I absolutely ADORE pufferfish, whether they're freshwater, brackish water or salt water. Intelligant, soulful & comical, they're always great to watch. Lovely video & I love the close-up of the bloodworms too! Keep 'em coming!
@@HayleyJeffs look up S. Repens. It's a similarly carpeting plant but much prettier. It's not as easy care as monte carlo, but worth having if you've the time and energy to look after it.
GREAT VIDEO! I really enjoy your videos, Mark. I have a pea puffer in with my male guppies in a 5.5 gallon tank. The reason all is well is 1) the tank is FULL of live plants for lots of coverage and places for ramshorn snails to lay eggs 2) there are a LOT of ramshorn snails. 'Puffy' single-finnedly manages the WHOLE colony of snails by himself. He eats the snail-eggs AND the baby snails. He leaves the adult snails alone. As the adult snails eventually die off from old age, I add more snails from my other tanks. Puffy works everyday checking the eggs. He does NOT bother the guppies. Occasionally the boy guppies try to get amorous with him and he just swims away, lol. LIKE YOU SAY, each puffer has its own personality and I wouldn't tolerate it being aggressive towards my fish. It is one of the great joys of my life to watch this 3/4 inch fish manage this entire snail colony. It is very important to add more snails when the old ones die naturally of old age, after laying lots of eggs in their life-time. 2 years now, this has been going on. LOTS of plants encourage the snails laying their eggs, and give Puffy lots to keep 'interested' in. He carefully SCANS every square inch of the tank for his dinners. AMAZING little fish. I am so grateful to know and be able to observe him.💦🙏🐟😊
This was a wonderfully informative video. I am considering getting a pea puffer and I am spending my time in quarantine doing research about them. Thank you for sharing your experience with these great little fish.
Thanks for another fantastic video, I've learned more about these fish than I ever new before. I often see them single, but I can see from your video that having a half dozen or so makes for a very lively and interesting tank.
Thank You Mark!!! While I'm not into Puffer's, I do find ALL of your breeding video's to be the most informational out there. If you only knew how many different kind's of fish I can make from just watching your video's. Simply put, ... Top Shelf material!
Absolutely stunning video Mark, very good advice as always I keep mine in a tank on their own watching them chase daphnia is a great pastime 🤓 thanks for sharing. 👍🏼🐡
I saw these little guys at a pet store for the first time last week. Now that I see yours I know that the ones in the store were super skinny. It makes me sad.
They are always skinny at the pet stores which is sad. They ate right in the bag while acclimating, you know they are starving. I feed mine live brine shrimp and now they are all chubby little peas lol. I have 1 picky one that will eat nothing but snails. I was hoping he would watch the others and catch on but he looks at those brine shrimp and says I'm not eating that thing!!!
Thank you for tips and info! We just got a few and a random person told us that they CAN NOT be breed in captivity. I was like, Oh wow, i didn't know that. Then told my GF that all they did was read the first thing that popped up on google. lol Time to start a pea puffer-coops or PODS to save the wild ones lol
Nice healthy fish, too many vids have stressed-out puffers in them. I'm setting up a 15-gallon Pea Puffer tank this week. My first try and you gave us valuable information in this presentation 🐡🐡🐡. I use a terra-cotta tray as a feeding station in my tanks.
Great vid, mate! Got yourself a new subscriber :D i also use tweezers to feed my little guys, and vacuum up any left over after each meal to help keep nitrates from spiking. I ve only had mine for about 6 months now, and they are the single most interesting little fish ive ever had the pleasure to care for. Love them!!
Thanks for the information. I have 4 in a 29 gallon. When I turned the tank into a pygmy puffer tank, I had to remove all the guppies. One guppy proved illusive, so I left her in the tank. So far, she and the puffers and the bristle nosed pleco seem to be doing ok together. I do plan to one day outsmart the guppy and move her into the guppy tank. I hope the pleco will do okay with them. I'd like to leave him in there.
Thank you so much for this video, I never even thought about the remains of snails rotting away, good clean up tip. Also never seen them eat from a bowl it's adorable. I've been researching these the past few weeks and am slowly getting a tank together, my mum kept them before and is helping me out setting up - there's still things she didn't know either😅
hey mark, hope you are healing your back. i have started sleeping on a ''pool noodle'' one of those foam tubes kids play with in the pool. got mine at Walmart for $4. it's tough but i got my life back. perfect spinal alignment at night and let gravity work wonders. keeps me in the 10 hut position all night. start with knees up grab your head board and pull till you pop/adjustment to your back. all the pain goes away suddenly and you will fall right asleep. i used to get a painful pop, but now its almost unnoticeable. i am back to bench and military presses and curls. this i great. btw i am 69 and ripped.
Nice info on theses cute little ones, thanks for sharing. What kind of water parameters do they generally like? Temp? It’s nice to know how to feed them properly, I’m always worried I won’t have enough snails. Thank again.
Great video! Beautiful tank!! Plants look incredible! I'm a fish guy and thinking about getting these for my girlfriend, who LOVES the pea puffers. I want to set her up for success. I'm not sure if 2 in a 10g would result in aggression.. probably depends on their individual temperament.. and then i'm concerned we may get a male and female, where the male will stress her out once they mature. Maybe 3 in a 10g? So then I was thinking 1 puffer in a 5g.. but will it then get lonely and without much stimulation while she's at work? I know you can't really put other fish with them.. maybe a large mystery snail? With the feeding.. how would you even go about feeding 1 or 2 of them with live foods? The live food will likely expire by the time even half of the stuff is used up. So then I was thinking maybe a 1g tank of just snails to pull from? .. but then I feel bad for the snails. Would the puffers be happy and healthy with frozen food, freeze-dried bloodworms.. and even.. flakes? anyone's input is much appreciated.
Thank you very much for your nice video, we see that you like them your little guys and I like that ;-) all your advice will help me for my specific little guys ! :-)
Great video Mark :) Does anyone know what proportion of pygmy puffers currently sold in UK are wild caught? I'd love to keep them but would hate to contribute to their decline. Any suggestions for shops which stock captive bred ones?
I just picked one of these up, very interesting fish, his little eyes are so inquisitive ! I have mine alone in a five gallon planted tank. Do you think these could go with tiger barbs?
@@lisasaxon7828 it's easier to show you than to explain do you have Instagram because my wife could send you a bunch of photos or Facebook or something
Hi. Thank you for the great video. i have two questions, how old will they get usually? And do they have to be feeded every day or is it ok to skip one or two days a week? Thanks!
Really interesting, thankyou! I always steered clear of these as my lfs told me that they would need worming once a month and that you couldn't put your bare hands in the tank because they were toxic, but clearly not the case? I'll have to give them a go one day.
I have a palladarium for tree frogs. And an infestation of snails. I added two of these, to help. Frogs do eat the snails too. I just hope my measly 7 gal with lots of cover, is enough space.
From experience they really have different personalities. Some don't bother fish or even baby shrimp and another would annihilate a shrimp colony. What I notice is that a tank with lots of plants is really best for their sanity. No matter their personality they like hiding and exploring. They actually don't mind a "dirty" tank (I do have lots of plants), they are durable. However, snail shells should be picked up.
Hey Mark, Nice video. Will they eat newly hatched brine shrimp, or should I grow the shrimp a few days longer? I have spirulina powder and astazanthan powder for brine shrimp food. Right now, my little Puffer's are on mainly frozen blood worms, but I am growing some snails in another tank.
I got 4 young peas, but they do live with others, they're doing fine, but I have a 125 litre tank, about 60 gallons I think. I hope it'll work tho. Auch. I was wrong, 125 litres is 33 US gallons
Great video. Have you tried using Hikari Vibra Bites? I'd like to pick up some pea puffers soon, but would like to be able to transition them to a flake/pellet eventually as their staple food.
awesome as always mark ! my go to fish expert, could i ask where could i source some as im on the wirral and dont trust certain online sites ? also what carpet plant is that cheers LIKED AS ALWAYS TAKE CARE
Fantastic video, thank you! I have kind of a different question: How do you keep live bloodworms? I really want to, but I read about, I think, midge flies, and having to time it right etc. Seemed a bit much. Do you mind sharing your process?
I was just think what they would do with larger shrimps and medium crayfish & crabs, when I notice the cherry shrimps in your tanks. How do they do with medium-large invertebrates? Will they only take tiny-small invertebrates or will they go full psycho and take a big Amano shrimp?
Hi Mark nice video they're very cute. Do you know if there are any small community fish that will eat trumpet snails. I got infested by a plant I put in and now have enough of the bloody things to sink a battle ship. I am pulling them out every day to keep the numbers down. The biggest fish I have in there are congo tetras and would like to keep them all small. Thanks mate.
What a great video. I’ve got 4 in a 40 litre superfish home tank. Shop said it was easily big enough. Should I be worried and rehoused some or wait and see? I keep marine setup and tropical tank. I really don’t have any room for anything bigger than what I have. I reply would be really appreciated. BTW water quality is excellent.
Hi Mark I to have mine with shrimp to. I feed mine with a syringe its cool thay all take it in turns feeding from it and this helps keeping the tank clean. I sometimes feel im not feeding them enough. How often do you feed yours as they all look in good health
I am trying to breed pea puffers (15) with australian desert gobies (4) that are breeding and growing up in a low boy (2'x4') but I am not having any luck with the puffers yet. Oh and they have 1 blue dream female that owns the tank lol
Hi Mark, just subbed today after seeing this video. I am cycling my tank for these little guys. I've a 50 litre tank. How many would you reckon to stock? I live planted to tank and a rainbow fish fry or egg is now swimming in the tank. I assume they would not get along?
Finally got some and am like an over protective mother lol I have worms on my glass and can not find much information on how to get rid I do have another tank set up if I need to move them....Will I transfer the worms if I move them? Fenbendazole keeps coming up but I live in the UK the only way to get it is in animal de-wormer not knowing the dosage do not want to go down that route. Could you give me an idea of what you would do? FYI mine will only eat bloodworms and are so fat when I got them they were so thin. I have been lucky all the de worming was done before I got them but made sure just in case..
Methylene Blue definitely kills them, but it stains everything. If they're attached to the glass it's likely hydra, and they will kill shrimplets and fry. I'm dealing with it now. I use a turkey baster to carefully remove the ones I see (if you break them apart they just turn into more hydra). The 3% hydrogen peroxide works if you spray in directly on the little monsters. This is in a fry tank too, otherwise I'd probably remove all fish and pour bottles of that stuff in. If you've found a solution, I'd be grateful for the info!
Hey! In my country the fish sellers are usually very good and never sell any fish to bad owners or too many fish in one aquarium, but now I'm confused. There is a dwarf puffer breeder who works at my local pet store and she is very passionate about these lil fish and she told me I could put 10 dwarf puffers now into my 20 gallon tank. Then after testing my water quality she proceeded to sell me 10 dwarf puffers, but when I got home and counted them, there were 13 of these little guys. What should I do?
Hi Mark. Thanks for the informative video! I have had 2 pea puffers for about 2 1/2 months in a planted 10 gallon (recently upgraded from a 5.5g). Now that they have matured a bit, it appears they are both males. There is a more dominant one of the two who does occasionally chase the other, but other times they stay together without fighting. My concern is that they have become very shy always hiding in the back corners and can rarely be seen. I went to my LFS and the owner told me to check for signs of disease and to raise my ph (currently at 6.8) which I will work on. I'm wondering if they are stressed because of their living situation being both males and if I need to exchange a male for a female or add more females, how to purchase females only since they are hard to determine sex when young.
It's probably down to them both being male. Take one male back and get three females this will keep him happy. You will then find they will come out more. You can identify females by the lack of the black bar that funs down the underside of the male's. Also the females don't have the blue creses around the eyes like male's do.
By far the best care guide video for pea puffers with awesome footage!
Thank you. 😊
That snail got picked off right on cue. Nice :)
I absolutely ADORE pufferfish, whether they're freshwater, brackish water or salt water. Intelligant, soulful & comical, they're always great to watch. Lovely video & I love the close-up of the bloodworms too! Keep 'em coming!
Look at that carpet!! Great info
What is the name of carpet plant?
Kingsmasterx5 monte carlo
I would love to see a video just on that planting! It is glorious!
@@HayleyJeffs look up S. Repens. It's a similarly carpeting plant but much prettier. It's not as easy care as monte carlo, but worth having if you've the time and energy to look after it.
@@Aquascape_Dreaming thanks!
GREAT VIDEO! I really enjoy your videos, Mark. I have a pea puffer in with my male guppies in a 5.5 gallon tank. The reason all is well is 1) the tank is FULL of live plants for lots of coverage and places for ramshorn snails to lay eggs 2) there are a LOT of ramshorn snails. 'Puffy' single-finnedly manages the WHOLE colony of snails by himself. He eats the snail-eggs AND the baby snails. He leaves the adult snails alone. As the adult snails eventually die off from old age, I add more snails from my other tanks. Puffy works everyday checking the eggs. He does NOT bother the guppies. Occasionally the boy guppies try to get amorous with him and he just swims away, lol. LIKE YOU SAY, each puffer has its own personality and I wouldn't tolerate it being aggressive towards my fish. It is one of the great joys of my life to watch this 3/4 inch fish manage this entire snail colony. It is very important to add more snails when the old ones die naturally of old age, after laying lots of eggs in their life-time. 2 years now, this has been going on. LOTS of plants encourage the snails laying their eggs, and give Puffy lots to keep 'interested' in. He carefully SCANS every square inch of the tank for his dinners. AMAZING little fish. I am so grateful to know and be able to observe him.💦🙏🐟😊
Nice to hear an aqua hobbyist who knows the difference between schooling fish and shoaling fish 😊
I really REALLY like their little feeding dish!! I will definitely be adding it to my future tank!
This was a wonderfully informative video. I am considering getting a pea puffer and I am spending my time in quarantine doing research about them. Thank you for sharing your experience with these great little fish.
Thanks for another fantastic video, I've learned more about these fish than I ever new before. I often see them single, but I can see from your video that having a half dozen or so makes for a very lively and interesting tank.
What a fantastic clip, first kept these about forty years ago, will def do as a species set up this time round. Cheers Mark
Thank You Mark!!! While I'm not into Puffer's, I do find ALL of your breeding video's to be the most informational out there. If you only knew how many different kind's of fish I can make from just watching your video's. Simply put, ... Top Shelf material!
Absolutely stunning video Mark, very good advice as always I keep mine in a tank on their own watching them chase daphnia is a great pastime 🤓 thanks for sharing. 👍🏼🐡
I saw these little guys at a pet store for the first time last week. Now that I see yours I know that the ones in the store were super skinny. It makes me sad.
Mine are very skinny, i just got them a few days ago, I hope I can help them become healthy!
@@lexitsmyopinion3448 You will! Update us!
@@augustvukosovich4683 will do! Got lucky and got 2 Female and 1 Male too!!
They are always skinny at the pet stores which is sad. They ate right in the bag while acclimating, you know they are starving. I feed mine live brine shrimp and now they are all chubby little peas lol. I have 1 picky one that will eat nothing but snails. I was hoping he would watch the others and catch on but he looks at those brine shrimp and says I'm not eating that thing!!!
@@lexitsmyopinion3448 live brine shrimp. after 2 days mine looked completely healthy
I just discoverd your marvelous, instructive and entertaining videos. This is my new favorite fishkeeping channel.
Thank you for tips and info! We just got a few and a random person told us that they CAN NOT be breed in captivity. I was like, Oh wow, i didn't know that. Then told my GF that all they did was read the first thing that popped up on google. lol Time to start a pea puffer-coops or PODS to save the wild ones lol
What an outstanding video! I love your sensitivity to the fish and the information about their intelligence and stimulating environment.
Great video as always Mark and very timely as these are on my shorlist to keep soon as a species tank 👍🏻
Nice healthy fish, too many vids have stressed-out puffers in them. I'm setting up a 15-gallon Pea Puffer tank this week. My first try and you gave us valuable information in this presentation 🐡🐡🐡. I use a terra-cotta tray as a feeding station in my tanks.
Thanks as always, these fishes are so so cute, i love watching them eat!
Lovely looking little fish , I have kept marine puffers before and they were great fun ..🙏👍✌
Fantastic insight Mark i found it really useful thanks. Lots of love to you and yours.
Another great video, full of information also nice to see them feeding and a nice tune too👍👍
I'm getting 4 of these guys tomorrow. I'm very excited ! And good idea with the feeding dish, I'll have to get one myself.
Great vid, mate! Got yourself a new subscriber :D
i also use tweezers to feed my little guys, and vacuum up any left over after each meal to help keep nitrates from spiking. I ve only had mine for about 6 months now, and they are the single most interesting little fish ive ever had the pleasure to care for. Love them!!
Hi. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😀👍
Fantastic little video mark .
Lots of great information. Thanks, Mark.
👍💕👍
Hi Mark great video on the care if this cute and funny species. I've definitely learnt some new information, thankyou for sharing 😊
Thanks for the information. I have 4 in a 29 gallon. When I turned the tank into a pygmy puffer tank, I had to remove all the guppies. One guppy proved illusive, so I left her in the tank. So far, she and the puffers and the bristle nosed pleco seem to be doing ok together. I do plan to one day outsmart the guppy and move her into the guppy tank. I hope the pleco will do okay with them. I'd like to leave him in there.
Great video, and I love your demeanor. Thanks for the information. Cheers.
Thank you so much for this video, I never even thought about the remains of snails rotting away, good clean up tip. Also never seen them eat from a bowl it's adorable. I've been researching these the past few weeks and am slowly getting a tank together, my mum kept them before and is helping me out setting up - there's still things she didn't know either😅
Thanks for watching Emmie. Glad you enjoyed the videos.
Amazing video..im getting my first puffers this weekend and I'm so excited.su bed,great channel keep them coming!!!
hey mark, hope you are healing your back. i have started sleeping on a ''pool noodle'' one of those foam tubes kids play with in the pool. got mine at Walmart for $4. it's tough but i got my life back. perfect spinal alignment at night and let gravity work wonders. keeps me in the 10 hut position all night. start with knees up grab your head board and pull till you pop/adjustment to your back. all the pain goes away suddenly and you will fall right asleep. i used to get a painful pop, but now its almost unnoticeable. i am back to bench and military presses and curls. this i great. btw i am 69 and ripped.
Thanks Bob 😀👍
By far the best pea puffer care video 👍
Thank you Mark. 😊👍
Feeding dish- brilliant!!!
Fantastic video and very informative
I really love these guys. I can’t wait to see if you can successfully breed them.
Lovely song at the end. Looking forward to you learning about breeding these little fellows!
Look in my playlists ive done a series on breeding them.😀👍
I used to have 3 Pea Puffers when I was stationed in HI. Definitely unique fish.
Thank you for all the great information
Another great video, thx!
Really informative: thanks Mark! :)
Great video! I also have them, great wet pets.
GREAT INFO 👍
Nice info on theses cute little ones, thanks for sharing. What kind of water parameters do they generally like? Temp? It’s nice to know how to feed them properly, I’m always worried I won’t have enough snails. Thank again.
Great video! Beautiful tank!! Plants look incredible!
I'm a fish guy and thinking about getting these for my girlfriend, who LOVES the pea puffers. I want to set her up for success. I'm not sure if 2 in a 10g would result in aggression.. probably depends on their individual temperament.. and then i'm concerned we may get a male and female, where the male will stress her out once they mature. Maybe 3 in a 10g? So then I was thinking 1 puffer in a 5g.. but will it then get lonely and without much stimulation while she's at work? I know you can't really put other fish with them.. maybe a large mystery snail?
With the feeding.. how would you even go about feeding 1 or 2 of them with live foods? The live food will likely expire by the time even half of the stuff is used up. So then I was thinking maybe a 1g tank of just snails to pull from? .. but then I feel bad for the snails. Would the puffers be happy and healthy with frozen food, freeze-dried bloodworms.. and even.. flakes?
anyone's input is much appreciated.
Very helpful thank you
Thank you very much for your nice video, we see that you like them your little guys and I like that ;-) all your advice will help me for my specific little guys ! :-)
Great video!
Great tips - thanks 👍
Great video Mark :)
Does anyone know what proportion of pygmy puffers currently sold in UK are wild caught? I'd love to keep them but would hate to contribute to their decline.
Any suggestions for shops which stock captive bred ones?
Fantastic
Love your video!
Fabulous ❤️ I want one of those feeding dishes
I love mine , however the feeding can be a pain . I have a pest snail tank and i try daphnia colonies in there too
I just picked one of these up, very interesting fish, his little eyes are so inquisitive ! I have mine alone in a five gallon planted tank. Do you think these could go with tiger barbs?
can you do videos about tips for plants?? 😁
I had to separate mine,
wouldn't stop breeding.mine are with shrimp also.Thx for the vid.
Do you keep your water brackish or fresh?
Please DO help me with how you bred them so well...x
@@lisasaxon7828 it's easier to show you than to explain do you have Instagram because my wife could send you a bunch of photos or Facebook or something
@@deadboynyc what's your Instagram? I am very interested in seeing your breeding process
Look at all those oxygen bubbles from plants awesome! Is there a filter in this tank also?
i really like theses fishes, they're so interesting to watch , with much personality ^^ my trio are incredible :D ?nice video btw !
Thank you.😀👍
Thanks for the informative video. What hardness is the water you are keeping them in?
Thanks mark
New sub, awesome video! I want to start breeding mine, but don’t know how. Please make a video on this! 😁
I will don't worry. 😀👍thanks for subscribing.
They can also take live meal worms (not the super worms), frozen mysis shrimp, and freeze dried krill, slightly crumbled up.
Mark, hopefully you see this. How may males and females would you have in a 100ltr tank? Great video, best one for advice I’ve watched ☺️
Hi. I'd go for one male and five female's 😀👍
MARK'S AQUATICS perfect thank you 😊 can’t wait to get some, do you sell privately or just to local fish shops? I’d love to find someone independent
Hi. Thank you for the great video. i have two questions, how old will they get usually? And do they have to be feeded every day or is it ok to skip one or two days a week? Thanks!
Really interesting, thankyou! I always steered clear of these as my lfs told me that they would need worming once a month and that you couldn't put your bare hands in the tank because they were toxic, but clearly not the case? I'll have to give them a go one day.
They're harmless little dudes. Such characters. 😀
They do look alot of fun! I have sparkling gourami in my bedside tank who are also fun but if I didn't, pea puffers would be my next choice.
Thank you for the information very insightful questions. How many can I keep in a 29 gallon?
I have got 4 puffers in with my endler guppies they seem to be doing ok
I have a palladarium for tree frogs. And an infestation of snails. I added two of these, to help. Frogs do eat the snails too.
I just hope my measly 7 gal with lots of cover, is enough space.
Where can I get one of the tree bark bowl things? Brilliant idea and a fab little video 👍🏽
I make the feeding bowls from oak.
Nice video. I have a 10 gallon I’d like to set up. Can I have 3 pea puffers and a couple cherry shrimp?
From experience they really have different personalities. Some don't bother fish or even baby shrimp and another would annihilate a shrimp colony. What I notice is that a tank with lots of plants is really best for their sanity. No matter their personality they like hiding and exploring.
They actually don't mind a "dirty" tank (I do have lots of plants), they are durable. However, snail shells should be picked up.
They are such cuties
Hey Mark, Nice video. Will they eat newly hatched brine shrimp, or should I grow the shrimp a few days longer? I have spirulina powder and astazanthan powder for brine shrimp food. Right now, my little Puffer's are on mainly frozen blood worms, but I am growing some snails in another tank.
I got 4 young peas, but they do live with others, they're doing fine, but I have a 125 litre tank, about 60 gallons I think. I hope it'll work tho.
Auch. I was wrong, 125 litres is 33 US gallons
Great video. Have you tried using Hikari Vibra Bites? I'd like to pick up some pea puffers soon, but would like to be able to transition them to a flake/pellet eventually as their staple food.
Some will eat processed foods, but I've always used live or frozen.
My DP's have never accepted any food that was not live or thawed frozen.
I know i'm late on this video , but I am impressed, how much gallons does that hold ?
awesome as always mark ! my go to fish expert, could i ask where could i source some as im on the wirral and dont trust certain online sites ? also what carpet plant is that cheers LIKED AS ALWAYS TAKE CARE
He said in the video the carpet is Monte Carlo. Beautiful stuff!
Fantastic video, thank you! I have kind of a different question: How do you keep live bloodworms? I really want to, but I read about, I think, midge flies, and having to time it right etc. Seemed a bit much. Do you mind sharing your process?
Keep bloodworm alive in cold fresh water.
Very helpful mark thank you.will you spawn them in that tank or move them to a designated breeding tank ?
Probably move them to another tank.
I was just think what they would do with larger shrimps and medium crayfish & crabs, when I notice the cherry shrimps in your tanks. How do they do with medium-large invertebrates? Will they only take tiny-small invertebrates or will they go full psycho and take a big Amano shrimp?
Cool fish I have 3
I love there eyes
Hi Mark nice video they're very cute. Do you know if there are any small community fish that will eat trumpet snails. I got infested by a plant I put in and now have enough of the bloody things to sink a battle ship. I am pulling them out every day to keep the numbers down. The biggest fish I have in there are congo tetras and would like to keep them all small. Thanks mate.
Clown, skunk, and yoyo loaches are an option.
what kind of plant is on the bottom on the bottom and can you grow it out of gravel or does it need the dirt substrate?
What a great video. I’ve got 4 in a 40 litre superfish home tank. Shop said it was easily big enough. Should I be worried and rehoused some or wait and see? I keep marine setup and tropical tank. I really don’t have any room for anything bigger than what I have. I reply would be really appreciated. BTW water quality is excellent.
4 in a 40l is fine. 😊👍
Thanks Mark, all the best mate.
My ten year old would love to see you breed Monos!
is your carpeting plant pearlweed or monte carlo? Also, how much do they eat in one sitting??
Hi Mark I to have mine with shrimp to. I feed mine with a syringe its cool thay all take it in turns feeding from it and this helps keeping the tank clean. I sometimes feel im not feeding them enough. How often do you feed yours as they all look in good health
I feed mine twice a day. They always pretend you've forgotten to feed them.😂
I wonder if they would benefit from one of those little ball betta mirrors
I am trying to breed pea puffers (15) with australian desert gobies (4) that are breeding and growing up in a low boy (2'x4') but I am not having any luck with the puffers yet. Oh and they have 1 blue dream female that owns the tank lol
Hi Mark, just subbed today after seeing this video. I am cycling my tank for these little guys. I've a 50 litre tank. How many would you reckon to stock? I live planted to tank and a rainbow fish fry or egg is now swimming in the tank. I assume they would not get along?
Thanks for watching and subscribing. I'd go for 5. Rainbow fish do better in groups so best to rehome him when its bigger.
Pea puffers are truly the cutest fish everrr
Finally got some and am like an over protective mother lol I have worms on my glass and can not find much information on how to get rid I do have another tank set up if I need to move them....Will I transfer the worms if I move them? Fenbendazole keeps coming up but I live in the UK the only way to get it is in animal de-wormer not knowing the dosage do not want to go down that route. Could you give me an idea of what you would do? FYI mine will only eat bloodworms and are so fat when I got them they were so thin. I have been lucky all the de worming was done before I got them but made sure just in case..
Methylene Blue definitely kills them, but it stains everything. If they're attached to the glass it's likely hydra, and they will kill shrimplets and fry. I'm dealing with it now. I use a turkey baster to carefully remove the ones I see (if you break them apart they just turn into more hydra). The 3% hydrogen peroxide works if you spray in directly on the little monsters. This is in a fry tank too, otherwise I'd probably remove all fish and pour bottles of that stuff in. If you've found a solution, I'd be grateful for the info!
@ MARK'S AQUATICS can you put mistrey snails in with pee puffers
Hey! In my country the fish sellers are usually very good and never sell any fish to bad owners or too many fish in one aquarium, but now I'm confused. There is a dwarf puffer breeder who works at my local pet store and she is very passionate about these lil fish and she told me I could put 10 dwarf puffers now into my 20 gallon tank. Then after testing my water quality she proceeded to sell me 10 dwarf puffers, but when I got home and counted them, there were 13 of these little guys. What should I do?
Awesome video! How long does it take them to grow from .25” to a size where they can be sexed?
Hi Mark. Thanks for the informative video! I have had 2 pea puffers for about 2 1/2 months in a planted 10 gallon (recently upgraded from a 5.5g). Now that they have matured a bit, it appears they are both males. There is a more dominant one of the two who does occasionally chase the other, but other times they stay together without fighting. My concern is that they have become very shy always hiding in the back corners and can rarely be seen. I went to my LFS and the owner told me to check for signs of disease and to raise my ph (currently at 6.8) which I will work on. I'm wondering if they are stressed because of their living situation being both males and if I need to exchange a male for a female or add more females, how to purchase females only since they are hard to determine sex when young.
It's probably down to them both being male. Take one male back and get three females this will keep him happy. You will then find they will come out more. You can identify females by the lack of the black bar that funs down the underside of the male's. Also the females don't have the blue creses around the eyes like male's do.
@@MARKSAQUATICS Thanks! I now have a male and three females. Fingers crossed!
Thanks for the good video my friend! Like + sub for your Sir!
What’s the smallest tank that a single pea puffer could be in? The LFS has some that are like 1/3”
Hi Chris. With good filtration you could go for a 5 gallon tank. But bigger the better.
I have had these before where can I purchase them now? I would like to start a group of my own.