fresh water puffers ?

big-pig-666 · Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:51 am Post subject: fresh water puffers ?

im interrested in those puffers people have been refering to in these boards. how many would i be able to keep in a 10g? and do they blow up like the ones you see in movies and on tv?

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

There's only a few species that are actually freshwater. How many you can keep in a 10 gallon will depend on the species. The most common freshwater puffer is the dwarf puffer. They get around 1" and you could fit about 5 or 6 in a 10 gallon. They do tend to be highly aggressive, though, so you'll need lots of plants (real or fake) as cover.

Green spotted and figure 8 puffers are also fairly common, but they are brackish (and green spotted puffers get too big for a 10 gallon).

And yes, they will puff up, HOWEVER it is extremely hard on them and they only do it when severely stressed. So hopefully, you'll never see one puffed up.

-Chelle

Used · Member Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 118

Dwarf Puffers are freshwater Puffers and would work great in a 10g. Here is a great site with tons of information about Dwarf Puffers:

http://dwarfpuffers.com/

big-pig-666 · Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject:

any idea on how i could breed them?