The Puffer Forum

And to my surprise, there were three DPs instead of the two I ordered!
While thoroughly pleasant, will 3 be okay in a 10 gallon tank? Its heavily planted (fake plants, but plants nonetheless), and I have even more to put in there if any issues arise.

Ill try to get some pictures up ASAP... I have a camera, but I can't find the USB Cable for it... I think I inadvertantly dumped it into my closet.

A bonus puffer, that's always nice!! I think your puffers will be fine in your 10-gallon tank. It's good that it's heavily planted because puffers need a disrupted line of sight, keeps the aggression down.

Congrats with your new DP's!

Quick question, when should i start feeding them?
I have frozen bloodworms, as well as the sun dried baby shrimp chekov loved to chew on.

When I get new puffers, I usually leave the lights off for the day, and don't bother with feeding for that day either. I would offer them food tomorrow, after they've had a chance to rest and acclimate.

Ooooohhh! Post pictures when they're settled in! (Don't take any yet - you'll scare them.)

Congrats on the new puffs. I also think that three in a 10 gallon would fine. Like LilGreenPuffer says post pics please once they've settled in

That's going to work fine. Can't wait to see pics!!!

Would I be able to squeeze any Otos in there as well (after algae has been established, of course), or since theres an extra DP in there should I stay away from 'em because of aggression or bioload?

They seem to be getting used to the tank alright- they seem to have stopped glass-pacing and they're now exploring the hollow-log type thing and the "squid cave". One of them keeps going into the bubble stream, its pretty cute!
They seem to like to greet my face, but they shy away from my finger (just holding it up, no tapping!)
Tomorrow after I'm done with physics+calc i'll unfreeze some bloodworms and put them in that little worm cup thing i have.

I would stay away from them as they're schooling and your tank is already up there in terms of bio-load.

Let's hope at least 2 are females.

All three of the bags were labeled as "female" (as I requested the two i ordered to be female), but one of them actually looks more like a male (more prominant stripes, the other two are more "bulgey" and spotty, etc). The other two definitely look female.