info on dwarf puffers

[guppyfreak2]

i want one and dont know what kind to get:confused::confused:

[ElijahTurtle]

Petsmart usually carries "Pea Puffers" they stay pretty tiny & get along with other fish fine for the most part.

[suffused]

Dwarf or Pea puffers are very small freshwater puffers. They only get to an inch in length. There are also SAP (south american Puffer) which get to about 3 inches. A relatively peaceful puffer which can be kept in groups.It has been reported that the South American Puffer is a schooling fish in its natural habitat.They are also freshwater puffers. REd Eye puffers (freshwater)..about 3-4 inch and can be really cool but you can only keep one in an aquarium.

Check out the Puffer forums and Pufferpedia (http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/)

Most of the ones that I have seen at Peco and Walmart have been figure eight puffers and green spotted puffers. Both of those I believe are brackishwater.

[bra8ndy8]

Which ones are fresh and can go in a planted aquarium with other community fish?

[guppyfreak2]

ok so i got a south american puffer and i was watching him poke at the snails and noticing it get frustrated that he could not eat them so i looked them up and noticed that they can get over grown teeth if they dont get snails well thats what has happend to this one the web site says you give them snails or file there teeth every 4 to 6 months i am not about to try to file his teeth so i am going to take him back:(:confused:

[guppyfreak2]

anyone know pufferfish dentistry

[rolloffhill]

Here (http://www.pedipaws.com/?directLoad&uid=4DCA349386B1DE43E72AFC1A57042FF5)

:D

[guppyfreak2]

Here (http://www.pedipaws.com/?directLoad&uid=4DCA349386B1DE43E72AFC1A57042FF5)

:D



ha ha ha roflmaoroflmaoroflmao


i just dont want to give the fish back to the store for them to sell to some one else or to through it away because they dont know how to care for them

[bra8ndy8]

PM XTC, he's VERY puffer smart!!

[ElijahTurtle]

LOL! I'll give them double their money if they can get near our cats claws with that thing & not have to go to the hospital to get patched up when their done. roflmao

[guppyfreak2]

thank you brandy i pmed him

[bra8ndy8]

Yw! Have you tried to youtube a video on how to file their teeth? It shouldn't be to hard.

[guppyfreak2]

ya but i am afraid of hurting the fish

[bra8ndy8]

Ohhh don't be afraid, it's for the Good of the fish.

[guppyfreak2]

i might try i need to get clove oil to do it

[radioaktiv]

if you can look through all the pretentious BS
there is some good info here
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/

[xtc]

Every forum participant should spend a month on the Puffer Forum so we can learn how NOT to treat stupid questions, repetitive questions, etc.

[dcacjc]

Every forum participant should spend a month on the Puffer Forum so we can learn how NOT to treat stupid questions, repetitive questions, etc.

How true........how true

[radioaktiv]

once in a blue moon i go there for info...but i dont think id ever join
id just end up cursing out 'PufferPunk'
real hard

[xtc]

I gravitated towards Boxermom (go figure)- then she got the fahaka...and it was all over.

but for the record- her's is about 6 months older than Peanut, so if you wanna see what peanut/pickle will look like at the next age level- check out hers.

[guppyfreak2]

ok so i took it back all the others they had were the same way so i got my money back

[radioaktiv]

aw that sucks

didnt wanna try trimming the beak?

[guppyfreak2]

no i am chicken, i know i am going to get another puffer just not from that store :)

[kSpieler]

I may have missed something...but couldn't you just give it smaller snails??? Or does eveyone HAVE to file their puffer's teefus?

[guppyfreak2]

that is how you prevent it but they where to overgrown she could not get anything in her mouth i felt so bad for her

[kSpieler]

Oh now that really sucks! sorry!

[radioaktiv]

yep, if properly fed you wont have to trim them yourself

unfortunately it sounds like those are doomed :(

[tsunderl]

AAAAAAAAHHHHH! I wanna go save them!!! Hate when animals suffer at the ignorance of humans.

[kSpieler]

I looked a bit (until I got rudely interrupted by someonethat wanted me to actually work!)...but I couldn't find out how to actually file their teefus

[radioaktiv]

a few drops of clove oil in a small quarantine, puts the fish 'asleep' and you trim with nail clippers, maybe infant nail clippers, for the smaller guys

[kSpieler]

eeeks...doesn't sound like fun....

[guppyfreak2]

thats why i did not try but if someone wants to see if they still have them and want to save them i got them at exotic aquatics