On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:32:55 GMT, "TR"
wrote:

"John -^)) " wrote in message
.. .
I'm thinking of setting up a species tank, a Dwarf Puffer (Pea Puffer)
tank to be exact. All the info I found on the web about these little
fish has just confused me. I need to make sure I know what I'm
getting into before I go out and get some. I also need to know what
kind of water to have.

I need the following cleared up please.

Common Names: Dwarf Puffer, Malabar Puffer, and at Big Al,s Pea
Puffer

Are these fish Brackish or Not?..... Some sites says they ARE Brackish
and will NOT do well in fresh water, others say they ARE NOT Brackish
but are FULL fresh water fish. Which are they PLEASE?

They will be going into a tank just for them, no other fish.

The Max size of these fish are around 1.5"?

Would a max of 7 be OK in a 20 Gallon Tank? or are we going to be over
crowding and asking for disaster? don't forget they will be the only
fish in this tank.

I've done a search on the Tropica site for plants (Brackish) and have
come up with a few choices. If I can get them locally this tank will
also be a low light planted tank with DIY CO2 if CO2 will be a benefit
to a low light tank.

Any and all help greatly appreciated.

Thanks
John (AKA)


I have two in a 20g tank, along with a few mollies, 2 corys, 2 otos.
Freshwater, and I add a little salt occasionaly, no problems.
I have read that they can be fin nippers, but I never see them chasing the
other fish.
They don't eat flake food. They love frozen brine shrimp, and they eat
snails, but only small ones since they are so small themselves.
I love to watch them on the hunt, they look like little attack helicopters,
right down to the camoflaged paint job. They hover over the snail and slowly
circle, their big eyes pivoting like searchlights on the snail. Then wham!
they streak in to get the snail.
They are some of the best fish I've gotten, fun to watch. They seem pretty
hardy too, no problems with a bout of ich and fungus and related treatments
for the other fish in the past month or so.



Thanks for the reply. I'm going to put 7 in a planted 20g tank. This
tank will be a Dwarf Puffer fish only tank no other fish.

Just need to get as much info first before I get them. Don't want to
make the mistake of just getting them 'cause they are sooooo "cute"
then running for help 'cause they start to die, wont eat what I give
them and any other number of preventible mistakes/problems.