Thinking Of Getting These

[tony2501]

Hi all

Thinking of getting some(1) dwarf puffers and a couple of horse faced loaches for my 30G(UK) tank, just now it hold 2 small asain bumblebee catfish (about an inch), its fully cycled as it was home to my marble convict fry for a few months, but they have moved on to the lfs.

Its a semi-planted tank with a lot of slate and bogwood providing hiding places.

Would this be a good idea?

Would really love the puffers and so would forgo the loaches if I had to.

Haven't test the tank for a few weeks but stats were.

Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
PH 7.2

 

[Fella]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=136616

I recently wrote this topic on DP's to give an indication of care for them.

HTH.

 

[willtang3000]

unless you want to get rid of all your fish in that tank now is the only way you can get a dwarf puffer because they harrass and bit the other fish till they die

 

[tony2501]

Thanks for the advice, DP are now of the agenda, pity because I quite liked them. But I still have the pleasure of watching the bumblebees grow up, just going to have to find some suitable tank mates for them.

 

[cobra607]

unless you want to get rid of all your fish in that tank now is the only way you can get a dwarf puffer because they harrass and bit the other fish till they die

not always true, we had 3, 2 were harassed everything, but one of em is in a community tank and doesnt bother anything, been in there 6-8months no problems. I'd say depends on the puffer.

 

[ringham]

I have been interested in DP myself, so what type of puffer is it that hasn't bothered anything Cobra607?

 

[cobra607]

Currently a dwarf puffer is in with 4 severums, a fire eel, japura, reed fish, clawed frogs, yellow tailed eel, knifefish, in a 150 gallon and there all buddies, he dont bother them they dont bother him. He never gave em any problems when they were smaller either, but like i said 2 other dwarfs were little a-holes....

Also i had a figure 8 puffer that after checking it out(bitting once haha) and found it wasnt food, didnt bother any other fish, he was peacefull if kept full.

My grandma also has a green spotted puffer in full salt water with MANY fish in a 125, with no problems what so ever...

My belief is that on most puffer fish(no expirience with mbu, fahakas, ect) but a well fed puffer should find a need to harass other fish, but thats just my opinion.

 

[cobra607]

Currently a dwarf puffer is in with 4 severums, a fire eel, japura, reed fish, clawed frogs, yellow tailed eel, knifefish, in a 150 gallon and there all buddies, he dont bother them they dont bother him. He never gave em any problems when they were smaller either, but like i said 2 other dwarfs were little a-holes....

Also i had a figure 8 puffer that after checking it out(bitting once haha) and found it wasnt food, didnt bother any other fish, he was peacefull if kept full.

My grandma also has a green spotted puffer in full salt water with MANY fish in a 125, with no problems what so ever...

My belief is that on most puffer fish(no expirience with mbu, fahakas, ect) but a well fed puffer should find a need to harass other fish, but thats just my opinion.

**edit** forgot but the ONLY time the dwarf puffer showed agression was when i put the figure 8 in the 150(just for holding for a few), he chased him all around the tank like he wanted to kill him, obviously they dont like other puffers.