MABJ said:Making me jealous! Can you take a vid?
I will soon. I just tried and I need to delete some stuff off my SD card, then I can take a nice video.
MABJ said:Making me jealous! Can you take a vid?
librarygirl said:Awwww adorable! I had never seen them before until a few weeks ago, a local LFS had them and I stared at the tank going "awwwwwwwwww." I'm jealous
maxwellag said:Lol. The worker at my LFS thought that they were brackish (even though they were in FW), and I totally taught him about puffers. I think he had green spotted puffers and dwarf puffers mixed up. He was awesome though, he let me catch the fish to make sure I got the ones I wanted. This LFS is awesome. They have a lot of nano fish. Today I saw scarlet badis and pygmy cories.
What the heck. You have great LFS options in your area. I've got to pay shipping on everything! Unless I want inbred guppies or balloon mollies. Lol.
They're so cute! I wish they'd stay at the front of the tank.
Ceej said:DP's need 5 gallons each! They're going to get bored and stressed in a 2g setup. You'll soon start seeing them attack each other and swimming up and down the tank walls in boredom.
FishN00b83 said:lol 2 DPs are going to rage on each other in that tank. You have a decoration in there that takes up 60%+ of their territory leaving them with a gallon of water to fight over. Take that cave thing out and put a lot of plants in there to break the line of sight. It's only a matter of time before they start getting crazy in a tank that small.
Ceej said:The most important thing is hiding spots and plants to break up line of sight between two or more DPs. You need swimming room. If your DP isn't active, somethings up. They're active hunters and swimmers. I have two DPs in a 20g.
FishN00b83 said:The reason for the 5g each is because of the eating habits. Another reason why they need 5g each is for territory. 2g isn't enough space for one to call home (especially when you're talking 2g high), and when another fish comes into another's home it defends it. If they can see each other they get crazy like bettas. You wouldn't put 2 battas in that tank would you? Of course not. You need to treat them the same way. Without ample room, they'll start ripping each other apart.
Ceej said:That may be so lol. They're very territorial, especially when it comes to feeding time. If I drop their live food to either side, that one fends off the other DP. if I drop in the middle, they snap at each other. Fun sight to watch. Then, at times, they'll hunter snails with one another. Quite awesome fish when they have plenty of room to wander about.