The Puffer Forum

okay so i recently got 3 dwarf puffers actually a day ago. Their temp is at about 78-80. i have sand at the bottom but i do need to add more but it covers the bottom about .5 in and i have clay pots and stuff but i just added them in this morning. i have a 10 gallon tank. my questionsare..

i have 2 males for sure and the other i believe is a female. will this cause problems? so far it seems okay.

they seem to be sleeping a lot. Like they were swimming and all that when i first got them then at night they went to sleep and sometimes they will swim around but then they just sleep again.
are they okay?

lastly the mot fun one. i need names for them. i was thinking themes would be cool for names for example greek gods or something idk.

Well first off yes, add lots of decor like fake plants etc. Next, yes 2 males will be a problem, so I recommend removing the extra male. 10g is too small for 3 anyways, so that covers two bases. sleeping behavior is normal and I wouldn't worry unless their breathing looks labored or they're sitting on the bottom NOT alseep. HTH.

G S P Freak wrote:Well first off yes, add lots of decor like fake plants etc. Next, yes 2 males will be a problem, so I recommend removing the extra male. 10g is too small for 3 anyways, so that covers two bases. sleeping behavior is normal and I wouldn't worry unless their breathing looks labored or they're sitting on the bottom NOT alseep. HTH.

they have been sleeping ever since last night. doesn't that seem a little long?

What are your water parameters? How was the tank cycled? Are they eating?