madasafish
Aquarium Advice Addict
Yep, I finally followed up on my puffer dreams and bought myself 10 Dwarf Puffers (Tetraodon travancorius) today. I'm enthralled. Spent several hours infront of their transition tank (1 gallon), watching and taking pictures. None of which came out particularly well!! But I have a few in the gallery, and I though I might show a couple here.
I got them at a Petsmart in NJ--I was amazed to find them there! No other petstore I've ever visited has them, and none can seem to find wholesalers/breeders who stock these fish. They seem to be hard to come by (though I know you can get them on the web). So cheap, too! $1.99 each! If they weren't the size of a pea, I'm sure they'd cost more like $10.
These guys are so much fun, and as of now non-aggressive. But that's because they're still really young (0.5 inches with fins!). I can't sex them yet since they're so young, so I'm expecting turf wars soonish between the males. Sadly, that might spell death for the weaker males... I hope not!!! If I see fighting, I'll separate them!
Anyways. Thought you might enjoy these pictures!
I got them at a Petsmart in NJ--I was amazed to find them there! No other petstore I've ever visited has them, and none can seem to find wholesalers/breeders who stock these fish. They seem to be hard to come by (though I know you can get them on the web). So cheap, too! $1.99 each! If they weren't the size of a pea, I'm sure they'd cost more like $10.
These guys are so much fun, and as of now non-aggressive. But that's because they're still really young (0.5 inches with fins!). I can't sex them yet since they're so young, so I'm expecting turf wars soonish between the males. Sadly, that might spell death for the weaker males... I hope not!!! If I see fighting, I'll separate them!
Anyways. Thought you might enjoy these pictures!