Dwarf puffer-in progress - Page 2

flamingo · 05-01-2006, 05:11 PM

lmao wow haven't seen this profile in a while. BUt..the other day I saw dwarf puffers attacking 7 inch balas that were in a school. Pretty funny to see huge things swim away by something smaller then a pea.

**Scuba Kid** · 05-01-2006, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Caitlin Rose

I got three (for my 10 gal) and had not heard anything about them being agressive! Fortunately mine have been fine in my community tank. I have Neon Tetras, a CAE and 3 Bumblebee Catfish all get along fine (with the puffers... needless to say the CAE doesn't get along with anything else). Do you think mine are a fluke- friendly puffers? Or will they get more agressive with age?

i wouldnt count on them staying friendly for very long. they are nippy little buggers.

Caitlin Rose · 05-02-2006, 10:10 AM

OMG! I have had these fish a couple weeks and I hang out with my tank all the time staring at the fishes for hours... all my fish were cool untill I posted that note about them not bugging my other fish! I guess they decided to show me up, yesterday for the first time I saw them start to be agressive... all they want to do is harras my tetras! One of my Neons has such a ratty tail today

they are stressing my other fish even bugging them at night what jerks! I guess I need to take them back to my lfs... maybe eventually I can get a smaller tank set up just for one of these cause they are so cute.... Cute and jerky! They also try to go for each other but don't do any damage.... only to my other innocent fish

**TheOldSalt** · 08-15-2006, 04:51 AM

Yep, this thread certainly underscores the need for some major changes in the way we do these profiles. We're discussing them, but it'll no doubt be a bit slow.

super7 · 08-18-2006, 03:52 PM

i had 3 DPs with austrailian rainbowfish, congo tetras and danios(2 of each). And a porthole catfish, khulli loaches and a chinese algae eater. all in a 20 gallon tank and it was very peaceful and no one really ever faught(sp) except for the algae eater and porthole.

**Scuba Kid** · 08-27-2006, 07:50 AM

No.
First thing, this post is more suited for the water hole.
Second thing, it is innappropriate for this site.
Third, I noticed that is your first post here which makes me assume that you are a spammer or just trying to cause trouble.

Puffer Pita · 08-27-2006, 08:22 AM

I had a juvenile SAE in the 10g with the DPs. He's been with them for quite some time. He was in the smaller tank with them and when I moved them to the 10g, he went with them. I tried to get him out a few weeks ago to put him in the larger 55g with my other SAEs, but couldn't catch him without uprooting all of the plants. So he stayed with my two DPs and three otos.

Well, I redid the plants in their tank yesterday. I removed all the wisteria and sunset hygro that were choking the tank and replaced them with anubias and other larger leaf plants. It looks much better. Unfortunately, it seems that it also left my SAE a little too exposed. When I went to look in on them and see how the dust was settling in the tank from the Flourite being disturbed, guess what I found. Yes, my SAE was dead, with a good part of its belly missing. *sigh* Its only been a couple of hours since they were fine.

Please let this be a warning to those of you who keep saying "well they are getting along fine, no sign of problems at all." There were no signs of problems between my DPs and my SAE either. Not a single nipped fin. Nothing. And yet now it is dead. It can happen in an instant. This is precisely why we recommend against tankmates for puffers. I'm considering removing the otos now as well.

raw88gt · 09-13-2006, 07:30 PM

i have a single in a community tank and the only one he bothered was the betta

05-01-2006, 05:11 PM	#21
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08-27-2006, 07:50 AM	#26
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 3,850 User Feedback: (1)	No. First thing, this post is more suited for the water hole. Second thing, it is innappropriate for this site. Third, I noticed that is your first post here which makes me assume that you are a spammer or just trying to cause trouble. __________________

08-27-2006, 08:22 AM	#27
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677 User Feedback: (0)	I had a juvenile SAE in the 10g with the DPs. He's been with them for quite some time. He was in the smaller tank with them and when I moved them to the 10g, he went with them. I tried to get him out a few weeks ago to put him in the larger 55g with my other SAEs, but couldn't catch him without uprooting all of the plants. So he stayed with my two DPs and three otos. Well, I redid the plants in their tank yesterday. I removed all the wisteria and sunset hygro that were choking the tank and replaced them with anubias and other larger leaf plants. It looks much better. Unfortunately, it seems that it also left my SAE a little too exposed. When I went to look in on them and see how the dust was settling in the tank from the Flourite being disturbed, guess what I found. Yes, my SAE was dead, with a good part of its belly missing. sigh Its only been a couple of hours since they were fine. Please let this be a warning to those of you who keep saying "well they are getting along fine, no sign of problems at all." There were no signs of problems between my DPs and my SAE either. Not a single nipped fin. Nothing. And yet now it is dead. It can happen in an instant. This is precisely why we recommend against tankmates for puffers. I'm considering removing the otos now as well. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

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05-02-2006, 10:10 AM	#23
Caitlin Rose Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bay Area California USA Age: 26 Posts: 33 User Feedback: (0)	OMG! I have had these fish a couple weeks and I hang out with my tank all the time staring at the fishes for hours... all my fish were cool untill I posted that note about them not bugging my other fish! I guess they decided to show me up, yesterday for the first time I saw them start to be agressive... all they want to do is harras my tetras! One of my Neons has such a ratty tail today they are stressing my other fish even bugging them at night what jerks! I guess I need to take them back to my lfs... maybe eventually I can get a smaller tank set up just for one of these cause they are so cute.... Cute and jerky! They also try to go for each other but don't do any damage.... only to my other innocent fish

08-15-2006, 04:51 AM	#24
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,007 User Feedback: (5)	Yep, this thread certainly underscores the need for some major changes in the way we do these profiles. We're discussing them, but it'll no doubt be a bit slow.

08-18-2006, 03:52 PM	#25
super7 Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 28 User Feedback: (0)	i had 3 DPs with austrailian rainbowfish, congo tetras and danios(2 of each). And a porthole catfish, khulli loaches and a chinese algae eater. all in a 20 gallon tank and it was very peaceful and no one really ever faught(sp) except for the algae eater and porthole.

09-13-2006, 07:30 PM	#28
raw88gt Fishy Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Johnson City,NY Age: 26 Posts: 11 User Feedback: (0)	i have a single in a community tank and the only one he bothered was the betta

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