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Richard Fuentes - 7 years ago

Beautiful fish..

Shawn Bataju - 7 years ago

Do they overfeed if there are too many snails in the tank?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

no, not generally

2nd Chance - 7 years ago

You're just full of knowledge

Makeup Mobster - 7 years ago

After doing over a month worth of research, and watching videos I walked into my local aquarium store and found they had gotten pea puffers in. I felt I had done enough research and I finally decided to get one. I only got one for now and he's in my five gallon tank for now. When I got him, I also bought a plant. Can't remember the name but it floats on the surface. There were some pest snails

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Makeup Mobster they can go quite awhile. Give it a few days before you start to worry

Danny Howard - 7 years ago

♡

n o - 7 years ago

If I got a pea puffer, then what else can I put in my 11.5 gal? Do they get lonely?

rob - 7 years ago

I got 2 african dwarf frogs and some neon tetra in a planted tank with several cave rocks. Could I put a couple pea puffers in there?

Simone Harriman - 7 years ago

Hi Rachel...I thought I would just add a warning to newbies setting up a tank. After been given a 20 gal aquarium and accessories well over 10 years old I decided to set it up and after completing cycling and purchased two dwarf puffer fish. I fell in love with these two little fish who were very interactive when I approached the aquarium. One evening I noticed that instead of retiring behind the foliage for the night they were up front by the glass and appeared upset. Not thinking too much it though I switched the lights off and left the room. In the morning no puffers to be seen. They usually would be there waiting to be fed. I touched the aquarium glass. OMG it was hot...the heater unit was faulty. Two dead puffers lying at the back of the tank. It still upsets and haunts me. WARNING....don't use an old heater for your aquarium unless you have a temperature alarm.

Thot Detector - 7 years ago

:(( I’m so sorry for your loss. I’ll be sure to keep that in mind when purchasing a new heater for my next tank.

Sharon Bendtsen - 7 years ago

I just saw something on a different freshwater puffer do you know anything about the red eyed red bellied puffer they are supposed to be from Burma and Sumatra

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Makeup Mobster - 7 years ago

Great video! I love these guys! I want some so bad. My fish keeping skills....well I'm pretty new to the game. I had only one ten gallon for a year and an outdoor pond with some comets for about 2 years now. Now I have 10gal for a crayfish, a 30 gallon community tank with gourami, yoyo loaches, a pleco, and some tetras (may add some danios). Then there's my indoor pond 20 gallons for me to grow out some goldfish that cane to me by way of miracle. Actually not a miracle so much but a rare situation. I bought plants for a small aquatic container garden and apparently one of the plants has eggs stuck to it. I raised these guys from eggs. It's been cool to watch their transformation.

I want a puffer so bad but don't know if my skills are quite up there just yet. Do you think they're more for the advanced fish keeper?

Makeup Mobster - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary I have another question about these little guys. Do they jump? Would a rimless tank be ok for them?

Makeup Mobster - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary thanks girl. I really appreciate your kind words.

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Makeup Mobster it's been 10 years and it isn't easier but I can say instead of being sad at the memory I smile when I talk of her now. Keep your chin up

Makeup Mobster - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary sucks girl and unless you been there, you just don't get it. My mom and I were like best friends. My life feels so empty and these fish are helping to fill the void!

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Makeup Mobster you don't have to trim dwarf puffers teeth as long as they are fed properly.

and I am a member of the dead mom club too. Lost mine when I was 32. Sorry you are a member too

Makeup Mobster - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary thank you very much. I appreciate that. Whatever I have learned though is from watching people like yourself and Joey, (King of DIY). Thank you for making such awesome and informative videos! These fish are saving me right now. My mom passed away a few months ago and these little fish and all these Aquariums have been helping me heal. They give me something to care for and something to do. I love watching them swim around. I can watch for hours. It's therapeutic in a sense.

One more question. I have seen videos on here of people cutting the teeth of the puffers. I'd imagine it would be extremely difficult to do that on these little guys?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Makeup Mobster you sound like you have a fair amount of skill and the fact that you are asking shows you do your research- so yea

Samantha Cameron - 7 years ago

so im like a whole year late on seeing this video :P buttt, im in Australia and i think these guys are great, any good online breeders that i might buy from? that anyone knows of. i dont buy much online and i worry im gunna get jipped and someone will take my monies.. -_-

Lets Get It Fitness A.K.A Bigjayinga - 7 years ago

Great video. I want some.

Aditya Potdar - 7 years ago

Hi Rachel , so i have a doubt about the exact species of the puffers you have featured in this video , because I have dwarf puffers , they are about the same size as the ones you have , but I think you have the Carinotetraodon imitator species , because they have a very bright yellow color on the tails and fins , I could be totally wrong and maybe you have the Travincoricus and I have got the Imitator , here is my request , could you do a video about both these species and also a video on how to get them to breed , there is little to no info available on the internet about these guys and I really want to know how to breed them , i have tried all and everything but they just wont do it !!
Sorry about the long essay !! :-)

Emily Garden - 7 years ago

Do they puff up? :)

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

no, they shouldn't

Scowling Wolf - 7 years ago

oh no i need another tank ; )

bebebutterfield1 - 7 years ago

Jiminy oh jiminy where fort art though. Rachel I couldn't remember the name of these puffers and TY for the video.

Random Facts - 7 years ago

I'm planning to get the Aquaeon 125 gallon tank. Can I add these puffers with a few angels and discus? Or will they WANT to kill them? I'm planning to heavily plant it heavily and add things such as wood and rocks.

Random Facts - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary Is there any other puffer that would be great in a community?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Random Facts the angels could eat the puffers and the puffers will nip the angels. O supposed it's possible in a 125 but certainly a risk

Random Facts - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary Is there any puffers that can go in a community tank?

Random Facts - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary And would it make it better if I don't add the discus and angels? Or just don't add puffers? I really want something unique in my tank.

Random Facts - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary Is it because they are willing to kill them? Or they want more space? Aggression levels? Hunting instics?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

that would not go well.

BlueAcrylics23 - 7 years ago

Hi! Can I feed him dried meal-worms or crickets,how about canned snails? Thanks!

_Paws_ - 7 years ago

Those are too big, meal worms and crickets are about the same size as the dwarf puffer. It prefers live snails, at least 1/3 as small as the fish; any smaller or bigger they will ignore.

A Betta Life - 7 years ago

how many gallons and how many puffers would you recommend?
An aquaintance of mine says 5 gallons, well planted and structured and max. 4 puffers would be fine. I have ramshorns and malayzian trumpet snails that I want to keep in check. Ive heard peas dont eat MTS snails so Im gonna get one assasin snail. dont want those to breed, saw your vid on em :)

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The Fish Bowl - 7 years ago

I just got 3 from my lfs! I think I have 2 males and 1 female but I wasn't able tell the difference in the shop. Do you think they will be okay in a 10 Gallon or will the males chase the female too much? Thanks!

Masha Grande - 7 years ago

How many peapuffers can u keep in a 64 liter tank?

Cameron Lau - 7 years ago

What type of snails do you feed them? I just want to know cause I don't want to kill them if I can get them. Also if you travel for a month can you keep them? Would you feed them with dried foods? If you respond than thank you for taking your time

_Paws_ - 7 years ago

Not to contradict what she said, mine copies what my other fish eat. It does on occasion eat frozen bloodworms but prefers the dried bloodworms more. Mine is in a community tank. I guess some are different...

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

I feed them all types of "pest" snails, with bladder and ramshorn being their preference. If you had a well established tank with a solid snail population, they would do fine for a month. Taking dried foods is iffy.

Its.Me.Aakash - 7 years ago

will they eat red cherry shrip?

_Paws_ - 7 years ago

Some say they would but mine would just chase them if it's in the way. My sparkling gouramies ate the shrimp though.

Its.Me.Aakash - 7 years ago

if you had a apple snail would they eat that too?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Aakash D I am glad to hear that

Its.Me.Aakash - 7 years ago

Thank you so much! btw I love your channel its so useful and informative!

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Aakash D they would go after the antennae at nip them at the very least

Jake isheretomakeastatement - 7 years ago

I'm more of a salt water guy, but I was at my lfs seen these guys in the fresh water section, and thought they were just baby freshwater puffers, but I ran into this video and I havvvee to have these fish now, they're so damn cute!

Nonsense Drawing - 7 years ago

What kind of substrate is that?

life with erika - 7 years ago

wats good for them to use gravel or sand

_Paws_ - 7 years ago

Mine sleeps on a sand and since they have no scales it would be safer to use sand. I have smooth rocks and some gravel in the tank though.

Nelson Iraheta - 7 years ago

is it ok to keep 1 by itself in a 5g?

AlphaWolf- Gaming - 7 years ago

Nelson Iraheta probably be depressed though.

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

yes

J T - 7 years ago

Will the eat cherry red shrimp?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+J T some of them, yes

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Dj Deertz - 7 years ago

I have a small pond snail infestation in my planted 20 gallon. only have a few shrimp and a few neon tetras in a heavily planted and rocked with some drift wood as well. would 6 be enough to take out this population of snails. there may be 200 or more..

Dj Deertz - 7 years ago

commented before the end and you answered lol. I've tried hand removing them but some are so small they just keep returning. don't want to dismantle the whole tank because of all the plants and decor. maybe I'll just give it a shot and if they don't kill them all at least it's a good food source for them.

_Paws_ - 7 years ago

My one puffer is a curious little adventurer. He explores and hunts rather than being fed bloodworms, but would still eat them. He hunts for snails but tends to give up if he can't grab from the first few tries. Inside another tank, I had a good amount of ramshorn snails which I would scatter a few inside his current fish tank.

spy8464BB - 7 years ago

nice and informative, I don't think you missed anything.

Dank Tanks - 7 years ago

On my way! The cricket

Ryan Jones - 7 years ago

would love to get some for my new tank. Im from Barbados so nothing line that here in fresh water. do you ship to the Caribbean ?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Ryan Jones I cannot, sorry

jordi lizaola - 7 years ago

are these brackish or freshwater

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

freshwater

Barnaby Tuckman - 7 years ago

if you get a group of females with no males will they be aggressive to eachother? doesn't matter if you aren't too sure

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+barnoscus yes

Nishan Rana - 7 years ago

Having trouble feeding them freeze dried bloodworms, Feeding them crushed snails cus they seem to find it hard to hunt them, any ideas on how to get them on the freezedried bloodworms, my snail culture is about to be finished

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

try frozezn bloodworms if you can, they may take to those.

The Tetra - 7 years ago

Since they seem fairly easy to breed are the specimens sold captive-bred or does the supply still depend on wild-caught stock? Just curious.

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

largely wild caught stock as they are just not being produced in enough numbers (or affordably available) from domestic source.

Utmost of Zest - 7 years ago

I am planning a small Puffer Tank with these guys in it. The tank will be around 10 gallons and will have most of it's size distributed towards it's height. A false plant/rock decoration will be present within the tank and the tank will be filtered by the usual 10 gallon filter. The tank will have around 3 puffers in it. I feel as though this will work, any tips or objections?

Mia Kosem - 7 years ago

Can I house a puffer with RCS?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Mia Kosem as long as you understand some shrimp will be eaten

Hendrik Woie Flølo - 7 years ago

I GOT one today. Idk if hes happy. I think he is lonely. Also no idea What gender

Gun_Klub - 7 years ago

will they eat my cherry shrimp or are they ok with them?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

They will eat young and baby cherry shrimp for sure.

Parker Zad - 7 years ago

Do puffers mind being alone? I want to get one but it would be a 5 gal tank. But if they don't do well alone I'd get a bigger one

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

They are totally fine alone

Drew Meier - 7 years ago

could i house 2-3 dwarf puffers with a bristle-nose pleco in a 20 gallon heavily planted with a large centerpiece of driftwood?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

Most likely, yes

Leigh Kuglin - 7 years ago

I've always wanted pea puffers. but im a little nervous about brackish water.. and do you have to have males and females and risk breeding or can you keep just one sex.

M & M - 7 years ago

Leigh Kuglin You don't need brackish water. They're true freshwater and you can keep them alone or in groups. If your aquarium is planted you can keep whatever sex you want

Vicki K - 7 years ago

Awesome. I love Pea Puffers!

xblatino328 - 7 years ago

I had a puffer fish for 4 years! I miss Puffy! I'm going to get some more of them.

Duane Vigue - 7 years ago

Thanks for the vid, Rachel! Love watching your channel and this vid was SUPER helpful. I know NOTHING about Puffers but my 9 year old wants one for his Guppy tank. I think we're going to pass with putting these guys with Guppies. Thanks, keep up the awesome work!

Andrew Elliott dank memers - 7 years ago

Can a five gallon tank fit them? Please reply

Gun_Klub - 7 years ago

can you fit one in a five gallon with 2 orange tetras, 2 other small fish about an inch long that i cant remember the name of and five cherry shrimp, moderately planted with live plants oh and one large snail.

Andrew Elliott dank memers - 7 years ago

Thanks (:

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

can fit one

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Ocean River Aquatics - 7 years ago

Are these freshwater or brackish? Well actually what I meant is are your cute little puffers in brackish or regular freshwater?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Art of the Sword freshwater

Scorch - 7 years ago

Would two of these be okay, on their own, in a 10gallon tank? Would a 1 male & 1 female be best or 2 females?

DarthJueffJueff _ - 7 years ago

Hey just a question, would it be better to keep a solo dwarf puffer in a 10 gallon or 3 dwarf puffers(1 male, 2 females) in a 10 gallon

Thot Detector - 7 years ago

DarthJueffJueff _ probably just that single puffer because they are a bit aggressive. If you want to do more in a 10 gallon, make sure it’s very planted.

robin knott - 7 years ago

setting up a evo 12.5 gallon how many puffers can I keep in it?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+robin knott depends on decor, but 3-5

Michael Orme - 7 years ago

Well after over 30 years of keeping freshwater and marine aquaria I started selling my tanks. I just got fed up with the whole thing and liked the idea of no water changes and a living space that didn't have a constant background hum and gurgling noises. But this video has changed my mind. This is going to be a great project for me. Thank you.

A Betta Life - 7 years ago

Michael Orme well mate. This is a serious addiction. And we are all in this together. I, myself, suffer from multiple tanks syndrome. In march 2017 I had no tanks.. then it got me. Now, in July 2017 I have a 9, a 13 and a 55 gallon tank. And I want to get those pea puffers in a lil 5 gallon (just 3-4 max, no other fish) so as you can see, the addiczion also progresses very rapidly. I hope to steal my dads 100 gallon one day.

Jess - 7 years ago

Michael Orme Good for you getting you passion back!

tyrannopuker rekt - 7 years ago

They are guppy sized?

Racing's Natural Aquariums - 7 years ago

Very cool! Been thinking about getting a few and have been doing research on them as well. Perfect vid to help me along. Thanks.

Shelley G. - 7 years ago

Is this puffer the only dwarf freshwater variety?

Almarma - 7 years ago

OMG! Look at the eyes of the female at 3:19! So cute! I have a plague of assassin snails and I wonder if one of this guys could help me to control the snails population. I have guppies mainly in my tank

Bengal Ghost - 7 years ago

My puffers won't eat anything unless it's moving. No frozen blood worms, no freeze dried brine shrimp, tubifex...I buy black Worms.

Pa. Fish Preacher - 7 years ago

Could the pea puffer be kept w/ community fish? How about with rainbows ?

Phoenix Falcon - 7 years ago

some pesky pond snails that hitchhiked on a Java fern plant.

Phoenix Falcon - 7 years ago

I have ember tetras, otocinclus, pygmy corydoras, Amano shrimp, and red cherry shrimp inside a 20 gallon lightly planted tank.

Phoenix Falcon - 7 years ago

will they eat red cherry shrimp?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Phoenix Falcon yes, some at least

AquariumCop - 7 years ago

Do ever sell fresh water nano puffers? G8t vid

Nick The Dick - 7 years ago

have they been known to eat a pleco?

Unpwnable - 7 years ago

Can they live with Neon Tetra or Guppies?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

they will destroy their finnage

Unpwnable - 7 years ago

Are they gonna eat the other fish?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Unpwnable no

Zakaria B. - 7 years ago

i cant find my dwarf puffer. i checked the rilter, plants, decor but i still couldn,t find it.

Hype Gaming - 7 years ago

Zakaria B. He probably got ate or jumped out

4 Heart Pets Animal Society - 7 years ago

How do I find the eggs in the tank?

4 Heart Pets Animal Society - 7 years ago

+Rachel O'Leary this video was supper helpful. I have a pair of these guys and the one question I still have is how do I know if one is pregnant? If so do I need to take the fry away from the other fish?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+4 Heart Pets Animal Society they are egg layer, so don't get pregnant but get gravid.

Sean Ford - 7 years ago

If I put one in my 5.5 gallon aquarium and it had babys the loaches and pygmy Cory cats would eat the eggs.

deadnuts22 - 7 years ago

In your video you said most of these puffers are wild caught and can have a parasite . How would you treat that and with what kind of medicine being that they are frigidly

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!!!

Gangster Gamer - 7 years ago

what should i do if i dont want babys

dan kachiros - 7 years ago

very nice knowledge

Lane Gilreath - 7 years ago

Thanks for the puffer video. I was introduced to a 5 gallon cube on display at a LFS in Atlanta today. VERY cute little guys with tons of personality. I just may be on the road to having a little puffer copmmunity in the near future.

MrMarty12357 - 7 years ago

Discovered your channel a few days ago and have watched so many videos. Keep up the good work.

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+MrMarty12357 thanks!

Blallala bllabla - 7 years ago

my dwarf puffers i got two days ago dont eat much one now doesnt eat at all. i feed them frozen bloodworms and doent seem very interested in snails

John Terpack - 7 years ago

Will they also devour shrimp? How are they with other small fish, like ottos?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+John Terpack soy DS reasonable, but maybe a 5g puffer yank for her is in order ;)

John Terpack - 7 years ago

I figured there would be all sorts of variables. We're setting up a low-tech, low-maintenance 29g tank in the living room and my beloved has always wanted a puffer. So I'm trying to figure out what I can put in with it to help maintain the tank. Obviously, snails are out. There will be a ton of plants because we like the "jungle" look in our tanks. Hopefully that will allow enough hiding space for a puffer or two to get along with everything else.

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+John Terpack they eill eat young shrimp. How they are with other fish depends on tank k size, decor, etc

Nelson Iraheta - 7 years ago

can I keep 1 of these in my tank or is it best to keep multiple puffers?

BrianBeamers - 7 years ago

hi Rachel! I have a 125g mostly semi aggressive tank loaches, angels, tetras, barbs, and cichlids. everything get along beautifully. would these puffers do well in my tank? I would hate to get some and they kill everything or get killed. when I got my 2 African Cichlids I took that change and for about a year, no issues. can't wait to hear from you soon. thank for you time

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+BrianBeamers no, thry are tiny

SomewhatNiceFellow - 7 years ago

Thanks, Rachel, for a great and educational video.

Shadi Eid - 7 years ago

do they also eat ramshorn or pond snails?

Stephanie Nielsen - 7 years ago

could I keep one dwarf puffer in a 2.5 gallon filtered and planted tank? thank you! great video

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Stephanie Nielsen yes

Lsey81 - 7 years ago

thanks for this info as i have just taken an interest in this species! subbed!

Sasi Mallik - 7 years ago

Cute dwarf puffers, quite inquisitive fish. They hover over when snails are around.

Andrew Draper - 7 years ago

They don't bother the boraras?

drgnfrc13 - 7 years ago

I was hoping for a full tank shot.

EVR_5 - 7 years ago

What size tank do they need, for like one or two of them?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Cactus_Clips freshwater

EVR_5 - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary so do dwarf puffer fish need brackish water, fresh water, or salt water?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Cactus_Clips 5g at least, 10g for more than 1

Betta 405 - 7 years ago

they killed out a whole tank of fish that I had

FlakPengu - 7 years ago

I have a question, I have read that there is an imposter species that resembles these fish almost completely. I suspect my dwarf puffer is a member of this imposter species because the two spots near the rear have a blue sheen which I have dubbed peacock spots. Is that a normal coloration for these fish?

Vonks Aqua - 7 years ago

great video, can you put dwarfpuffers in a tank with galaxy rasbora`s and rasbora Brigitte or pseudepiplatys annulatus ?

Vonks Aqua - 7 years ago

Thanks for your information i love this hobby.

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Kasper Vonk u would avoid the clown killies, the other two could work in the right setup

gabby - 7 years ago

I have a 20g long with 2 aquaclear 30g filters and live plants and driftwood and I cannot decide whether to stock with 3:1 female to male (4 pea puffers) or small schooling/nano fish. What do you think?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+gabby in a 20 long, you may be able to do both if you pick a micro rasbora or small danios

FW_Muncheez - 7 years ago

What tank mates do you recommend for this fish?

Genadijus Puskinas - 7 years ago

hello gorgeous :)

TinyTitanGmr - 7 years ago

are fake plants ok

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+TinyTitanGmr yes

Victor Alanis - 7 years ago

Can i keep one in 2.6 gallon nano tank ??

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Victor Alanis yes

starallconverse - 7 years ago

I have a 29 gallon biocube set up for freshwater. So awesome filtration and great lighting for plants so I'm planning on getting these after it's all cycled and set up. How many would be comfortable in it? I would just have them and no tank mates. Unless you could suggest any good tank mates.

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+starallconverse danios can sometimes work. You could do 5 or so with tankmates

Nina Z - 7 years ago

Would it be possible to keep 3 pea puffers (preferably 2 females and 1 male) in a well planted ,12 Gallon (46l) Fluval Edge?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Nina Zips yes

Brandon Watson - 7 years ago

how many could I house comfortable and safely in a planted 10 gallon?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Brandon Watson I would say 3 at least

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Happy TheCat - 7 years ago

So these are full fresh water

Emil Andersson - 7 years ago

I have five of these with two hymenochirus boettgeri and one atya moluccensis.

Gingeta_Creachah - 7 years ago

can they be kept in a tank with chrystal bee shrimps?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Gingeta_Creachah if your goal is breeding the shrimp, no

Kayla Rath - 7 years ago

Hello, I was wondering if they would go after adult Nerite snails? If I don't want to breed them can I keep a couple of one gender or just one fish? And I love your videos! They're super informative and helpful.

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Kayla Rath not if fed well, but any snail is "at risk"

NYC Bettas - 7 years ago

are there other types of dwarf puffers??

D.P.K Fish Aquariums - 7 years ago

I just got 3 of those today I was so excited my tank is heavily planted and overcome by mts hope the eat some of the snails

Tomas Marquez - 7 years ago

are they fresh water or brakish water

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Tomas cichlids Marquez fresh

LFCooledWhip - 7 years ago

AWESOME CHANNEL!! earned my sub!!! :))

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+LFCooledWhip why thank you

Sakib Mahmud - 8 years ago

Rachel O'leary, what fish, shrimp, crabs can i keep with the dwarf puffers?

Sakib Mahmud - 8 years ago

thanks!

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Sakib Mahmud that really depends on tank size. With more space they can do well but in small tanks it is best to maintain them alone in my experience

Matthew Timms - 8 years ago

could these guys live in a 2.5 or 5 gallon? would 1 be advisable a 2.5 maybe 3 in a 5? if in the 5 could they live with chili rasbora's?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Matthew Timms I would not put 3 in a 5 with other fish. 1 would be ok

Chloe Xxxx - 8 years ago

great interesting facts, gud job on this :0)

Jessie - 8 years ago

I have 4 dwarf puffers but they have much more rounded bellies than yours. Yours look a little thin to me. Should I treat mine for IPs? Thank you!

Daniel R - 8 years ago

great and very informative video!! I have two micro puffs!! : ) mine in 10gal amazon nano. half the tank fake tree root system and live plants, per amazon, and sand bottom.. but also lots open water. my puffs never fin nip!! not even sleeping fish. they share tank with sexed pair bristle-nose. bumblebee cats, large group of neon tetras, and many many ghost shrimp. they will eat live and better fresh killed ghost shrimp / and snails. i have had no luck with any other foods!!! won't touch blood worms and barely nibble mysis shrimp. havn't tried brine shrimp or clam meat yet but soon. very cute, curious, and interesting fish!!! they should be on t.v.. Honey i shrunk the puffer!!! ha ha.

MasterAquatics - 8 years ago

thanks for the upload. subbed.

Royal Crab - 8 years ago

How many of these could I keep in a 75 gal, and with how many Otos would you suggest?

Shaun Yeyoda Sivadas - 8 years ago

I would say 1 in a 10g, and another 20g for each one you add. I have 3 in a 70g and they are very very happy. Make it heavily planted, they love exploring. About 6 Otos. But that's just my opinion.

Jack's aquarium - 8 years ago

I just got mine today !

Danny's Aquariums - 8 years ago

I just bought 3! Will buy some more soon!

Caleb Williams - 8 years ago

I have a lot of plants a rock with holes in it, and a castle, I have 12 neon tetras and three Kuhli loches, its a 29 gallon tank, what do i need to add or do to keep pea puffers happy and not aggressive to the a mentioned other fish?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

Feed them really well and consistently! Its worth a shot in a tank with that much space :)

Caleb Williams - 8 years ago

since pea puffers don't eat snail shells, do you have to worrie about there teeth overgrowing?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Caleb Williams generally a varied diet is fine for the pea puffers. Snails are an important part of it, even though they don't eat the shells. Personally, I have never had to do dental work on a pea puffer. I think the larger ones are much more prone to it, and feeding mussels or other shelled seafood helps them keep their beaks worn down

Caleb Williams - 8 years ago

how would I prevent it?(getting pea puffers Thursday)

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Caleb Williams not generally

saxaphonehero11 - 8 years ago

Do babies have enough TTX to affect other fish, neon tetra for instance, if they eat the progeny?

saxaphonehero11 - 8 years ago

Thanks, I had a feeling it would be fine, I have 4 at home and I don't expect my parents to monitor my tanks 24/7 so I didn't know if it would be a priority to bring that tank to college with me. Plus now I can stop the joke that if grant money dries up, my puffers may go missing.

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+saxaphonehero11 ttx depends on a certain bacteria and a certain type of algae to be produced on the shells of certain mollusks. This would not be duplicated in an aquarium, so it is not as issue. Fyi, it's saxitoxin in fw fish and there is no scientific evidence to support that pea puffers synthesize it at all

Bryan Delgadillo - 8 years ago

Would love to see you & Cory from Aquarium co-op do a video together ❤️

Jason Guan - 8 years ago

Can 3 dwarf puffers live in a 10 gallon with endler guppies? I read online that each puffers need at least 3 gallons. If I have 3 puffers, I will have to get at least a 9 gallon tank but my tank is 10 gallons. Can 2 endler guppies live in the tank with the puffers? I have a planted tank with lots of decorations to hide in. So can I actually keep guppies with dwarf puffers in a 10 gallon? Pls respond. :)

Jessica Barron - 8 years ago

Jason Guan lol surprisingly all my fish even the puffer hate brine shrimp lol I don't know why, they prefer the bloodworms. Yup that's how I got my trumpet and pond snails. Also from plants snails can tag along

Jason Guan - 8 years ago

ambivalenc3 Some snails are considered pests. You can ask nicely and maybe the pet store employees can give you snails for free. I keep snails in a 10 gallon and they multiply a lot!!!

Jason Guan - 8 years ago

Jessica Barron Yay I also use Hkari frozen blood worms! I feed my puffers bloodworms, brine shrimp, live blackworms, and I actually got them to eat freeze dried krill!

Jessica Barron - 8 years ago

Rachel O'leary same!

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+ambivalenc3 snails can be bred in a vase in a window sill, better to do that than pay for them all the time

Jessica Barron - 8 years ago

Jason Guan lol that's good. At least they don't munch munch on ur fingers. Mine instantly rushed to get to the frozen hikari bloodworms probably to rush in first before his tank mates. He's such a greedy eater lol

Jessica Barron - 8 years ago

ambivalenc3 I have a separate 3 gallon betta tank housing bladder, pond, trumpet and rams horn snails. Also I don't think dwarf puffers outgrow their teeth like most other puffers. But I still think he keeps his beak in check

ambivalenc3 - 8 years ago

do you guys keep a breeding tank of snails to feed them or you buy snails from pet stores?

Jason Guan - 8 years ago

Jessica Barron Dwarf puffers are stubborn though.... They are also lazy. Mines are super lazy! They wont go up to get the food although they see and smell it. I have to hand feed them. Hey at least they are not afraid of my hands!

Jessica Barron - 8 years ago

Jason Guan mine is a male. Let's say he's stubborn and will zero in on a snail until he can't reach the meat when eating snails.

Jason Guan - 8 years ago

ambivalenc3 No their teeth won't. But you should feed them snails because they like it, it's healthy, and that's what they eat in the wild and wild dwarf puffers usually eat snails.

Jason Guan - 8 years ago

Jessica Barron Alright! I do feed snails but they give up quickly! Does yours?

ambivalenc3 - 8 years ago

Do you know if their teeth would ever get overgrown like other puffers?

Jessica Barron - 8 years ago

Jason Guan just keep an eye on them. Have a few snails in the tank, they love to hunt for snails. Mine is constantly doing rounds in the tank looking for pond/bladder/ small trumpet snails

Jason Guan - 8 years ago

Rachel O'leary ok thank you! :D

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Jason Guan yes, but how they behave with the endlers boils down to individual personality. On paper, it should work

Tanked With Aussie - 8 years ago

always wanted one (or a group) but import laws dont allow them in my country... beautiful fish.

Carl Strohmeyer - 8 years ago

Very educational, THANKS!

Bref Stank - 8 years ago

Be glad you don't keep reptiles... Crickets are the worst!

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Bref Stank yes theyare. This was a giant black one! My oscar enjoyed the snack

Name Unavailable. - 8 years ago

Did the cricket escape a reptile tank?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Name Unavailable. No

Edgar Abisaí Moreno - 8 years ago

great video rachel

Laser Light cannon - 8 years ago

Hi Rachel I was wondering if these puffers require salt in their water thanks!

Laser Light cannon - 8 years ago

Rachel O'leary YAY FINALLY A PUFFER THAT DOESNT REQUIRE SALT thank you for responding

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Laser Light cannon absolutely none

Paul Chippington - 8 years ago

I have forty litre planted tank, would this be ok sized tank?

Paul Chippington - 8 years ago

Hi is this better

DutchReptiles - 8 years ago

ah okay you can download it on google+ i have some tips on dwarf puffers .. i send you a request :)

Paul Chippington - 8 years ago

DutchReptiles I do have google but at moment I am on mobile in bed been long week brother

DutchReptiles - 8 years ago

Paul Chippington the google+ text aplication

Paul Chippington - 8 years ago

I might just go for a sixty litre tank set up for just these tiny puffers from India. And research the plants etc local to the fish's natural environment.

DutchReptiles - 8 years ago

thats good :) they're schooling fish so 5 would be a tad better :D

Paul Chippington - 8 years ago

Hi Thank you I was thinking about getting three females and one male?

DutchReptiles - 8 years ago

you can keep 4 of them

Paul Chippington - 8 years ago

thank you for advice.

willy wonka - 8 years ago

yes i ment dwarf puffer. all other puffers are too aggresive + they get too big for 40 liter aquariums.
the thing is even this little fish can be a monster in small aquariums, niping fins and stuff... and they can be even more aggresive twards their own kind. In my expiriance if the aquarium is well planted u can add a samller school of some other fast and short fined fish.

Paul Chippington - 8 years ago

Would that be the same for a Dwarf Puffer?

willy wonka - 8 years ago

for 1 puffer yes.

Juunkead - 8 years ago

Love your videos!

Tatsuhiro Satou - 8 years ago

i feel like i need these i got a snail outbreak and i hate snails i want them all to die

Gigi G - 7 years ago

Tatsuhiro Satou in the tank???

Tatsuhiro Satou - 7 years ago

+Abigail Goudeau i used bleach

Avsfreak24 - 7 years ago

Abigail Goudeau Cute, but if you get a bunch of em and they feel threatened they all start wiggling and it's super weird to watch.

Gigi G - 8 years ago

Tatsuhiro Satou get two loaches; they look like earthworms or mini eels. SO CUTE!

Fish Tropic - 8 years ago

Great Spot Light !!!

PalJoey1957 - 8 years ago

Any salt?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+PalJoey1957 none

TankOn - 8 years ago

Great species spotlight!

Gaina - 8 years ago

I'd like to have some of these one day. My local shop has them and when you approach the tank you really do get the feeling you're being thoroughly inspected!

PsychedelicBabe - 8 years ago

There really cute looking

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

Also- I got the cricket!

presouz - 7 years ago

OMG crickets make me cringe, stems from my child hood lol

harleymama 40 - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary had a mouse in my house for a year and a half... think Tom and Jerry. got Jerry after year and a half. he escaped sticky, snapped, walk through poison boxes. finally got him with peanut butter with dcon. who's laughing now Jerry? then raid to god he was gay.

Shrimp Zoo - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary i

Cod God - 7 years ago

JellyBean yes

JellyBean - 7 years ago

I love crickets <3 but they overpopulate their tanks.. Could a dwarf puffer eat small crickets?

Kodiak Bear - 7 years ago

I didn't even realize there was one there LOL

Atong Balats - 8 years ago

Rachel O'leary hello im your new subscriber i love tyour fishroo

Vito - 8 years ago

This made me so happy. lol I hate Crickets.

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

Just an added comment for folks asking about compatibility- I have found that a lot of how they do has to do with individual personalities (sort of like male bettas, who have very unique personalities). There is not a blanket answer as to how well they will do with other fish. They are certainly very capable of nipping, and doing real damage. My preference for adding them to any sort of community setup is for it not to be in a nano environment and certainly taking care to avoid slow or long-finned species. Again, a heavily constructed tank (lots of plant and decor like wood) will really help with how things go.

Kayla Pelkey - 7 years ago

Love the vid thinking about getting one

Royal Crab - 7 years ago

Thanks Rachel! :D It might not have the panda garra in the tank yet, but it might be one of my first Friday videos if it goes well and I'm actually able to get them this weekend :D

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+GreenGo's Fish&Inverts most likely

Royal Crab - 7 years ago

Heavily constructed with driftwood, plants, and plenty of lines-of-sight breaks in the tank since I'm planning on a decent number in a large aquarium.

Royal Crab - 7 years ago

Could they get along with Panda Garra?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

tyrannopuker rekt - 7 years ago

Rachel O'leary They will get along with orange chromide cichlids?

Jessica Barron - 8 years ago

Rachel O'leary maybe a different type of kuhli loaches

Tijmen Lemuel - 8 years ago

Rachel O'leary Thanks!!!

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Tijmen Lemuel as soon as I have more here. Secret shame is they give me the willies!

Tijmen Lemuel - 8 years ago

Rachel O'leary hey! I love your channel its awesome! I have an request for a species spotlight for the khuli loach will you do that for me? Thanks for making these great videos, you're amazing

Bengal Ghost - 8 years ago

Good morning, Rachel. I bought three Pea puffers and still cannot get them to take anything but live black or tubifex worms. Only one is left.

Jessica Barron - 8 years ago

Bengal Ghost do they eat snails and frozen bloodworms? My puffer loves his black worms but those are fed live. Frozen he loves bloodworms but I get the Hikari brand because they're smaller worms than another brand I used to buy.

Dragonfly Moonrunner - 8 years ago

Bengal Ghost Try live freshwater krill

Captain Kole - 8 years ago

Can they be kept with small shrimp or will they eat them?

Captain Kole - 8 years ago

Once again, thanks a lot!!

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Captain Kole I keep them with shrimp, and have mixed resulta. This fish doesn't have a standard answer for compatability

kevin cody - 8 years ago

well done

Charlie Jackson - 8 years ago

Thanks for that, I have been looking at smaller puffer fish because I am quite fascinated by Cory McElroy's mbu puffer but a tank that size is not in the books for me at the moment. after I get my hillstream tank set up (maybe Thanksgiving) I might think about some dwarf puffers as well.

As always, your videos are amazing and inspiring. Thanks for everything you do.

Sitka Charley - 8 years ago

Great video! what was the name of the little fish you dropped in for scale?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Sitka Charley strawberry rasbora, Boraras naevus

Pradeep Reddy - 8 years ago

I had 2 pairs in my 10gal fish tank with other fish. I found it vary hadr to keep them with other fish as they were bitingof the fins of other fish constantly. Coming to ther food they cant eat all the normal food like flakes etc. I had to get live food for them which had a bad smell & could not store it in home for long time. Finally I had to remoce them because they were causing lots of damage to other fish irrespective to the size of fish big or small. I like the fish but they need to be kept in seperate tanksby my experience.
Can any one suggest me what type of fish could dwarf puffer be kept in a tank.

Jessica Barron - 8 years ago

Pradeep Reddy are you planning on keeping all your puffers?

rabid penguin - 8 years ago

Mine eat my ghost shrimp

TheJOKERS my dad - 8 years ago

I have a pea puffer

Aquatic Logic - 8 years ago

Super awesome video. I love those wee ones!

Sharon Wyly - 8 years ago

Great timing! I just decided to set up a tank for these.

Sharon Wyly - 8 years ago

Great timing! I just decided to set up a tank for these.

Ian B - 8 years ago

How long have you had these?

L.R.Bretz's Aquatics - 8 years ago

Lol that cricket in the fishroom I know they will drive you crazy I had one in my garage driving me nuts the other night

Jason Elam - 8 years ago

love the video, I was literally just thinking about trying these guys, and now I'm convinced. btw, get yourself a couple of geckos to free range in your fish room, to take care of those crickets

Paul Chippington - 8 years ago

puffers are great characters. Agree nippers but hours of fun. thank you for another great video.

Cindy Rademaekers - 8 years ago

I just got four of these are week ago and I was hoping you would do a video! l

Laura - 8 years ago

Great vid as always!! Do you sell these guys on your site- sexed?

Jessica Barron - 8 years ago

Tatsuhiro Satou you could get a few assassin snails. My dwarf puffer mostly attacks the pond snails and the smaller trumpet snails. He leaves my horned Nerite alone

Tatsuhiro Satou - 8 years ago

Rachel O'leary well i wanted some to kill all the snails in my tank but screw it, its bleach time

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Laura I rarely sell them, but when I do, I do sex them

Michel Lessard - 8 years ago

AWESOME Rachel, I sure appreciate all your hard work and the information you so willingly share with us, many thanks!

lbella - 8 years ago

love this... they are very fun pets to have and very smart to! :) one on one is best and your right about to many males! chow!

Theis P. Hansen - 8 years ago

Thanks a lot for that video - they are high on my wish list! How much room do they need? In the Back to Nature guide to Nano aquariums (http://backtonature.org/nanoaquarium.php), they say to best keep a group of 5-8, and that they will fit a tank of just 20 liters (as far as I recall) - is that really realistic?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Theis P. Hansen 20l is too small for that large of a group

Kieran Gray - 8 years ago

could you keep with boraras and pygmy Cory?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Kieran Gray I think the boraras yes, but would be cautious with the pygmaeus, that is just not a lot of space for them to avoid the puffer. Results can vary, and like bettas, a lot has to do with the individual temperament and feeding as well as decor and planting.

Kieran Gray - 8 years ago

Rachel O'leary 30l-8gall

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Kieran Gray depends on tank size.

Brian B - 8 years ago

Did you end up getting rid of that cricket?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Brian B not yet. $50 to the person that finds it and feeds it to my oscar

Mark Guitars - 8 years ago

haha, I have my lap top into an amplified speaker, I thought that cricket was in my house!

drew teman - 8 years ago

awesome thank you!!!

Connor Winfield - 8 years ago

Would I be able to keep one all by itself or do they need a friend?

Connor Winfield - 8 years ago

Awesome!thanks for telling me.I'll probably still get two because I like having more than one fish in a tank

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Connor Winfield they are fine solo

Valachhim - 8 years ago

I once saw them in a pet shop were they were kept in a big group of 10 in maybe 2 gallons together with a betta. They almost bit him to death in there. Guess who's not going to support their local store anymore

Jessica Barron - 8 years ago

Valachhim my dwarf puffer respects my crown tail betta because he's the tank boss. Then again I only have one puffer, he's a male.

Theface ofawsomeness - 8 years ago

I requested this! I was wondering, if I kept enough larger pest snails in the tank with my puffers, would they produce enough small snails for my puffers since they tend to ignore larger snails? I'd be feeding other things to them also of course.

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Theface ofawsomeness that really depends. I would recommend having a supplemental colony as well as offering other foods

Catfish Cave - 8 years ago

Can they be kept singly? (With small rasboras, otos)

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Catfish Cave yes

OHLE312 - 8 years ago

love these guys,question raquel can you do a segment on bumblebee goby

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+OHLE312 in don't have any here right now, but once I do, I will

Gurpreet Singh - 8 years ago

How would you treat for parasites??

Lindsey Frost - 8 years ago

Rachel O'leary I understand that and agree. I just meant that for my puffers I use prazipro as soon as I get them. I like to treat them (and other wild caught fish) for parasites as a preventative measure. Certainly not a practice that everyone chooses.

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Lindsey Frost i don't like recommending meds unless there are actual symptoms to base it on.

Lindsey Frost - 8 years ago

Gurpreet Singh I like praziquantel

Poseidon - 8 years ago

Would one of these be ok with a school of celestial pearl danios?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Poseidon most likely if the tank is densely planted

Chuck T - 8 years ago

Definitely on my list when my reputable supplier gets them in again!!! I have plenty of food for them in the form of snails. I have an overabundance of Ramshorns, Trumpets and noticed a few bladder snails recently!

Derek Tappen - 8 years ago

Thank you! I have one of these in a 5 gal but just picked up 4 more! They are in a 35 gal which my older one will be going into eventually

bigbadmarty - 8 years ago

Love the puffers. Hate the crickets! Two feet of duct tape face up on the floor with some small pieces of bread for bait will get rid of them. Works every time :)

Luculencia - 7 years ago

The sound of crickets is very peaceful though :o

bigbadmarty - 8 years ago

+Rachel O'leary That's awesome! Best use of duct tape I know of... Now we don't have to listen to that darn cricket anymore! Love your videos, keep up the good work ;)

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

I GOT IT!

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

I am about to tear what little hair i have out- I will give it a shot. No clue how it got in, as the door is always closed!

April W - 8 years ago

Was hoping you would do a species spotlight on these guys. I'm doing a species only tank, currently cycling. :)

Avsfreak24 - 7 years ago

April W Cool. Hope fully gonna try a low tech planted tanke in the future

April W - 7 years ago

DR1FT K1NG It has!! I have two pea puffers in a ten gallon. It is heavily planted of course. You can see it in the Low tech planted tanks group on facebook

Avsfreak24 - 7 years ago

April W I'm cycling a tank right now too! I've got some Corydoras (heard they are very hardy) and a Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami (heard they were hardy as well). Hope your tank works out well

eric j - 8 years ago

just a cool little fish, everyone wants a puffer rite. thanks for sharing friend.

Channidae - 8 years ago

Are they competable with Gourami's, Blue rams and Corries?

Channidae - 8 years ago

Well that sucks, might have to get a extra tank

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Walvis ._. It wouldn't be my choice of tankmates.

israda - 8 years ago

Awesomeness!!! Thank you

nicodabastard - 8 years ago

are these the only true freshwater puffer?

BADU Grime Media - 7 years ago

Donald J. Trump mbu puffers are pure fresh water

Bubble Buddy - 7 years ago

Lindsey Frost mbu's can live in reg freshwater. but brackish is recommended as they age

saxaphonehero11 - 8 years ago

Amazon Puffers are true freshwater puffers

star and fox - 8 years ago

figure 8 puffers are actually brackish

Nishan Rana - 8 years ago

Don't forget figure8 puffer

Lindsey Frost - 8 years ago

dodge250 some do, yes. But there are many species of freshwater puffers. Fangs, red eye, sap (South America puffer), Congo, fahaka, red tailed, mbu... and more.

nicodabastard - 8 years ago

thanks guys

dodge250 - 8 years ago

Lindsey Frost Most do need to be placed in brackish environments however when fully grown so if you don't want to worry be careful on your choices, However dwarf puffers are freshwater only :)

Lindsey Frost - 8 years ago

nicodabastard No, there are many species of freshwater puffers. One of my favorites is sap :) http://www.pufferlist.com/freshwater-puffers/

dodge250 - 8 years ago

nicodabastard Yes :) Dwarf Puffers are the true freshwater puffer :)

Danny's Aquariums - 8 years ago

Great video Rachel I love those puffers!
I think I need to setup a tank with some!
They are so cute!

Thumbs up!
That cricket was annoying haha!