pea puffer questions

[jisatsuguy]

how many can i keep in a 14 gallon or ten gallon tank with deco of course?
how about a 20 gallon? can they be kept in groups of 4? haw told me they can cause they dont get big... thanks, chris

[myjohnson]

I kept 3 in a 10g with no issue.

[jisatsuguy]

cool thanks

[BeefyG]

Theres a profile or something here somewhere. I think the rule of thumb is 3 gallons per puffer if well planted / decorated but 5 gallons per puffer is preferred.

[jisatsuguy]

what do these guys eat?

[myjohnson]

live snails is the best!

They can also eat blood warms.

[jisatsuguy]

snails n bloodworms what else?

[myjohnson]

You can train them to take flakes and pellets.

I personally, never did this b/c I thought it was cool just to see them hunt snails.

[myjohnson]

snails n bloodworms what else?

To expand a little and be more clean:

Dwarf Puffers need a varied diet to remain healthy. Many keepers of Dwarf Puffers feed mainly bloodworms. And substitute with Brine Shrimp, Mysis Shrimp, Daphinia, Tubeflix Worms and Krill. Snails are also a very important part of the dwarf puffers diet. They need these young puffers cant really eat snails yet but adults need them. Pond snails are best they have a thin shell and are easier for the puffers to crunch. Many pet stores have these they come in on plants and become a problem a lot of stores will just give you the snails that are in their tanks.
Flakes and pellets can be used but aren't recommended to keep your puffer healthy.

[jisatsuguy]

ok, just got 4 pea puffersfrom haw in my ten gallon with ac30. got blood worms, will get mysis and daphnia! thanks man

[FrontosaurusRex]

Take some pics

[jisatsuguy]

coming soon, but they tiny babis still!

[BeefyG]

I put three of these guys in my 65. I don't see them much but there is a growing collection of empty snail shells at the bottom. I throw some frozen bloodworms in there from time to time too. They don't get a whole lot bigger than they already are though. There is an adult one at HAW in the big tank in the back if you want to see one.

[myjohnson]

I would if they can hunt down an apple snail?

[BeefyG]

If someone wants to donate one, Dustin might let us put it in the puffer tank and video it... I searched youtube after reading that but didn't find anything like it lol

I would if they can hunt down an apple snail?