Banchee, Bentley, and Bonsai

johnlarson66 said:
Thise pictures make me want to go out and get a 10 gallon and set it up with puffers. I tried one in a community tank, a few years back and it did not make it. 100% my fault.

I think a tank with just them in it would be great or would they mix with a male betta?

We have a betta at work, maybe I can upgrade him to a 10 gal with a few puffers. There is a perfect space for a 10. I might just upgrade the betta anyway...
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Thanks everyone for the nice comments. :)

John,

You DEFINITELY don't want to put puffers with your betta. They will tear your betta to pieces, FAST. Dwarf puffers (as well as other puffers) are very aggressive and should be placed in a species tank. A ten gallon is large enough for 1-3 dwarfs. They only get about an inch long, but require at least 3 gallons each, and/or a minimum of 5 gallons (one fish) to start. Also, bettas like a little salt in their water, but puffers don't want or need ANY salt. Both will survive well in the same type of pH and temp though. If you add more than one puffer to a tank, make sure it is heavily planted so the puffs don't have to see each other all the time.

Here is a great site with lots of awesome info on them:

www.dwarfpuffers.com

Be sure to do your research on these lil guys before scooping them up, but they are FUN to have!
 
SftWrmRain said:
Also, bettas like a little salt in their water, but puffers don't want or need ANY salt.
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I have to disagree with this statement. Betta's don't need salt in their water for any reason other than to treat a disease and/or parasite such as Ich. No fish needs salt in it's water unless it is for brackish or marine conditions. I personally believe that salt should only be used as a medication for freshwater fish. I do want to say that I agree that besides the salt, a betta should NEVER be kept with a puffer of ANY kind. Anyway, sorry to go off topic.

I love the puffers BTW. They are very cute and look super healthy. Good job!!!
 
I have a 55 gallon tank that I really do not know what to do with.

Right now I have an albino pleco and a rubber lipped pleco in it.

How many dwarf puffers AND is there anything at all that can go in there, neons, glowfish, chilids. I am not sure if I have the patience to do a species only tank.

If I did do a species only tank, it would be these guys. I can move the plecos to another tank.

So please tell me if there is anything in the world that can go in with the dwarf puffers. I will also check the link.

I wonder if I should start a new thread...
 
3g's (i would go with like 5g since it is a larger tank and ya do not want tones of them it would look kindda wiered) a dwarf and they are mini-monsters = species only tank, if ya wanna get them start a small pond snail breeding tank, if ya look it up on google you can read about the denifits of having snails in their diet


JUST TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOVE
 
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they sometimes do well with other species, but generally it is not reccomended.
 
The only things where most people have success in keeping with DPs is ottos. But even then Some puffers will not tolerate them. Same goes for shrimp. Most DPs won't touch them, but some will eat them.

If you absolutely must have a tankmate for them ottos are the safest choice. But be ready to move them just in case.
 
What I am thinking is adding more fake plants to the tank and maybe two smaller flower pots (there are two large ones in there now). There is some drift wood also. I might have some other decorations that might not look too bad in there. It is the bottom tank on my double 55 (link in signature).

I think putting 12 in there (and NOTHING else) would be good. Someone let me know if it is too many for a 55 gal.

Sorry for hi-jacking the thread. The puffers look great.
 
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