DPs

fishboy · 10-01-2005, 06:17 PM

Well i was looking at DPs for quite some time and today i walked into PETsMART with the intension of buying 2 ADFs to put with my betta in his 2.5 gallon. Well what'd know PETsMART's been carrying DPs for a month!!!! I bought one on the spot moved my betta to a large bowl slapped a mini filter on the 2.5 and put the DP in it. Does anyone have experience?

cucci67 · 10-01-2005, 06:53 PM

You should not buy fish before researching them. Hopefully everything will work out, but many times with buying fish wiothout proper research your fish will end up either starving, ill, or dead.

DPs only eat live or forzen foods, you can try freeze-dried, but its uncommon for them to even attempt eating them. You can pick up some brine shrimp eggs and start a small culture to feed your puffer. Also, I think dwarf puffers like company, maybe you can upgrade to a 5 gallon and get another.

fishboy · 10-01-2005, 09:16 PM

cucci67: dude, you know i got my facts, i told you i knew about them and gave you the link to the site I used to research them on my red eyed puffer post. Anyway Marzooke, thats his name, is doing good. He hasn't eaten yet but I'm providing him with bloodworms and hopefully after adapting to the new tank he'll start to eat. If i have to i'll get a BBS hatchery. He's the size of a pea with a tail. I'd like to upgrade him to a 5 and get him a friend but i would need to cycle it and i can't get my hands on any bio spira or stability as of yet plus i'm not will to wait a month cycling a tank for 2 puffers that may not even get along. But don't worry i know alot about these fish i just want advice from people who've kept them

Jonno · 10-02-2005, 05:41 AM

you should of let the filter build up before you put him in there and really dp's should be with other's of his own kind!

fishboy · 10-02-2005, 08:08 AM

so would a 5 gallon be enough for 2? He still won't eat, are the bloodworms to big? If i put a snail in will he eat it out of it's shell at his size?

Jonno · 10-02-2005, 08:23 AM

yes a 5 gal is perfect for 2 little dp's they should eat the snail when they are small mine use to do but they love live bloodworms

Lydia · 10-02-2005, 08:39 AM

I have some experience. I bought one after researching a lot, got him home, acclimatized him to the tank, put him in there, and he died after half an hour.

Looking back now I realize he was sick when I got him. I want to get another one, though....if the petshop gets them back in sometime. Good luck with yours! I hope you can get him to eat soon!

Jonno · 10-02-2005, 09:02 AM

here is a great site for them:

http://www.dwarfpuffers.com

fishboy · 10-02-2005, 09:25 AM

i know about dwarfpuffers.com and ren page. HE ATE TODAY

cucci67 · 10-02-2005, 06:15 PM

Sorry, fishboy, forgot it was you with that link. Now that I think about it, I remember you knew a lot about them. At DP.com they say they need 2.5 gallons per puffer, soa 5 gallon is good for 2. If you can, I would get a 10 gallon for 4, but if you don't have the room, 2 in a 5 would still be nice. Good Luck

!

fishboy · 10-02-2005, 06:25 PM

i got a 10 on my hands but it has other plans going for it so maybe if the parents clear it i'll get a 5

fishboy · 10-05-2005, 04:04 AM

okay well he's 1/2" long and i feed him 2 times a day and each time he'll only eat 2 bloodworms which are each about 1/2". Is he getting enough?

**Fishfirst** · 10-05-2005, 09:50 AM

he's getting enough... but I'd add some pond snails for him to constantly forage for.

Georgia Peach · 10-05-2005, 10:29 AM

Ive never seen a dwarf puffer - I also thought all puffers were saltwater fish..

fishboy · 10-05-2005, 01:25 PM

^
you couldn't be more wrong. Alot of puffers are SW but some are BW and alot are FW

euRasian32 · 10-06-2005, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Georgia Peach

Ive never seen a dwarf puffer - I also thought all puffers were saltwater fish..

to put it a little nicer...

There are dozens of species of pufferfish. There are a small handful of true freshwater puffers. Some brackish puffers can tolerate FW but should be acclimated to their natural BW parameters, not doing so can and will shorten their lifespan. Some SW puffers can tolerate BW, but again should be acclimated to their natural SW parameters.

There's a lot of good information online, but some sites contradict others, so always do extensive research by comparing info from varying sites. You'll find that up to date published books will be your most reliable source.

C

Georgia Peach · 10-06-2005, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishboy

^
you couldn't be more wrong. Alot of puffers are SW but some are BW and alot are FW

I wasnt trying to be "right" - I just said I "thought"

fishboy · 10-06-2005, 02:07 PM

i wasn't trying to be mean i just hate the steryotype that all puffers need some salt which is a common thought from under informed shop keepers

10-01-2005, 06:17 PM	#1
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	DPs Well i was looking at DPs for quite some time and today i walked into PETsMART with the intension of buying 2 ADFs to put with my betta in his 2.5 gallon. Well what'd know PETsMART's been carrying DPs for a month!!!! I bought one on the spot moved my betta to a large bowl slapped a mini filter on the 2.5 and put the DP in it. Does anyone have experience? __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

10-01-2005, 09:16 PM	#3
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	cucci67: dude, you know i got my facts, i told you i knew about them and gave you the link to the site I used to research them on my red eyed puffer post. Anyway Marzooke, thats his name, is doing good. He hasn't eaten yet but I'm providing him with bloodworms and hopefully after adapting to the new tank he'll start to eat. If i have to i'll get a BBS hatchery. He's the size of a pea with a tail. I'd like to upgrade him to a 5 and get him a friend but i would need to cycle it and i can't get my hands on any bio spira or stability as of yet plus i'm not will to wait a month cycling a tank for 2 puffers that may not even get along. But don't worry i know alot about these fish i just want advice from people who've kept them __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

10-02-2005, 08:08 AM	#5
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	so would a 5 gallon be enough for 2? He still won't eat, are the bloodworms to big? If i put a snail in will he eat it out of it's shell at his size? __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

10-02-2005, 09:25 AM	#9
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	i know about dwarfpuffers.com and ren page. HE ATE TODAY __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

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fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	i got a 10 on my hands but it has other plans going for it so maybe if the parents clear it i'll get a 5 __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

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10-01-2005, 06:53 PM	#2
cucci67 No Longer Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 481	You should not buy fish before researching them. Hopefully everything will work out, but many times with buying fish wiothout proper research your fish will end up either starving, ill, or dead. DPs only eat live or forzen foods, you can try freeze-dried, but its uncommon for them to even attempt eating them. You can pick up some brine shrimp eggs and start a small culture to feed your puffer. Also, I think dwarf puffers like company, maybe you can upgrade to a 5 gallon and get another.

10-02-2005, 05:41 AM	#4
Jonno Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Devon, UK Age: 20 Posts: 512	you should of let the filter build up before you put him in there and really dp's should be with other's of his own kind!

10-02-2005, 08:23 AM	#6
Jonno Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Devon, UK Age: 20 Posts: 512	yes a 5 gal is perfect for 2 little dp's they should eat the snail when they are small mine use to do but they love live bloodworms

10-02-2005, 08:39 AM	#7
Lydia Ichthus Owner Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,907	I have some experience. I bought one after researching a lot, got him home, acclimatized him to the tank, put him in there, and he died after half an hour. Looking back now I realize he was sick when I got him. I want to get another one, though....if the petshop gets them back in sometime. Good luck with yours! I hope you can get him to eat soon!

10-02-2005, 09:02 AM	#8
Jonno Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Devon, UK Age: 20 Posts: 512	here is a great site for them: http://www.dwarfpuffers.com

10-02-2005, 06:15 PM	#10
cucci67 No Longer Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 481	Sorry, fishboy, forgot it was you with that link. Now that I think about it, I remember you knew a lot about them. At DP.com they say they need 2.5 gallons per puffer, soa 5 gallon is good for 2. If you can, I would get a 10 gallon for 4, but if you don't have the room, 2 in a 5 would still be nice. Good Luck !

10-05-2005, 04:04 AM	#12
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	okay well he's 1/2" long and i feed him 2 times a day and each time he'll only eat 2 bloodworms which are each about 1/2". Is he getting enough? __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

10-05-2005, 09:50 AM	#13
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,546	he's getting enough... but I'd add some pond snails for him to constantly forage for. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

10-05-2005, 10:29 AM	#14
Georgia Peach Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gray, Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 1,638	Ive never seen a dwarf puffer - I also thought all puffers were saltwater fish.. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Cichlids have more personality than most people I know !*

10-05-2005, 01:25 PM	#15
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	^ you couldn't be more wrong. Alot of puffers are SW but some are BW and alot are FW __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

10-06-2005, 02:07 PM	#18
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	i wasn't trying to be mean i just hate the steryotype that all puffers need some salt which is a common thought from under informed shop keepers __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

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