Dwarf puffer!!

[hondamx]

I'm considering geting a dwarf puffer for my tank. I was wondering if it will eat my feeder guppies? My guppies are less then an inch and very skinny. My school got them for a project and I got to take them hom.

 

[fishcatch22]

maybe. puffers are not very social fish. you could try it, but have a backup plan in case it doesn't work out.

 

[nerdyguy83]

I don't know that the puffer would eat them (size issue), but he would definitely harass them. Dwarf puffers should be kept in a species tank with about 2.5-3 gallons of open water each. They are notorious fin nipper, and while some people say they keep them in a community tank successfully, the majority of people can't see it happening. At the very least, they shouldn't be kept in a crowded community tank. How many guppies are we talking in what size tank?

 

[hondamx]

I have a 2.5 gallon tank if it doesn't go well.

 

[fishcatch22]

great! go for it, then! (P.S. how big is your tank, exactly?)

 

[icecubez189]

yeah, im really surprised people suggested 2 or 3 dwarf puffers for a 5 gallon tank! didn't know you could fit so many. now im thinking about getting them for my 10 gallon tank. currently theres 2 bettas but they will be movied in a 5 gallon somewhere in the future. how many d. puffers do you think i can get for it?


i heard males are territorial, so should i get 2 males, and the rest females?