The Puffer Forum

Ello peeps,

I have 10gal with two dwarf puffers,
I know people keep various ottos with them and some times Amano shrimp, but has anyone tried cherry shrimp with them,
The reason is I am after getting the shrimp to breed, Amano req salt water for the eggs to hatch,
Now I know my puffers will eat snails, frozen n live blood worm, but will not touch prawns or cockles,

But are very very curious, anything new in the tank and they are straight over,,

Thanks Paul

They will most likely eat the cherrys, defo the young.

When i had four dwarf puffers they never attacked the ghost shrimp i had. They would surly eat the new born shrimp though.

My DPs never bothered adult ghost or cherry shrimp, but my cherries didn't breed until they were in a pufferless tank - well, they did breed, but the babies all got eaten.

it all depends on the dp. mine never bothered shrimp. or maybe the shrimp just had good hiding places until it got dark.