South American (Bee) Puffers

[silverwater]

I have three south american puffers currently in a 45 gallon long tank and they always seem to be pacing the glass and i dont know why. Does anyone have any info about how to stop this or make them feel more secure? Here's a pic of the tank

 

[brennae]

I've been wanting some of these for a long time but I can never find them except on Aquabid certain times of the year. Where did you get yours? I'm sorry but I don't know why they are pacing.

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[stop.alvin]

Don't know why it's pacing but, nice tank!!! Jealous of the swords


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[silverwater]

I got mine at a local fish store called the fish place in north tonawanda, they normally come in once a year around January, i think they may still have some

 

[aclark]

Puffers will pace the glass if they get bored. Try adding more plants, caves, and deco to give them places to explore.

 

[ImACoolguy]

I have one of these pea puffers. He often will pace around. Just add some stuff or change things up because like said about they can get "bored" and like to explore.


Caleb

 

[Rivers2k]

Stress. These puffers need to be kept in groups. IMO they should not be sold they are cute but extremely hard to keep. They need to be in groups, they need pristine water, and they need teeth trimmed. Unlike my other puffers that you can just feed shelled fish to keep there teeth worn down. Brazilian puffers teeth grow extremely fast they must have there teeth trimmed regularly. Very experienced puffer keepers have trouble with these little guys. Wish you the best of luck.

 

[Nils]

Awesome fish, I have 2 dwarfs and they're amazing. Only reason they would pace the glass is out of boredom. Add lots of plants, mine never pace and are constantly exploring everything. One thing they definitely enjoy are caves and rock work. There are lots of designs you can make with just some slate from PetCo and lava rock that they will love. Your tank looks good, but just a little 2 dimensional make it really captivating for the fish and interesting too.