dwarf puffers - Aquarium Advice

MyCatsDrool · 09-17-2006, 12:26 PM

I saw some dwarf puffers yesterday at my locat petSmart. They were amazingly...dwarf. I would guess they were maybe 1/2 an inch, if that. I have seen baby fish bigger than these things. Are they supposed to be that small? How big do they get? Are they supposed to be in fresh water? What can they live with?

WaterPond · 09-17-2006, 12:33 PM

I just got my first dwarf puffer about a week and a half ago. They are amazing!

Yes, they are supposed to be that small, the can grow only a little over an inch which make them great for tanks as small as 2.5gal. I have mine in a 5gal heavily planted.

Yes, they are 100% FW.

They are very agressive little fish which should only be kept with otocinclus catfish. Many people say they should be house in a species tank but you can get away with otos and shrimp. That is about it.

Here is a great site for info www.dwarfpuffers.com

GET ONE, you will love them!

JohnPaul · 09-17-2006, 11:03 PM

I agree, very cute, as long as you are willing to give them live food (mine won't eat anything else), you'll love them, they are cute beyond belief.

JustOneMore20 · 09-18-2006, 07:11 PM

They are messy fish to be so small, so the smallest tank I'd put them in is a 5g. And thats just for one. If you want more than one, then I'd go with atleast a 10g. Make sure you have good filtration.

I'd be careful keeping them with shrimp. If the shrimp are bigger than them they may still kill them.

MyCatsDrool · 09-18-2006, 07:13 PM

I do have an empty 5 gallon tank.....Hmmmmmmmm......

No! No more fish! I have too many already.

Puriti · 09-18-2006, 07:20 PM

Mine's full grown and is only maybe an inch long and will only eat frozen or freeze dried blood worms or anything that resembles such...he only eats like the ends, sucking out all the stuff in the middle before spitting it out and he has to pick just the right one before he'll eat it. I've only had problems with mine being with other fish if it's a betta fish

JTAM963 · 02-02-2007, 02:02 AM

What about with Leaf Fish? I have seen them at petsmart with leaf fish even though you said they are aggressive?

09-17-2006, 12:26 PM	#1
MyCatsDrool Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 857	dwarf puffers I saw some dwarf puffers yesterday at my locat petSmart. They were amazingly...dwarf. I would guess they were maybe 1/2 an inch, if that. I have seen baby fish bigger than these things. Are they supposed to be that small? How big do they get? Are they supposed to be in fresh water? What can they live with?

09-17-2006, 12:33 PM	#2
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	I just got my first dwarf puffer about a week and a half ago. They are amazing! Yes, they are supposed to be that small, the can grow only a little over an inch which make them great for tanks as small as 2.5gal. I have mine in a 5gal heavily planted. Yes, they are 100% FW. They are very agressive little fish which should only be kept with otocinclus catfish. Many people say they should be house in a species tank but you can get away with otos and shrimp. That is about it. Here is a great site for info www.dwarfpuffers.com GET ONE, you will love them! __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

09-18-2006, 07:13 PM	#5
MyCatsDrool Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 857	I do have an empty 5 gallon tank.....Hmmmmmmmm...... No! No more fish! I have too many already. __________________ Watch our thread! A MyCatsDrool and Travis Simonson Joint Production....55 Tanganyikan Tank. It is hidden in the photography showcase. It is really my tank, but Trav is helping and we live next door from each other...so.... CCTV Has shut its doors. Off the air. 5.5 gal ADA rimless cube, fully planted, killifish breeder. coming soon to a forum near you. It's called Sex Panther, by Odeon. Illegal in 9 countries. Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good.

02-02-2007, 02:02 AM	#7
JTAM963 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Illinois USA Posts: 121	What about with Leaf Fish? I have seen them at petsmart with leaf fish even though you said they are aggressive? __________________ Josh Toff

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09-17-2006, 11:03 PM	#3
JohnPaul Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 695	I agree, very cute, as long as you are willing to give them live food (mine won't eat anything else), you'll love them, they are cute beyond belief.

09-18-2006, 07:20 PM	#6
Puriti Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,596	Mine's full grown and is only maybe an inch long and will only eat frozen or freeze dried blood worms or anything that resembles such...he only eats like the ends, sucking out all the stuff in the middle before spitting it out and he has to pick just the right one before he'll eat it. I've only had problems with mine being with other fish if it's a betta fish

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