10g with 2 pea/dwarf puffers! :)

[brittanykluss]

finally got some dwarf puffers and man are they cute!

heres a video of then acclimating
Dwarf puffer - YouTube

 

[jpchin]

love those puffers!!

 

[bigbanker]

Super cute!!!

 

[brittanykluss]

is the one that is more orange bellied a boy???

 

[Terrance]

Nice couple. Trust me, the 2 of them will fill up the whole 10g with life

 

[brittanykluss]

Nice couple. Trust me, the 2 of them will fill up the whole 10g with life

it is male
and female right ?

 

[Terrance]

I see wrinkles behind his eyes and brownish back, so its a male. The other one has a very distinctive pattern on its back with no wrinkles behind her eyes, so she's a female.

 

[brittanykluss]

I see wrinkles behind his eyes and brownish back, so its a male. The other one has a very distinctive pattern on its back with no wrinkles behind her eyes, so she's a female.

Thanks! The one with the orange belly is the male right?

 

[Terrance]

yeah the orange belly is a male. males also have a dark line running down its belly (only seen when the male reaches maturity).

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Could u fit another female?? That would be cool if they breeded

 

[brittanykluss]

Could u fit another female?? That would be cool if they breeded

its not suggested, they suggest minimal 3 gal per dwarf puffer, but 5 is optimal, so they are already in a 10 gallon so thats as many as i can have in there!

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Serious?? 2 tiny little fish for a 10 gallon tank????

 

[Terrance]

Serious?? 2 tiny little fish for a 10 gallon tank????

They are active funny fishes with lots of character. I didnt like my dp at the beginning since she was so small, but now she is a keeper after some delightful experiences in my 6g.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Seems like it would be boring tho? No offence

 

[Sharkbait54]

What do you feed them?

 

[brittanykluss]

Seems like it would be boring tho? No offence

Nope they are very fun to watch and yes 2 fish in a 10 gallon because that's optimal for these fish. Even though I plan to put an Otto and some anails in there

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Oh kay gotcha.. Has anyone ever breed those pea puffers?

 

[Terrance]

What do you feed them?

Snails, blood worms, black worms, raw shrimp, and few other stuff.

A healthy one would eat almost anything.

Its very difficult to breed DPs, but do-able. Perhaps 2 DPs in a 20g long has a better chance of breeding.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Haha ya i guess! Do they eat their fry?? Ate they agressive?

 

[Terrance]

They are aggressive. I think they guard the eggs and wait until they hatch, which explains a little bit to why they are territorial fishes. Parents will probably eat the kids, but not sure though.