Dyl1234
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I am in search of dwarf puffers. Please let me know if you have any available.
i have some, but IME these are very delicate fish that don't do well when shipped. it's better if you can ask your lfs to order some as they have access to breeders and fish vendors/wholesalers
i hope you get them. they're absolutely the cutest freshwater fish IMO. you can see my pics in my album. post a picture once you get them
My LFS can't get them but he is ordering me some green spotted puffers! They are $4.50 each.
Wait a sec - are you prepared to care for those? They need at least 30 gals each, and they need brackish water when younger and do best as adults in saltwater. They will destroy tankmates.
i'm gonna assume you are doing a brackish species only tank then
Yea I'm doing brackish with GSP and mollies.
Be prepared for the mollies to be lunch. How big is this tank? Because puffers are super messy, you don't want to skimp on tank size. I know from experience. I screwed up with mine and put them in too small of a tank, and even with very diligent maintenance they are stunted, and I feel terrible about it. Thought I was going to be able to upgrade and couldn't. My two are still pretty healthy, never get sick, but they will never reach full size and probably won't live as long as they should.
Also, going full marine will be easier to maintain long term than brackish.