puffer fish in planted tank

[yingzhou]

any1 knows if a puffer fish will attack any fish in a planted tank if i put it in?

[vinz]

Wrong forum... moving this to Fish Keeping.

[David]

puffer fish are noctorious for fin nipping....if you must have to control snails, pick the smallest one you can find and only one puffer.

[NaRcOsIs]

read somewhere that figure 8 puffer is more suitable.. less aggressive.

[mrs budak]

I wanna faint already..... this topic dunno discussed how many times. Can please do a check using the "search" box on top right hand corner, type "puffer fish" and then click on the threads to read.... GRR

[bclee]

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On 4/24/2003 11:10:10 PM

read somewhere that figure 8 puffer is more suitable.. less aggressive.
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Not true. I saw figure 8 puffers tearing a swordtail apart at a LFS. I guess the shop keeper has introduce the swordtail to feed them. Vicious! But I guess those puffers are super hungry.

Dwarf puffers by far cause the least damage. But the fin nipping habit is their nature. I have one in my tank. All my cherry barbs ended up with broken tails.

Beware, if you keep puffers, be prepared to feed them live food. They do not take anything else. Ocassionally, you find one that eat frozen worms, but don't bet on it.

BC

[chrissia]

It took THREE bloodly months for my dwarf to accept frozen. Almost given up on them. They are so fussy!!!!

Training:

Live worms - once a week
Frozen - alternate days. juz drop a few in the tank to show them that it is food. Take it or leave it!

[dingo82]

Better choose one that's REALLY small... or the other fishes will end up as food!