The Puffer Forum

Hi,
Just wondering if Dwarf Puffers were wild caught or Tank Bred fish or a mixture of both?
Most seem like juvenile when seen in Aquarists?

Any help would be great.

Thanks Jerry

Hi Jerry. My understanding is that the majority of DPs in the aquarium trade today are tank-bred. DPs have really only been on the scene as aquarium fish in the U.S. since the early to mid-1990s, when most, if not all, were wild caught. But as more knowledge was uncovered about these little puffers, the ease of breeding them on a mass scale became understood, and tank-bred is the norm now.

I also am sure they are now commercially bred