A Closer Look At The Dwarf Pea Puffer Fish

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Kelvynn Lee - 7 years ago

I just got these today.

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

They are awesome...had mine over a year now

Shaden0040 - 7 years ago

You'll want to supplement them with frozen blood worms and possibly frozen mysis shrimps.

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Now I use frozen blood worms and they love it

King Dededediddles - 7 years ago

these fish these fish these fish these fish

Jerry Cat - 7 years ago

Lol sos are they fully freshwater???

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Yes!

Hallands Menved - 7 years ago

Don't the puffers eat the sherry shrimp?

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

They eventually tried...couldn't catch them but forced them to hide always

jayden chow - 7 years ago

brakish water of pure fresh or both

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Gold fish need cooler water, corries may be nipped at; tiger barbs and guppies should work

jayden chow - 7 years ago

k can i keep with guppies, corries,goldfish,or tigerbarbs?

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

they are fully fresh water

HopArt Studio - 7 years ago

I just found you channel! Great video

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You!

Scott Believer - 7 years ago

Did they attack the cherry shrimp ?

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Eventually, yes

Bec M. - 7 years ago

How are these guys doing? I picked up a couple last week and didn't do enough research into the seller so the poor things are as thin as a stick. I've gotten them to eat a few bloodworms, but one is still refusing. I'm trying hatched brine shrimp tonight, but may go and pick up some small shrimp if I have to!

Bec M. - 7 years ago

Thank you so much for the advice, that's great! I live on the coast, so getting fresh seafood is just a short walk away. Luckily my bbs started hatching a few at a time and they seem to have taken to eating those, they are just so small even for a young fish (these were in the freezer from goldfish fry season and I'm so happy that they even hatched).

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Mine are doing good, still searching continuously for Malaysian trumpet snails! If you can get your hand on fresh clam...crack the shell open and they should be happy with that, mine love it. Also if you can't find small snails you can get those mystery snails sold at most fish store and crack the shell open (the puffers won't be able to because of there size)

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Pete Marra - 7 years ago

I'm about to place an order for 8 of these guys & was worried about keeping them in the same tank with shrimp. I was afraid they would eat them. I see they eat brine shrimp so I just figured they would eat all types until I seen your video... Have you had any issues, and what shrimp would you suggest for a beginner to get? Thanks

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Hey, a few months later they went after the shrimp! If you can keep them well feed with snails and frozen blood worms than they won't bother the shrimp, however if you can't keep up with their appetite then shrimp are not a good tank mate! But on the lines of beginner shrimp...ghost shrimp are the easiest I kept hands down, then bamboo shrimp, but they are very hard to find, and next red cherry shrimp

JBJ Acuarios Chernobyl - 7 years ago

my pea puffers at the moment are perfect. but the have not friends... you can watch my tanks in acuarios chernobyl... not tipical spanish!!!

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Cool, I'll check it out!

Lalo Guillen - 7 years ago

so they don't mess with ur red cherrys?

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

As of late no because my tank has so many trumpet snails...I could imagine that when the eat most of the snails the shrimp will come into view...but by then I'll separate them

Gabriela Angelina - 7 years ago

Puffers are so cute!!

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Yes they are! Thanks for watching!

Captain Savage Aquatics - 7 years ago

Great video! I found to be very interesting! Now I have to get some! lol!

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Lol, thank you...the are some entertaining fish!

MyView 10.75.69 - 7 years ago

those are awesome i wish i had the space to have as many tanks as you bro you can have such a huge variety of fish like that

MyView 10.75.69 - 7 years ago

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You, yes I try to get as much as I can!

Fishkeeper63 - 7 years ago

Very cute fish. Dwarfs are one of the few commonly traded puffers that I've not kept. Maybe I'll set up a tank for some in the near future. I'm strongly considering getting a Fahaka puffer soon.

Fishkeeper63 - 7 years ago

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS Yeah, in some cases they can reach about 20 inches in length but that's rare in aquariums, usually they max out around 15" or so. My brother once had a full grown one for a few years and it was an extremely impressive and beautiful fish.

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You! I'm sure a fahaka would be awesome...they grow to over a foot right

Ursus sapien - 7 years ago

Nice vid. love these puffers. Wait till you have fry - sweetest things in fresh water! Friendly warning, those shrimp won't last in there.

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You, yes I know at one point I will have to separate them! Hopefully I do have a pair...so far neither are showing any signs of being a male but their still young so we will see as they mature

Dan Hiteshew - 7 years ago

Puffers are awesome! My first puffers were Pea puffers. (a leaky tank did them in)
Don't tell anyone, but i just picked up two of these yesterday. (video coming soon)

Dan Hiteshew - 7 years ago

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS close. Butterbean. once you go puffer, you'll be never go back. lol

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Lol...nice! Eventually I want to move up to some brackish puffers like your figure 8...butterball right

Ricky Kenerly Cichlids - 7 years ago

They are adorable fish!

Ricky Kenerly Cichlids - 7 years ago

You are welcome!

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You, they are very cool!

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PsychedelicBabe - 7 years ago

This footage was excellent DW he's an awesome looking fish indeed ... I sold my tropheus over the weekend and then found a batch of eggs in the tank haha typical isn't it most of them were white so I got 5 that were yellow and I've put them in a tumbler

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Lol, wow can't get away from them tropheus!

dbachelor's Planted Aquarium - 7 years ago

Lovely puffers! They look so fragile..

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You! yes they look delicate, but so far they are proving to be pretty tough little fish!

TankHead Videos - 7 years ago

seems like the community is going puffer crazy. that's cool. puffers are dope. good video

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You, yes I've been wanting to get into puffers for a while now and so far I'm loving them

David's Fish Tanks - 7 years ago

they are very cool fish !!

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Yes they are! Thanks for watching!

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

wow they're amazing

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You!

Reggie's H&P Cichlids - 7 years ago

Great video!

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You!

AqualifeTv - 7 years ago

i really like them :D

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You, their awesome!

electric water - 7 years ago

I've kept these puffer fish b4 great to watch.

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You, yes they are very entertaining!

Lifewithpets - 7 years ago

Such a cool fish!

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You!

Corey Hecker - 7 years ago

Simply awesome bro!

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You!

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ajay khara - 7 years ago

beautiful fish

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You!

Efrain's Cichlids - 7 years ago

they looks great, looks so cute between the plants

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You, yes they look very cool!

DebTim A CANADIAN Girl - 7 years ago

Hi Darius.. wow I love these guys. I really want to get one or two. These dwarf puffers are just adorable! Who else is sharing their tank? I find them fascinating! Excellent video Darius. I really liked the intro.. well done as always!

DebTim A CANADIAN Girl - 7 years ago

Wow no kidding. I wouldn't have thought that. I also had no idea they were this tiny. I think they are the cutest little guys! I really loved you sharing this amazing fish!!

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You! So far its just them and 3 guppies. Originally I had them in my 55g planted tank but they were nipping at my hillstream loach, so If you ever get these make sure you keep them with fast moving fish!

Ben Ochart - 7 years ago

Very cute little guys. Thanks for sharing.

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You!

Gamebit Phil - 7 years ago

Cool tank DWS. My fahaka puffer died because his tooth wasn't sharpened and couldn't open his mouth to eat anymore. It was a shame

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Wow, that's crazy! These little guys are awesome I big fahaka must be amazing!

Tin Goose - 7 years ago

Great looking puffers, I've been debating on adding them to my cherry shrimp tank, but I've been worried they would go after the cherry shrimp. Have you noticed any missing shrimp since adding them?

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You, so far no problems with the shrimp...I still count 8 the original number but I think only because this tank has so many snails...if they ever run out of snails I'm sure they will target the shrimp.

Danny's Aquariums - 7 years ago

Great video man!
I love dwarf puffers!
I have a few in my 180L tank!
Keep up the good work!
Thumbs up!

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank YoU! They are awesome!

FW_Muncheez - 7 years ago

I enjoy puffers as well! Kept them in a 5g nano aquarium with neon tetras and white cloud minnows. Down fall to pea puffers (with my experience) is that they can be little fin nipping assholes but other than that there great

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You, yes that's why I took them out of my 55g...they were attacking my hillstream loach!

Young Tank - 7 years ago

Awesome video

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You!

aroproductions 2002 - 7 years ago

Really nice!

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You!

George Calderon - 7 years ago

like always great video and thanks 4the info

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You!

Brian and Xman's Aquariums - 7 years ago

welcome to the world of puffers. wow, didn't realize that species is so small. best of luck with them

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You, so far I'm loving them!

summoner2183 - 7 years ago

Very nice!!! Carinotetraodon travancoricus right? These are very nice puffers! And yeah, they only grow to 1 inch.

Here's a link of you want some info: http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/carinotetraodon-travancoricus/

summoner2183 - 7 years ago

No problem, Darius... only too happy to help.

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Yes, thank You!

Cold Blooded Creatures - 7 years ago

Hey thank you for uploading this man! I was just planning to get some for my new aquarium

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You for watching! So far I'm loving them...once I observe them a bit more I'll post a video with more information!

madcypress L.L. - 7 years ago

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You!

Buddy Mayfield - 7 years ago

I've been thinking about a 10 gallon with a few of these guys. great video

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank you, they are very interesting fish!

Vonks Aqua - 7 years ago

I love the dwarf puffers there realy cool

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You! They are amazing!

IFG - 7 years ago

Do those guys graze the bottom at all times?

IFG - 7 years ago

interesting man. would make for a nice bottom dweller.

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Yup...just about all day searching for snails

Aquarium Boy123 - 7 years ago

They are really cool! Can they be kept with other fish?

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 7 years ago

Thank You, yes they can just watch out for slow moving fish...they started off in my 55g...but I noticed my hillstream loach had a nipped fin and no one else in the tank was capable of doing that but these puffers. You know hillstreams behave similar to plecos so they stay in one spot motion less...with these puffers that's just a chance for a small snack

Aquarium Boy123 - 7 years ago

Thank you for the information!

Vonks Aqua - 7 years ago

They can with other fish, but they must not have long fins. And olsa must be a fast swimmer. The rasbora Brigitte or galaxy rasbora are cool fish with it.

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