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    Dwarf Freshwater Puffer fish

    Ok, so i decided a Dragon Fish was not for me ( or my ten gallon tank)

    So im looking for another kind of "oddball fish".

    Yesterday i was in El Paso and i was at Petsmart ( i really like this petsmart they take EXELLENT care of thier animals) and i saw some really cute dwarf freshwater pufferfish.

    They were only 3 bucks so i was going to get one but i wasnt sure of thier care.So i didnt buy one.

    Will just one be happy in a ten gallon by itself ?? I know they are agressive so i wouldnt be able to keep them with my guppies, betta and neon tetras would I ?

    What kind of food do you feed them ?

    And how big exactly do they get ?
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    Re: Dwarf Freshwater Puffer fish

    Hey Brandon, you probably already found this link but if you didn't I thought it might help you out. Sounds like a fun fish to own.

    http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_puffer3.php
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    Re: Dwarf Freshwater Puffer fish

    I have one of these guys! He's my favorite fish, sooo cute! I couldn't find a ton of information about them online, but mine has been thriving on frozen blood worms. I feed him with an eyedropper and it's kind of a pain because he's picky and likes his food moving, but my sister has one in her tank and it'll eat anything, so I guess it varies from fish to fish. I also give him those tiny little snails you see in pet store tanks, they'll give 'em away for free. I have in a 2 1/2 gallon tank with a Red Sea filter, alone, and he's been doing wonderfully since I bought him in September. You could probably keep a few in a ten gallon, they can be social fish as long as there aren't too many males in too small a space. I reccomend these guys, they're a fun fish with a lot of personality!
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    Re: Dwarf Freshwater Puffer fish

    Awesome !

    How do you go about sexing them. Will they fight with eachother ?

    Im now having all these fantasys about buying some realistic coral decorations and getting a white kind of gravel to make it look like a saltwater puffer tank, i think that will be pretty awesome.

    Ill check around for frozen blood worms. I may have to buy them in bulk from the petco in las cruces, i dont think im going to find any in my small little town. But ill call my little trashy pet store and find out what they have.

    I would have to get rid of my current guppes and tetras wouldent i ?
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    Re: Dwarf Freshwater Puffer fish

    As for sexing.. I believe one sex has a dark band on the belly while the other doesn't. I can't remember for sure though, sorry.

    I also had one. Would only eat bloodworms. They are definite fin nippers, but you can keep many puffers together. They grow to about 1cm in length.

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    Re: Dwarf Freshwater Puffer fish

    2-3 in a densely planted 10 gal is a good setup.

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    Re: Dwarf Freshwater Puffer fish

    This thread is over two years old.....
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    Re: Dwarf Freshwater Puffer fish

    Quote Originally Posted by JBallPython View Post
    This thread is over two years old.....
    and puffers are STILL cute! how about that?
    *I love this crazy, tragic, almost magic, awful, beautiful life*
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    Re: Dwarf Freshwater Puffer fish

    Hey man where you live here in nm? I live here in Cruces and I work at PetSmart and we have bloodworms
    Crazy bout balls!!!

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