Dwarf Puffer

[rupp 5]

In my 20 gallon high tank I am thinking about getting a dwarf puffer. My friends tell me that the puffer will eat all of my fish.

I may return my fish if this is so, but if they can live together it would be great.

 

[Dwarfs]

A DP wouldn't eat them, it would eat their fins, although it might leave the danios and tetras alone

 

[rupp 5]

Damn.

I like my Rams a lot, my birthday is coming up soon and I guess I could just get another tank for my other fish.

I'm thinking of getting a 20+ gallon long for my birthday.

 

[rupp 5]

Oh, speaking of the fins agian, would the puffer nip thier fins to the point were they will get un-healthy and have a hard time swimming?

 

[diVer]

Get a 10 gallon, 2-3 dwarfs, some otos, and maybe a small species of pleco. Pretty much anything else put in with dwarfs will be harassed.

 

[rupp 5]

Okay, I can afford a 20 long and a 10 so this works out quite nice.

Thanks for your help.

 

[LittlePuff]

For a 10, id get 5 dwarfs and 3 otos. You won't need a pleco and they add alot of poo to your tank.

Kim

 

[SirMinion]

..and 3 otos. You won't need a pleco and they add alot of poo to your tank.

How many times must I say this? Otos are plcos, very very small ones sure. But still plecos.

They still poo a lot (for their size)
They need more than just algae to eat.

.. just like all the other loricids.

 

[diVer]

5 dwarfs is way too much for a 10 gallon. I wouldn't go with any more than 3.

 

[LittlePuff]

If otos are plecos, then so are CAE's and cories.
5 is the max for a 10gal. Make sure you get no more than 2 males. Visit: Dwarf puffers.com for reliable info.

Kim

 

[diVer]

If otos are plecos, then so are CAE's and cories.

What does otos being plecos have anything to do with CAEs and cories being plecos?

Otos are a part of the Loricariidae family, a group of catfish with sucker like mouths and bony plates- in other words plecos.

Cories are a part of the Callichthyidae family and CAEs aren't even catfish, they're Cyprinids.

 

[Dwarfs]

I was just gonna say that

 

[TorPeteO]

If you get a 10 gallon, I'd recommend against getting 5 puffers. I speak from experience. I recommend that you get 2 puffers, or 3 as a maximum. Then try and get a shoal of about 5 otos. Otos prefer to be in groups as big as five, and your DPs would have plenty of room to establish territories if there are only a few. I've crammed two dwarf puffers into a 5 gallon thinking more was better, but now I am considering moving them to a 15 gallon. Less is more, trust me, 2 DPs will provide plenty of entertainment.

 

[LittlePuff]

I just don't understand how you can equate a 1" oto to a 12" pleco as far as bioload goes. or for anything else.

kim

 

[Puffer_freak]

Lets get back to the DPs here - but as for the ottos...if they're from the same family as plecs...

Not all plecos grow up to 12" anyway! Look at ottos! Lol!