Dwarf Puffer Profile

[Terrance]

Would a dwarf puffer be okay to go with a clown pleco or rubber lip pleco

Otos are a proven success as a tankmate. I do not recall hearing about dp/pleco combo experiences.

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[graucow]

I have ottos already but I also want a pleco if possible

 

[Joefish...]

I have a issue with 1 of my male pea puffers......... I had him with females and had to remove them.... He was beating them up pretty bad .... And now he is solo in the tank.... In the other tank I have 5 together with no problems


Joefish...

 

[FishyMamma]

Wow. Amazing profile! I had the wrong idea about several things! Really cleared that up.


Keeping my sleeves wet...
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[micaelaarnold]

Thank you for this information! I'm going to be embarking on a planted tank soon and have been strongly leaning towards a dwarf puffer. This helps a lot


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[john_franzwa]

My tank is so planted that I have to move plants away so that I can feed them... And everyone I do this they move away


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[bkiggy]

The puffers will find the food. Always adding pond snails, they enjoy the hunt. Add live brine shrimp and frozen too


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[FishyMamma]

Wish I had that DP tank already. I was out-of-town for two days and got back today to find at least eight pond snails in my 55 gal. Ugh! It's been a few weeks since I put in plants, must have been awfully tiny! Hand picked out what I could. From now on I bleach dip my plants!



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[alucy0210]

tong club

 

[gourami24]

Don't get one because tell will destroy fish and plants in your tank.but the puffer are great for getting rid of snails in the tank. Beware your Plecos will have bites marks and nasty wounds from them. This is the type of fish to be puffer only and snails that it


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[ImACoolguy]

Don't get one because tell will destroy fish and plants in your tank.but the puffer are great for getting rid of snails in the tank. Beware your Plecos will have bites marks and nasty wounds from them. This is the type of fish to be puffer only and snails that it


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That's because they are territorial, a bit of research and it's best to keep them alone from other fish because of the reasons you stated. They either get eaten or will pick on other fish.

I have one and he's a lovely fish. They are unique but like pretty much all puffers are best kept out of community tanks.

And they don't eat plants, something else is doing that. They are carnivorous not herbivores.

Caleb

 

[Terrance]

They will only chew up your plants only by trying to eat baby snails crawling on plants.