can i put these in my tank?? - Aquarium Advice

cougargirl50 · 06-10-2005, 08:03 AM

I was at the pet store yesterday and seen they had gotten some dwarf puffers in. Can I add one or two of these to my tank.
I have 5 platy and 5 zebra danios and one dalmatian mollies.
If I can add them is there anything special that they eat?

Thanks a bunch

cougargirl50 · 06-10-2005, 08:12 AM

Forget this post was just reading on puffers and read that they will eat other fish so I guess I will get that idea out of my head.

Lepomis · 06-10-2005, 08:21 AM

I have read some have kept dwarf puffers in community tanks with no bad effects. Some even commented about larger community fish picking on the dwarf puffers. Many comment on if the fish are well feed it minimized the negative interactions. The dwarfs I often see at Petsmart wouldn't make it long with some community fish. Overall I think a species specific tank is really the by far the best way to show these little guys off.

http://dwarfpuffers.com

krap101 · 06-10-2005, 09:44 AM

well i dont know where you read that. ive tried that myself. they dont really eat the other fish but their fins. they destroyed my cory's fins, decimated my guppes. mine even didnt get along with my otos.

you can find out for yourself but it wont work. i can guarentee that

malkore · 06-10-2005, 09:51 AM

dwarf puffers are the only true [acronym:98b87b0939="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:98b87b0939] puffer. all the others prefer brackish or [acronym:98b87b0939="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:98b87b0939].
puffers indeed are bad fin nippers. They also prefer live, meaty foods like black/blood worms. They are best suited to a species only tank.

cougargirl50 · 06-10-2005, 10:14 AM

I'm not going to take the chance and get one i like the fish that I already have in my tank.

I have platys and danios in my tank, what other fish can I put in that will get along with them. I need some change.

thanks

FawnN · 06-10-2005, 11:26 AM

If you are looking to add some color to your tank, I would suggest putting in some swordtails and guppies. You can find some beautiful livebearers and they are not aggressive at all.

When adding the swordtails, be sure to add at least 3 at a time. They have a tendancy to pick on eachother and by adding 3, this will reduce the aggression levels.

oxymoron · 06-10-2005, 11:35 AM

If your sig is up to date, even without the fry you are looking at ~30" of adult fish. If the fry all happen to survive, you have almost 50". I wouldn't add anything else.

06-10-2005, 08:03 AM	#1
cougargirl50 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dover, PA Posts: 51	can i put these in my tank?? I was at the pet store yesterday and seen they had gotten some dwarf puffers in. Can I add one or two of these to my tank. I have 5 platy and 5 zebra danios and one dalmatian mollies. If I can add them is there anything special that they eat? Thanks a bunch __________________ 55 gallon 3 blue long finned danios 3 neons 9 different platy 1 dalmatian mollie 5 corys 2 yoyo loaches (ALL MY PLATY ARE FEMALE) http://www.geocities.com/cougargirl5...?1143336351708

06-10-2005, 08:12 AM	#2
cougargirl50 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dover, PA Posts: 51	Forget this post was just reading on puffers and read that they will eat other fish so I guess I will get that idea out of my head. __________________ 55 gallon 3 blue long finned danios 3 neons 9 different platy 1 dalmatian mollie 5 corys 2 yoyo loaches (ALL MY PLATY ARE FEMALE) http://www.geocities.com/cougargirl5...?1143336351708

06-10-2005, 09:44 AM	#4
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	well i dont know where you read that. ive tried that myself. they dont really eat the other fish but their fins. they destroyed my cory's fins, decimated my guppes. mine even didnt get along with my otos. you can find out for yourself but it wont work. i can guarentee that __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

06-10-2005, 09:51 AM	#5
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	dwarf puffers are the only true [acronym:98b87b0939="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:98b87b0939] puffer. all the others prefer brackish or [acronym:98b87b0939="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:98b87b0939]. puffers indeed are bad fin nippers. They also prefer live, meaty foods like black/blood worms. They are best suited to a species only tank. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

06-10-2005, 10:14 AM	#6
cougargirl50 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dover, PA Posts: 51	I'm not going to take the chance and get one i like the fish that I already have in my tank. I have platys and danios in my tank, what other fish can I put in that will get along with them. I need some change. thanks __________________ 55 gallon 3 blue long finned danios 3 neons 9 different platy 1 dalmatian mollie 5 corys 2 yoyo loaches (ALL MY PLATY ARE FEMALE) http://www.geocities.com/cougargirl5...?1143336351708

06-10-2005, 08:21 AM	#3
Lepomis Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 335	I have read some have kept dwarf puffers in community tanks with no bad effects. Some even commented about larger community fish picking on the dwarf puffers. Many comment on if the fish are well feed it minimized the negative interactions. The dwarfs I often see at Petsmart wouldn't make it long with some community fish. Overall I think a species specific tank is really the by far the best way to show these little guys off. http://dwarfpuffers.com

06-10-2005, 11:26 AM	#7
FawnN Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 978 Images: 19	If you are looking to add some color to your tank, I would suggest putting in some swordtails and guppies. You can find some beautiful livebearers and they are not aggressive at all. When adding the swordtails, be sure to add at least 3 at a time. They have a tendancy to pick on eachother and by adding 3, this will reduce the aggression levels. __________________ Regards, Fawn

06-10-2005, 11:35 AM	#8
oxymoron Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fort Wayne IN Posts: 80	If your sig is up to date, even without the fry you are looking at ~30" of adult fish. If the fry all happen to survive, you have almost 50". I wouldn't add anything else. __________________ 20g 6 Neon Tetras 1 Oto Cat 1 [acronym:0efd57ae32="Siamese Algae Eater"]SAE[/acronym:0efd57ae32] 1 Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami

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