Dwarf Puffer Tank

[onemisterchristian]

I got a jbj 6 gallon nano cube @ a garage sale for 10 bucks and was thinking about keeping a dwarf puffer in it, what should i plant for him?

 

[penguinpimp1990]

Try posting in the planted section, youll get more responses there.

 

[onemisterchristian]

Well, I was hoping to get some other dwarf puffer owners to help seeing as they would know what type of plants their's do well with.

 

[SirMinion]

We have Java fern and crypts with ours and they seems to thrive.

 

[Fella]

Mne have amazon swords and vallis in with them, but in the future they'll have some java moss as well. I think order of the day here are just tall plants that can break up the line of sight.

 

[penguinpimp1990]

i used to have java moss with a figure 8, and he would pick to hell out of it. SInce dwarf puffers are more aggressive and nippy I wouldnt have any type of moss in the tank. And what type of lighting will you use over a 6 gallon tank? co2?

 

[onemisterchristian]

I think it has a 15w bulb in there right now, no co2.

 

[PeterM]

Hardy plants are the way to go. Java moss for the floor and Java ferns tied to porus rocks are always good. Try a few short leafed Amazon Swords. All these plans are commonly found and should be hardy. This is a vry similar planting that I have in my DP tank, only sans Java Moss and plus algae...

Algae counts, right?

*edit* Just spotted the plant-picking post: My dwarf has hardly picked at any of the plants in the tank. Hes stripped them bare of snails and I think hes given up looking in the plants for them. The snails I feed I just drop in the tank and since he is used to being hand fed he usually has a go at my fingernails while IM trying to get the snails to drop off... irritating.

That said, my Figure 8 doesnt pick at the Java fern in his tank at all, so I guess it just depends on the fish really.

 

[onemisterchristian]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys...but turns out I'm not gonna do a dwarf puffer anyways. It's gonna be another fry tank.