freshwater puffers

[Pearl Trade]

how much do the really small freshwater puffers cost on average?

[Kaga's Kritters]

not sure on how much they cost, dont even know for sure which are freshwater, anyone got a list of freshwater puffers?

[cocoa_pleco]

the pea ones cost about 6$ each here, and the larger spotted ones 9$. i like the larger spotted ones, theyre cool to watch move around. mine are good with other fish, but some can be aggressive. they are freshwater and do not require salt too

[Dave66]

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A good source of information on FW dwarf puffers.

I've seen them for sale between six and eight dollars.

Dave

[MeganL3985]

They're $5 at walmart if you want to go that route, but personally I wouldn't buy any fish from walmart.
My local LFS sells theirs for about $7.

So generally looks that they cost between $5-$9

[Rue]

Like Cocoa...I paid 6...likely we both shopped for them at Petsmart...:14:

[zackish]

If you guys think about it it's really not that bad because you are only probably going to have one or two.

[cocoa_pleco]

Like Cocoa...I paid 6...likely we both shopped for them at Petsmart...:14:

lol, yeppers!

[Pearl Trade]

for a puffer i think its a great deal, but after seeing the link i dont want one :(

[Dave66]

for a puffer i think its a great deal, but after seeing the link i dont want one :(

Jeez sorry, PT. Just wanted you to have the straight dope on them. People who have them adore their personality. Not my thing, puffers, though I know many people who keep 'em.

Dave

[cocoa_pleco]

i liked mine, i had a large spotted one and a couple of pea ones in a 33g community. they did get annoying after a while since they always chewed up the african butterfly's crickets

[MeganL3985]

Yeah I thought about puffers too, except after doing my research I decided against the aggressive fish (even though they are cute!). I'm going with a tank full of peaceful fish and praying they'll all stay that way together :)

[MeganL3985]

i liked mine, i had a large spotted one and a couple of pea ones in a 33g community. they did get annoying after a while since they always chewed up the african butterfly's crickets

What it doesnt like prechewed food?? hehehehe ;)

[cocoa_pleco]

lol, my butterfly was PICKY. some weeks he likes large crickets, and wouldnt eat small ones, and some weeks it was the COMPLETE opposite! and sometimes the cricket had to be still for him to eat it, and sometimes moving! it literally took half a hour to feed him

[Palor]

Amazon Puffers (C. Assellus) are peaceful little freshwater puffers. I have 2 in my livebearers tank and these little guys don't even bother the fry. They were only $10 each from my lfs

Dwarf(Pea) Puffers are tiny and vicious little monsters, and so cute, but still monsters. If your going to keep them in a species tank they are such great little fish. My LFS was selling them for $5 each.

[leesto]

In the rare event that theyre stocked Petsmart carries the dwarf puffers for about $4

[kimmers318]

My dwarf puffers are peaceful for puffs, living with shrimp, and having lived with adf's in the past. Snails and bloodworms better watch out though.

SAP's (c. asellus) do have a drawback for all they look nice and are usually peaceful, they have a tendency to have overgrown teeth and then they need trimming. Not to drive people away from AC but thepufferforum.com has good profiles and loads of friendly people that have many different puffers. Check out species profiles, feeding and housing info before considering a puffer.

[Phitz]

i liked mine, i had a large spotted one and a couple of pea ones in a 33g community. they did get annoying after a while since they always chewed up the african butterfly's crickets


The pea ones are most likely Dwarf Puffers, at full size they reach about 1.5 inches. The large spotted could be a figure eight puffer, ranging anywhere from adult 3"-6. (I'm a big puffer fan, but since I'm a newbie decided Tiger barbs after I did some research).

And to the poster: Dwarf puffers are freshwater(although you should always check with your LFS to see, I believe there is a species of brackish dwarf puffer). Figure eights are brackish, as with most puffers

[kimmers318]

As far as I know there is not a species of brackish "dwarf" puffer. I have never heard of one, nor seen a profile on one. Chances are it is a common name someone attached to whatever puffer was coming in to the LFS and it stuck.

[MeganL3985]

How would you go about trimming a puffers teeth?? lol That sounds so complicated....I have enough of a hard time trying to trim my dogs nails...let alone teeth of a fish. :)

[Phitz]

How would you go about trimming a puffers teeth?? lol That sounds so complicated....I have enough of a hard time trying to trim my dogs nails...let alone teeth of a fish. :)

Snails, they will wear thier teeth down. For smaller puffers, brine shrimp are great, although they will still sneak in to the shell and get to the snail either way, they are very determined little guys.

[CAF]

How would you go about trimming a puffers teeth?? lol That sounds so complicated....I have enough of a hard time trying to trim my dogs nails...let alone teeth of a fish. :)


With gloves and a nail clipper.... I've heard some puffers even start to enjoy the extra attention....

[kimmers318]

Snails and other hard shelled foods are great, but sometimes they still overgrow, especially notorious are SAP's and Modestus. So far with mine I have been extremely lucky. You have to put them into a bowl with an anesthetic solution to "put them to sleep" so that you can trim their teeth, usually with a cuticle clipper, and then back into their tank water to revive them.

[CAF]

Snails and other hard shelled foods are great, but sometimes they still overgrow, especially notorious are SAP's and Modestus. So far with mine I have been extremely lucky. You have to put them into a bowl with an anesthetic solution to "put them to sleep" so that you can trim their teeth, usually with a cuticle clipper, and then back into their tank water to revive them.


I've been lucky enough to never need to do it thus far...

[kimmers318]

So I have I, but my modestus will eat anything I try to feed it so I have these small pellets that I feed in between other live/frozen foods that you can hear him crunching apart and it seems to help.

[Chriss82]

how much do the really small freshwater puffers cost on average?
We have Dwarf Puffers 4 sale @ Petsmart where I work for only $1.99 each:c1:

[slinky]

We have Dwarf Puffers 4 sale @ Petsmart where I work for only $1.99 each:c1:
I saw them available too in several places for that amount. But the real question is whether they will eat danios, bumblebee gobies and otos. For small fish apparently they have large sharp teeth and don't want to see my cories all chewed up either. what do they eat? Are they going to be a pain to feed as well?

[slinky]

Found this:

Dwarf puffers really should only be kept in a species only tank, and if you insist on keeping more than one, then each puffer will require at least five gallons (20 liters) each. Don't expect them to play happy families though…