The Puffer Forum

this is my dwarf puffer tank so far i am open for suggestions not criticism



and anouther view



and just a regular red cherry shrimp



thanks for looken!

How about some rock, or maybe some driftwood?

I agree, driftwood would look great. Also, some tall plants in the back half would look great, and break lines of sight. How big is the tank? Looks like it will be pretty spacious for them.

its a 38 gallon i dont have my dwarfs yet im just setting up thire tank before i buy them god only knows i would hate it if they would get mad at me if i gave them a allmost empty tank i want it to be just perfect my baby guppies and baby tetras are useing it for now they are kinda small to go in the cummunity tank so by the time i getmy tank just perfect my babies should be all grown up and ready for life with mommy and daddy and by then the cherry shrimp tank should be fully cycled and ready to go hehe then i can get 3 males and 6 females of dwarfs and 1 bristle nose pleco and one of my cherry shrimp is taken the snail express to the other side of the tank right now its awesome and yes i wanna get some rocks but i dont wanna pay for them by the pound and drift wood sounds quite interesting ill try to find some and also i wanna build a under gravel tunnel for my soon to be puffer community tank im just thinking of ideas right now im blabbering thanks for the ideas

Good for you Kira, I think it looks good and I especially liked what you said about suggestions, not criticism. Sometimes I think people are too quick to pull you down, but I think it's important to build people up and help them. As my Grandmother used to say "you do better with sugar not vinegar" -- or something like that, I'm sure you get the gist of what I'm saying.
I think your little guys will be very happy and do really well in that tank. My only suggestion would be to plant it up a bit more, mine seem to enjoy playing 'hide and seek' through the plants.
The most recent DP's that I got are so tiny, they are so cute. I've never seen them so small before, and they aren't at all timid for their size, they go right up to the bloodworm cube and feed just like the bigger ones.
I'm sure you will be happy with your guys (and gals). When do you think you will be getting them?
Best of luck with your Dwarf Puffer Adventure!

A good place to find awesome rock for cheap is at a rock quarry. I found mine from a place that does landscaping. I think I paid .20 cents a pound. I had a trunk full of rock and it only cost me $30. I even went through and choose the big, odd, pretty, shaped rocks that I liked. You never know what you can find. It's like a garge sale for rocks.

Good idea, never thought about getting them that way. I could get my geology lecturer to get you a load, but your half way around the world lol.

schismy007 wrote:Good for you Kira, I think it looks good and I especially liked what you said about suggestions, not criticism. Sometimes I think people are too quick to pull you down, but I think it's important to build people up and help them. As my Grandmother used to say "you do better with sugar not vinegar" -- or something like that, I'm sure you get the gist of what I'm saying.
I think your little guys will be very happy and do really well in that tank. My only suggestion would be to plant it up a bit more, mine seem to enjoy playing 'hide and seek' through the plants.
The most recent DP's that I got are so tiny, they are so cute. I've never seen them so small before, and they aren't at all timid for their size, they go right up to the bloodworm cube and feed just like the bigger ones.
I'm sure you will be happy with your guys (and gals). When do you think you will be getting them?
Best of luck with your Dwarf Puffer Adventure!

yes more plants and even more i bought all of them except for the 2 crypt and 2 other ones for 15 dollers i aint done with plants yet just all i can afford if i spend money i can get my dwarfs in about a month lets say and yes criticism is dumb why bring someone down when they are justr getten started lol thx for the feedback and to everyone else for the suggestions

I would get a centerpiece - a rock structure or a sculpture with lots of hidey-holes. Pretty and fun for the puffers.