How to care for FRESHWATER PUFFER FISH - Dwarf Puffer, Pea Puffer, Puffer Fish, Mbu Puffer
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In this presentation, we talk about how to care for freshwater puffers, like Mbu and pea puffers.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:16 - Hank the MBU puffer fish
1:03 - Support your local aquarium club
2:53 - Do pufferfish puff up?
6:25 - Pea pufferfish
10:14 - What to feed puffer fish?
13:42 - Amazon puffer fish
15:44 - Decorating an aquarium for puffer fish
18:38 - Hairy puffer fish
20:58 - Congo spotted puffers
23:32 - What puffer should I get?
26:04 - Dragon puffer fish
27:23 - Pufferfish meds
32:10 - Fahaka puffer fish
39:20 - Water parameters
41:33 - MBU puffer fish
45:01 - Grow out tank blowout
51:10 - Hank's new fish tank
52:12 - Murphy the MBU puffer fish
55:13 - Question and answer
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Hi I love Fish and I hope to get more soon all I have now is A Snail
I’m near Portland Oregon where is your shop in Washington?
@@hannahpieplow8557 Now, a year later, did you get more fish?
They don't ship to Washington.
what about carrots???
I hate being that person.. but my research stopped here. I feel there's nothing on the internet as thorough as this video. Kudos!
Most beginning researchers frequently ask, "How do I know when I am done?"
@@remixgod6869 No such thing as "done".
Ignore the haters. Cory knows sooooo much and is amazing enough to share his knowledge
Cory knows his fish! He’s awesome!!!
@@KatieDeGo Yeah, some people literally take comments 100% literal -_-
Must say usually I can’t listen to people talk and talk but you deff kept me interested not sure if it was your tone or what but good job . I stayed listening and interested in everything you were saying!
Thanks for the feedback. Hopefully you’ll be getting a puffer soon :)
His videos are the opposite 😂 watch this at .5 speed and it’ll be more authentic
Broke Teenager WRONG
I’m going to pretend this video was put out today especially for me. Since you know I have pea puffers coming tomorrow. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Thank you, so much knowledge.
Candi Overhuls did you treat yours with any meds? I got some yesterday wondered how it's going as well😆
i have a green spotted puffa. when I 1st bought him/her (about 2 months ago), I bought a pack of frozen mussels. Jeff (the only fish I have with a name) didn't seem too keen on them, the I realized they were cooked.
surely that's not right is it?
anyway, I started feeding him snails, which he loved. then I ran out.
one day, I found a woodlice crawling across my floor. I picked it up and dropped it in the tank.
Jeff flew across the tank like a ballistic missile, chopped it in half and munched it in 2 seconds. this is now his favourite food. he's putting on weight and much happier.
and the best thing is, it's free!
place a broken patio slab/piece of wood/flower pot in the garden somewhere flat.
if you put it next to your back door, it's easy to get to. just put a bit of earth under it for the woodlice to snuggle into.
every day, lift it up and there ya go!
fresh food.
wiggly feet and a crunchy back. just how Jeff likes it.
brings out his predatory instinct. great to watch.
cheers Cory. best channel on the internet.
Nice, I used to give ants and small woodlice to killifish when I had them
I have a puffer obsession. This video is definitely going on my liked list!
Finally found a Pea Puff and he is the love of my life. thanks for the content!
Cory, what a amazing presentation. I’ve been contemplating a puffer for my 55 gal. I believe the Amazon puffer will be right for me. I enjoyed the med segment a great deal. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with a few of us aquatic minions!
Thank you for post thing this! I have an 11 year old who is begging me for a puffer. I am currently having her research them and do a presentation on how she will take care of it. This video will help her a lot.
Yeah, that is a great thing to do, if she can teach you a bit about them, you'll be as ready as you can be ;)
That's some great parenting right there! I wish more pet owners were as responsible as you, especially when it comes to getting pets for kids.
Ella Vader what a fantastic idea! You’re an awesome mom :)
Kudos! Great parenting right there.
You are a great mom pet owner
This was great, I listened while doing water changes. Thank you for sharing.
same omg just got a pea puffer
My puffer just died after about a month of having him :( I work at a pet store and a man donated one to me bc he didn’t want it anymore. I had never heard of them before and fell absolutely in love with that lil fish. I am so heartbroken, it’s insane. I miss his little cute face so much and how inquisitive he was. I can’t help but think I did something wrong and haven’t stopped doing research because I feel so bad and just want to know/learn more of what I could have done differently. I now believe he was sick already when I had got him and only got worse. I didn’t notice any signs at all and he was eating perfectly but his last few days, he rested a lot on the bottom than usual and I was worried but didn’t want to stress him out. I added SeaChem’s Stress Guard to try and help but after 3 days he was not with me anymore. I feel so bad and miss him so much. Definitely would love to get more and your videos have helped a lot. Definitely one of the best pet fish you can have. Would love to have another one 🥺
You are a master at your craft, great talk and hope the aquarium coop expands, so that we may get more talks like this from all your experience. You got me into the hobby btw.
Amazing. You are such a good public speaker, Cory.
Cory, your delivery is incredibly engaging - Lecturer material!
Back when I was a kid (10-11), my family got a fish tank and a couple fish books. I loved reading those books even though a lot of concepts were a little too advanced for me (like nutrient deficiencies, illnesses, building a tank from scratch, and water parameters). I especially enjoyed the parts that talked about fish species and breeding, and taking care of aquatic plants. Watching aquarium co-op's channel as well as other related fish care channels on youtube reminds me of the sheer joy of learning more about fish and plants when I was a kid. Thank you!
My kid is one of the ones who loves coming in and feeding Murphy. The other day when we came in, Murphy ate a guppy...completely by accident, because it was a fry that decided to poke at part of the clam that dropped :P Murphy just hoovered him him, surprising us and your store employee :D
Puffer (pea or amazon) are one of the fish we're planning to get down the road, with a lot more experience and larger tanks. But we love coming in to see the ones in your store :) HUGE thanks to your very knowledgeable staff for helping me talk my 7-yr old out of some right now, because we definitely don't have the set-up. This is definitely something you have to prepare for, so thanks again for putting a priority on education over "Yah, sure, you can keep 4 of these in a gallon!"
Having been in the salt and fresh water hobby for just a few years now, I never got a freshwater puffer do to the overwhelming and intimidating aspect of the responsibility. But, frustration and unsuccessful resources to rid my 30g freshwater planted tank from pesky snails got me to finally go to my local S. Florida fish store to get my self a green spotted puffer fish. Thus, stumbling to your channel to feed my self with the most information possible about these beautiful fish. Great video!! Please wish me luck!!
Wow! I love ALL of your videos and I'm amazed by the quality of your content. I'm sooo happy when every video is out, keep up the good work!!!
Thanks!
Putting my 38 gallon back up and now I know what I'm going to stock it with. I'm going planted this time around to boot. What a fantastic presentation!
I absolutely LOVED THIS VIDEO!! You cant find this kinda info in one spot anywhere on the net! You rock Cory!! I always thought owning a puffer would be really difficult but now I know its doable for me.. My hubby thinks im doing a college coarse I told him I was. I said its about Puffer fish, he shook his head and said all you watch is this guy and his videos.. :) :) :) You literally had me laughing, you are such a great speaker and had me interested the whole time.. Please do one about guppies. If you have please send me a link.. Thank you!!! Lots of Love!!
Just as you were talking about the self cloning crayfish I saw that one of mine started to produce eggs again :D
I almost bought a pea puffer as an impulse buy, but it's good that I didn't because I love my amano shrip and would have been devastated if the little puffer would have gone to kill them all.
They possibly wouldn’t. I have ghost shrimp in with my puffer fish, the most he does is follow them every now and then
Hey Cory. Dude...I just wanted to say that I really enjoy listing to you talk. Even on the topics im not interested in. You really know how to keep an odience. Good stuff bro.👍
Thanks, always like to hear feedback.
Aquarium Co-Op still watching the puffer vid...👍
"Is that a princess puffer?"
"Are you buying it? If yes, then it is!"
Darryl Wong loved that part
Thanks for tip on the white bumpy poop issue, just noticed it today and treated my fish.
This was a great talk Cory. I hope to see more like it! Thank You
Yay!! I needed a video like this! Thanks!
I love your channel and these lectures you do on a specific classes of fish have taught me so much! Loved the guppy one. Thinking after seeing this video starting a puffer tank today
I have tons of normal pond snails in my three aquariums so basically it’s free to feed them most of the week 👍
My Green Spotted Puffer was a MESS! at my pet shop before I rescued him, he had velvet, Ich, internal parasites, fin rot and a bacterial infection. It took a month to get him healthy... I treated and changed his brackish water 3 times a day to get rid of all the diseases falling off of him. What a job that was but he's all better now... Thanks to Cory with giving advice on what meds to use :) After the parasite meds were done...Triple sulfa worked great for his cloudy eyes and bacterial infection.
Glad you got it cured up ;)
Thought this was wonderful. I had been looking forward to the puffer video. Yay!!!!
I’m very impressed with the amount of knowledge you have... you really help make the hobby interesting!
Great info! I saw a figure 8 puffer at my LFS the other day and fell in love- not a fully freshwater species, but they still have the big puffer personalities!
Thanks for sharing this talk with us! Been waiting for this one!
You're a great speaker Cory!
You and your knowledge amaze me, Cory! Thank you so much for sharing!
I have 3 pea puffers in a 10g tall heavy planted tank with 4 khuli loaches! 😊♥️🙏 My favorite tank !
I'm really happy that we have Cory to rely on. Hes very knowledgeable on most, if not all fish and fish types. I was contemplating having a pea puffer because they're so cute, but now I know that it's not the best fit for me and what I can do. I'll continue to love them, but I think I need a different fish for the 15 gal I plan on having when I move out
I found this absolutely fascinating, thank you. 😊 I have a massive soft spot for puffers, they're a species I'd like to 'grow into' at some point. 😊
I have recently bought an mbu puffer and although i did a lot of research on them before buying, this video was amazingly educational. Thank you 😊
Can you please do a video on figure 8 puffers, I have one living with some Cory's and pleco's , how long does it take to get fully grown
Love the talk i would love to watch more like this because of how informative and intertaining it was
That was just great. You really know how to talk to a group. And I love your videos because they make sense and are still amusing at the right time 👍😂
This has been so helpful, thankful for your wisdom!
Great video Cory! Thanks for sharing.
Great talk and very informative. I have seen these so many times in the store but knew so little about them. Thanks
Ill likely never own a puffer fish but I love these talks. Really well done.
Love straight from Canada.
Man i love everything you do you teach me so much iver the years
This was incredibly informative
Might invest in a puffer in a few years. They're so cute I'm already excitedabout it
“He’ll eat as many treats as I give him”! Had me laughing very hard.
I love to see someone master their field to the point that they can give effortless presentations
Ive been binge watching your videos about your advice for a 20 gallon tank and ive definitely decided on pea puffers. Researching where I can buy them near me after I have the planted tank established but I'm so excited to have these little pals in my home office :)
This was fantastic! Wish I was in Washington to visit your store and meet you in person. I went to my local fish specialty store and saw a Green spotted puffer and fell in love. I couldn't wait to research more about them and their care, thus finding this video! Great information and really helpful in my search :)
Awesome, you’ll love that puffer.
Great detailed content. Super easy to follow and remember info to be best puffer parent.
one of the best talks i have heard..... thought i would not enjoy it, since i wont keep puffers... but i was wrong. ...really interesting info.
Awesome info, you're a great presenter!
Great vid. This helped a lot in my preparation for puffers.
Loving the advice as always!
I really enjoyed this. Very informative. I have been thinking about getting an Amazon puffer, now I know I am getting one. Thank you.
Sweet, you'll love it!
100% watch time from ya boi ;)
Well thank you 😍
Lol
Same here 🤣
I am new to puffers. Thank you for all the information!
I’ve never considered keeping puffers.... and if truth be told never really been interested in them. But I really enjoyed this video. Well presented and easy to understand. Will definitely watch future presentations videos like this one regardless of the species.
Amazing Talk, thanks very much Cory.
Pretty wild! I’ve been looking at pea puffers for a 29 gallon tank, then this! 😂 I’ve never been a big fan until now! That presentation was great! Now I just want to hang out and talk fish.
Excellent talk, thanks Cory!
Such a great video! Now I must get one.
Corey you are the best! Loved this
Brilliant talk.
What a great presentation 👍👍
Awesome presentation Cory very informational I keep Two pea puffers and I'm going to pick up a couple of more after seeing this maybe even three or four extras thank you
Your so good I could listen to you all day :) defo would love to fly over and see the shop one day
Dying laughing at the puffing part - I found my shops mbu puffer, puffed a bit because she was in the corner trying to poop and the other tank mates kept disturbing her. I thought it was something serious at first - no. Just wanted to poop alone. LOL
Great presentation! Thanks for sharing!
Can't wait to watch this when I get home from work! I've been thinking about getting some dwarf puffer for awhile. I even started a snail and ghost shrimp culture to feed them.
Sounds like you are on the right track then ;)
You mention the shells buffering the PH. What if your tap water is already 8ph? Would it be imperative to remove all shells?
Thanks for video i may pick up a pea puffer the only reason I have been iffy about getting one was because I thought they had to eat snails to file their teeth down and hearing it isn't common thing for their teeth to overgrow is awesome !
Loved this! Super interesting 🐡
Fantastic presentation, mate.
I love listening to the guy in the background laughing. So very informative Cory. They sell dwarf puffers at our local Walmart now, I feel so bad for all these fish...love to scoop all of them up and save them but I think all of them so riddled with diseases and parasites, would be a disaster to my babies at home☹️
Absolutely loved this vid. 😊😊😊😊😊💕💕💕
Lol the thumbnail for this always cracks me up
Great vid Cory thanx!
Very good informative speech
Who disliked this?
That was a great talk.
My 2 cents:
I think kuhli loaches are good companions for pea puffers.
They are nice opposites body-wise and since the kuhlis keep mostly to the ground they don't really bother the puffers.
I keep 6 pea puffers, 5 kuhlis, 3 Amano shrimp and 15 blue neons (i think you call them green neons) in a densely planted 30 gallon tank that i would call overgrown atm...
The peas have their spaces that they won't tolerate other puffers in (a medium-sized anubias nana,roots included, seems to do fine for them as personal space)...everyone else is tolerated.
I only put live food in that tank.
I got a separate tank for snails and live food in a great variety is not too hard to come by/keep/make any more...
Greetings from Germany.
Keep up the good work.
Really enjoy your videos and store. I drive from Mill Creek and only go shopping in your store. Good stuff.
Really love having your videos to watch. You're a legend in your own right!! Why can't you be in the UK?!:)
I do want to visit the Uk, maybe in the new year ;)
Aquarium Co-Op please keep us well-informed.... just make sure it's in London :)
No not London come to Wales nicer people and better scenery :)
I love these videos!
Yes!! Can't wait to get through this video! Will it be on the podcast?
Awsome vid thank you!
I bought what I thought was a pea puffer 3 1/2 months ago... It didn't stop growing. Im now the owner of a fahaka puffer 😅. Yes, it was mislabeled and it's my first experience owning a puffer. Of course now my tank is 100% snail free, so I'm currently setting up a tank to keep snails out of his tank until feeding time 😂. Im aware that I'll need at least a 120 gallon tank.
An amazing talk from a true expert. 😁 I got my Spotted Congo Puffer from you! Peace my dude!
That was brilliant thank you 🙏
Love straight out the hood of Richmond ca. Great video Cory. Always nail it
Thank you cory you keep teaching me, kinda new to this world. I am preparing myself to get pea puffer fish. Sadly, there’s no shop here which sells api general cure... hopefully the alternative can help with the internal worm. Thanks!!
Great talk. Would love to attend one of your presentations one day.
Great video!
Thanks for this. Hope you do something like this in the future and post it on TH-cam! :)
Well presented and lots of good info. 🙂👍
I want dwarf puffer (s?) soooooo bad.. love this video !
Best. Video. Ever.
You are very good person 👍
I have a pea puffer with 8 glass shrimp, he hasn't ever attacked them but he does chase them around just to play, so far haven't had any die other then one that couldn't shed and got stressed out