Dragon Puffers

[Jess]

Hey,

Posted this in another forum and no one replied...lol Thought i'd try it over here.

Does anyone know anything about Dragon Puffers?! Ive looked on websites and cant find any info at all! There was one in my LFS and as i have a spare 10 gallon tank i was wondering if it'd be able to live in that? Any info would be good! Brackish? FW? Anyone!?

In know very little about puffers so any replies would be great!lol If he's not gonna be able to live in my 10gallon are there any (other than dwarf and GSP) that would? If not ill stick to the original plan and put bettas in it!lol

Thanks!

Jess

 

[SirMinion]

Here's a repeat of a post I made in answer to a similar question a few days ago:

Dragon Puffers get to around eight inches. 50 gallons is minimum tank size for an adult, 20 gallons for a juvenille.

Ours eat live mealworms, live jumbo bloodworms, live waxworms, live ghost shrimp, live snails, frozen cockles, frozen mussels & cooked prawn.

They are very inactive and are ambush hunters.

They are true freshwater fish requiring no salt.

They cannot be kept with other fish except large amoured catfish, and even then the catfish may get their fins trimmed.

They are sensitive to water quality and require a lot more filtration than other fish.

They must not be taken from the water as doing so could cause them to puff and inhale air which may kill them.

They require a heavily planted tank with sand substrate and caves/flowerpots as lairs

They are as cute as heck.

 

[Jess]

Ok... So its either a new tank or a different puffer!!! Thanks!

 

[SirMinion]

Ok... So its either a new tank or a different puffer!!!

In a nutshell, yes!

 

[Jess]

Well, i am off to the LFS tomorrow to see what they suggest!! I shall probably be on here tomorrow night making sure any info they gave me is correct... you can never trust them!

Thanks!