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Dwarf Puffer; it’s many names • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Dwarf puffer has many names , if you want to know your going to have to look below: Dwarf puffer Pee wee puffer Pea puffer Indian Dwarf puffer BB puffer Pygmy Puffer Bumblebee Puffer Malabar Puffer Pictures from Fishlore. com
Dwarf Puffer; space and how many? Dwarfpuffer. com says Most people will keep 2 -3 females to every 1 male since the males will be less aggressive this way. Male Dwarf Puffers have been Pic. From known to fight each dwarfpuffer. com other to the death, especially during mating season. and The great thing about Dwarf Puffers is that their small size allows them to be kept in smaller fish tanks. You can have all the fun of owning puffers without having to setup the larger tanks that most other puffer species require. The majority of dwarf owners keep theirs in small setups of 5 to 20 gallons (19 L to 75 L).
Info and pic from dwarfpuffer. com Feeding Frozen Foods - Bloodworms (midge fly larva - probably 90% of Dwarf Puffer owners use these as the main meal for their pets), Brine Shrimp, My sis - Shrimp, Daphnia, Tubifex Worms, Glass Worms (mosquito larva), and Krill. Remember that when feeding frozen food to your puffers, you should always thaw it before putting it into the tank. A great way to do this is to put the food, along with some water from the tank, in a small cup or shot glass. Then you can pour the food into the tank when it's thawed. Also, pouring the food through a brine shrimp net or other fine-meshed net will remove a lot of the extra "junk", causing less unnecessary pollution in the tank (thanks to RTR for that tip). Flakes, Pellets and Freeze-Dried Foods The dwarves will usually completely ignore these. If flakes are taken, they should not be a staple food source as they are lacking in nutritional value. Can be eaten though Dwarf puffers can be easy to feed as well as difficult. Some of them are still collected from the wild (though most aren't), so getting them to accept prepared foods can be a chore. Others, however, will eat just about anything you put in front of them. The best way is to try various foods and see what works. Please note that it is common for them to not want to eat for the first few days you have them in your tank. They will eventually come out of their shyness and begin to eat, though.
Info an pic. From dwarfpuffer. com Tank mates The fish is the actual size of the actual Octoinclus • There are not many! 1. 2. Otocinclus - small algae eaters Shrimp - It's basically a gamble with shrimp. Some dwarves don't even notice them, while others will rip them to shreds within minutes! I have had a great deal of success keeping Amano Shrimp with my Dwarf Puffers so far, but I know that as soon as the puffers find out the shrimp are tasty, that will be the end of their peaceful coexistence! I would suggest buying some ghost shrimp from the local fish store and giving it a shot. Ghost shrimp are a very inexpensive feeder food, so if your puffers eat them, you're not out much money and the dwarves have gotten a great meal out of it. If they don't eat them, then the shrimp will make an excellent "cleanup crew" for your puffer tank. . scavenging the bottom and cleaning up any leftover food.
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