...

Julianchan, do you have pictures of your tank? id like to see

thanks i have decided to use my other tank 50 x 25 going to work out how many litters/gallons that is and think i will try with live plants any advise would be great i will chose easy plants aww i would love to see some pics if u have any bet they so cute, i can't Waite to get mine all set up for them, i am going to get a new filter as the filter i have is very little any ideas on a 9g us i know i should over filter would a flu vale be ok

This is my tank...

thats a lovely tank u got there the plant look great would u say its hard going with planted

In the 10G i have, its not that hard. Considerations for lighting need to be made on bigger tanks i think. I could not get it bright enough with just bulb changes in my 20g, so I did away with plants, but I do love the rocks i have in there. You just need to talk to the folks at your LFS for easy growing plants, if they are good, they will help you out quite a bit. I don't know much about the plants at all, other than they are growing, and I am reallllllllyyyy lucky. Oh, and you might want to think about a small layer of latterite under the substrate you use...help hold in nutrition for the plants. I wish i did that in mine, but they are still doing pretty well. Finer gravel substrate is used to help the roots dig in, and I use ghost shrimp to help me clean up the mess in there. I'll be taking more shots later today, so I'll post more in my album.

thanks i will ask at my lfs about easy plants and i will get some finner gravel and latterite. cheers for all ur help i will post a pic when i set it up Friday oh when do i put the plants in after its cycled or in the middle or at beginning ill check out ur album

I was told that the plants can go in right away. I don't know if that is completely accurate, but the plants have been doing very well from day 1, barring one harder growing plant that I lost.The water seemed a little murky at first, but once the cycle had completed, it became crystal clear and a pleasure to look at. But all the plants did well through the cycle.

cool ill put them in then, thanks for all the help, hopefully it won't be to long before i get some dp, but there well worth the Waite

Don't forget to post pictures!

heres mine