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I picked up 3 of these guys from my LFS.

I had a Fluval 5 gallon chi but that was obviously too small for them. I even had to move the very aggressive one to a cheap tetra with filtration 1.5 gallon tank because he was chasing the other two constantly. The photos with the purple granite is where I'm keeping the aggressive one until the larger tank arrives.

I've ordered a ADA 60-P 18 gallon tank + Hydrol inline heater + Eheim 2211 that I hope to keep them in. I plan to go with a formation of rock/driftwood for an Iwugami look in that tank. I think that should be a happy place for these 3. I also hope to add two Otos or other peaceful fish to that mix and maybe experiment with some larger adult red shrimps.

Questions:

1. These are infants right?
2. I've read that infant fish should be fed 3 times a day instead of the normal once, is that correct?
3. I've only bought frozen bloodworms but they eat it right up. I've read that some smaller snails are a good treat once in a while. Is a diet of frozen bloodworms + small snails twice a month healthy?
4. Is it possible to tell what gender my puffers are from these photos?
5. These guys seem to be constantly curious, are there any bubble toys or other something that might keep them entertained?


Thanks!

Pics:

Great shots but waaaaay to large for this page!
library/puffers-in-focus/dwarfpuffercare/
library/puffers-in-focus/sexing-carinot ... rf-puffer/

Pufferpunk wrote: Great shots but waaaaay to large for this page!

The solution to that is a bigger monitor ofcourse

I have a rather large monitor, 24".

Pufferpunk wrote:I have a rather large monitor, 24".

I can see the entire picture on my 24", though it be good if we could perhaps get a plugin in this forum that will autoresize?

Ontopic: I want to see one of these entered in POTM

We do have rules about photo sizes here. Those could easily be cropped.

I always just, *right click* "open image in a new tab" It's a pain but it works.


Healthy looking fish, btw. It's hard to tell age without anything to reference size but those fish are not babies. At least judging by their eye size compared to their bodies.


OP, thanks for making me realize how much my camera sucks. LOL

Oops will resize when I get home. Would 1000px wide be ok?

600 x 800 is the norm here.

So nice to see high quality close-ups of DPs! They're so hard to photograph because they won't stay still. Congratulations on your new fish! They'll absolutely love that new tank you're getting them.

Thanks!

Sorry there are so many water marks. I'm still figuring out the ins and outs of aquarium photography. I expect much better results in the near future.

Tim wrote:

Pufferpunk wrote: Great shots but waaaaay to large for this page!

The solution to that is a bigger monitor ofcourse

Pufferpunk wrote:
Re: Macro Photos of my Dwarf Pufferss and Questions

Postby Pufferpunk on Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:36 pm
I have a rather large monitor, 24".

I also have 24 inches, but use firefox so pics look fine, also works on my portable which is considerably smaller...