Dwarf Puffers what to do...

[sunkenmetal]

So I am thinking about getting some dwarf puffers...

I was looking at some red tail red eye puffers. But they are kinda hard to get. And their are two species sold under the name Sumatran red eye puffer.

Maybe I should just get some pea puffers to start out with since I have no experience with puffers.

And I closed the wanted thread and got a nasty text message so there are you happy now. You know who you are.

[eklikewhoa]

Put that person on blast, I'm sure no one here is in any position to criticize another.


As stated in the other thread, get what you really want to start off with. You'll be satisfied since you got what you wanted and would keep from dumping something that you just "test trialed".

[aquabee]

[aquabee]

It was me, ME I say!

[sunkenmetal]

Put that person on blast, I'm sure no one here is in any position to criticize another.


As stated in the other thread, get what you really want to start off with. You'll be satisfied since you got what you wanted and would keep from dumping something that you just "test trialed".

This is true.

I am pretty impatient...

[R_sustaita]

lol, it happen the same thing to me. dont worry, be happy and grab a beer!

[eklikewhoa]

R_neglectedimpulsebuyerwithoutanysortofresearch, that's somewhat different from your situation.

Nick here has taken the time to do his own research.

[R_sustaita]

i am not talking about the Discus. i am talking about the puffer. Discus doing amazing. he has the extra 29g by him self

[sunkenmetal]

I have found some Sumatran Red Eye puffers (Carinotetraodon irrubesea) online. Gonna wait till monday to decided. Don't want to order the fish and have them sit somewhere in a box over the weekend. That way I can think about it and check out the lfs for puffers.

[eklikewhoa]

I don't think anyone would ship to you over the weekend anyways but that's a good plan.

I think Honkz had a pair of these not too long ago that he bought from FishRanchII I believe.

[mnemenoi]

I have heard great things about the Red Eye Red Tails, but most of it has been overseas and I'm always a bit jaded about only good reports, lol. I know that pea puffers have been a far different cry from other puffers I have kept, they are somewhat sociable and can be kept in groups if given enough space and breaking up their line of sight. Densly planted tanks seem to yield better results and would assume the same with the RERT. They seem to be quite inquisitive and its immediately apparent if they will tolerate a tankmate or not. They either start chasing which never ends or just ignore it completely. I always tried to match something in their native habitat and assumed this might be better then an unknown. I guess I have this idea they have some sort of genetic hereditary memory, haha. Danios and rasbora seem to evoke little reaction and they disregard otocinclus. Depending on the specimen, they either ignore RCS or hunt them slowly. If you have enough in the tank, they get overwhelmed and just give up or just eat them at the same rate they reproduce. Amano's that are large enough scare the beejesus out of ours, they'll wander up and when it flares up they fall back in retreat. I guess its coming across a 20 foot chicken...

Overall, they can be great fun. Water quality is their achilles heel. Nitrates that other fish ignore, seems to effect them greatly. Water changes are the hallmark of keeping them happy and varying their diets up. They are often imported from the wild, so internal parasites can be a concern until treated. They have a wide range of foods, but they are molluscavores in the wild so snails, clams, mussels, small shrimp and bloodworms are favorites. To get them colored and healthy add garlic and vita-chem to make certain they are getting a good range and all their requirements. Beak trimming can be tricky, but it seems to effect certain species and others don't ever seem to have an issue with it.

Just a few of my observations and advice, good luck on whatever you choose to go with and let us know how it works out.

[sunkenmetal]

Thanks for the advice

[mnemenoi]

No sweat, are you thinking about adding them to the Red Claw tank?

[sunkenmetal]

No sweat, are you thinking about adding them to the Red Claw tank?

I have red claws in both my tanks. But yea was gonna put them in my 56 gallon tank. I don't have many red claws left in that tank.. If i get the puffers I will see how they get along I will sell the red claws. But the red claws don't bother the ottos in the tank now. They are to busy chasing each other around.

[mnemenoi]

The red claws should do well with them, I imagine they'll be treated like Amanos. I was thinking about adding them to our dwarf tank at one time. I was even thinking about doing macros in my tank tank as a clean up crew, I know there are some macro in the lake and have seen some vids online with them added and breeding crazy...