can you keep the red tail red eye with dwarfs?

dzarren · Post by **dzarren** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:47 pm

can you keep the red tail red eye with dwarfs? Sorry if this has been asked before as it probably has.
Kinda new to puffers. Thanks for any help!

Post by **bertie 83** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:27 am

No. This would be a disaster

dzarren · Post by **dzarren** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:15 pm

Okay thanks alot. bumblebee gobies might be okay with the red eye red tails? Or do they need brackish water?

Salmon · Post by **Salmon** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:18 pm

I beleive Bumblebee Gobies need brackish

Post by **bertie 83** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:32 am

Salmon is right bbg's are brackish, these puffers are aggressive and should be kept alone

Reaperpilot2014 · Post by **Reaperpilot2014** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:33 am

Agreed. Mine will even attack my fingers. Definitely needs to be in a species tank.

Aretreesfree · Post by **Aretreesfree** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:37 pm

Just want to add, all puffers are different. Just like people. When I got mine i had him in a 10g with some platty and molly fry and some pygmy cories. Never bothered anyone. He's a gentleman for sure. Mind you this was a highly planted tank but many times i saw him an inch from the bright orange platty fry. Nothing. He's now in a 15g with just a rubberlip pleco.

I'm not saying do it. Most are aggressive. Be aware. Beware. Hah.
Btw half wanted him to eat the fry because i didnt really mind. Turns out he was not interested in them. Just the blackworms, bloodworms, mysis and snails. Haha

Post by **RTR** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:35 am

Not being nasty, but the behavior of newly introduced immature puffers and adult puffers is quite markedly different. What juveniles do and what adult do are a long way apart.

Post by **bertie 83** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:37 am

I agree with rtr one day these puffers are bound to turn. Yes everyone is different but natural instinct is very strong and deaths will occur 99% of the time. Really not a good idea or you could end up with a tank of dead puffers

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:37 am

My DPs bit the crap out of my redeyes.

Lil' Swimz$ · Post by **Lil' Swimz$** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 3:02 pm

Absolutely not.

Post by **bertie 83** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:17 pm

Pufferpunk wrote:My DPs bit the crap out of my redeyes.

jesus i know they are insane.... but they attack a larger puffer crikey. I am not surprised really they are nuts

arrowhead · Post by **arrowhead** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:20 am

bertie 83 wrote:
Pufferpunk wrote:My DPs bit the crap out of my redeyes.
jesus i know they are insane.... but they attack a larger puffer crikey. I am not surprised really they are nuts

My aggressive male and females won't attack shrimp that are the same size as them (one inch) They are not as bad as everyone think, i think.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:46 am

For now... and shrimp aren't fish, they do have some armor & can escape to tiny spaces, quickly.

sevenyearnight · Post by **sevenyearnight** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:29 am

When I first moved to the southern US from the west coast, I worked at a seafood restaurant. Someone ordered an item on the menu that normally came with fried shrimp, flounder, and their choice of a side. For some reason, there wasn't a menu item of just shrimp, or just flounder. So I entered the item into the machine and typed the edit function for special instructions, and typed "All Fish". The kitchen manager calls me over after the ticket printed, and with the accent common to the area, and quite the puzzled expression, he says, "Wait a minute here, what's this supposed to mean? I mean, it's all fish." I didn't even know what he was trying to ask, so I just said, "She just wants... the fish." And again he said, "But it's all fish." Then one of the chefs said, "Shrimp are crustaceans, you idiot."

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