For the amount of puffers in the space with few hideouts and plants, I'd be careful because when they are young they get along, but once they grow up they become extremely territorial and more aggressive. When they become adults, the current layout may not be sufficient in housing them all in the tank. Just looking out for you!
You know I think doing your own experiments with fish keeping is a good thing. You can show people how your fish react instead of just an internet forum
As pea puffers age they get more territorial. Yes you have 15 pea puffers be friendly for the first 2 weeks, but we'll see how many you have after 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months. Best is to have maximally 1 for 10 gallons 2 for 15, 3 for 20, etc. I did really well with 6 in a well planted and scaped 55 gallon tank. lots of line of sight breaks and lots of things to keep them interested in exploring.. Snails are good enrichment for them as are ghos shrimps.
Shaden0040 mine do well with 3 in a heavily planted 10 gal tank but there's plenty of hiding spots and caves go them. I do not think you should over over that and tbh even 3 was pushing it but they thrive and do great
I have one pea puffer in a community tank with a rainbow shark, danios, and neon tetras and he does just fine with them, so it all depends on the personality of your puffer. I am thinking about getting another so the other one does not get lonely:)
GARDEN STATE FISHING - my puffer is in also in a community tank. It does chase around the white clouds when they steal his bloodworms. It does sometimes chase only the fish in his way but tends to explore the tank thinking that I dropped in a snail
All the fish are about the same size, my sparkling gouramis bicker with each other more than the puffer. I feel it is lonely sometimes since it goes at the other end while the others swim about.
Crush some of that black lava rock and mix it with the white sand. Even a bit of black mixed with white ends up subduing the brown dirty look you get from detritus and mulm. Just make sure the grain size is about same as the sand. I did a similar thing with my tank's white sand bed and found it works pretty well. You still get the dirt but it doesn't look as bad.
Don't be surprised if you wake up in the morning with a dried up puffer on your floor, especially with no lid, happened to me before with these little guys:)
It's all about having an interesting environment for the puffers and broken lines of sight which you have provided secondly just because people advise or books say different who cares its nature and what works for one person doesn't mean everyone else has to adhere
I love puffers and what you did with the puffer dedicated Tank was full of wonderful ideas>>>>>>Thanks>>>>> there is so much info out there about the number of puffers per tank size>>>>>>>you have inspired me to do a puffer only tank. Currently, I have one male puffer in a community tank>>>>>> I have a lot to do and think aboutthanks again
Love how you've scaped this tank. In my experience it also depends how the tank is set up and whether there are a lot of hiding places etc. Although i'm certainly no expert.
Oh my goodness. I had these fish about 20 years ago. They breed like crazy. The male's get really yellow Orange with a solid stripe . the female's are spotted. They absolutely love snails. Its best to have only one male. They will fight to the death. Good luck with them. Like I said mine were constantly laying eggs .
I keep 2 pea puffs (1M&1F) in a 10gal with Val and tiger lotus. I feed blood worms once a week and I keep hundreds of ramshorn snails in the tank at all times. Oh ya and 1 amano shrimp. I've had them for almost two years about a year ago I put three amanos in there as food but they didn't bother with them. 2 of the shrimp crawled out and the last one cleans out the snail shells once the puffs are done with em . Its very interesting to watch them interact with each other and to watch them hunt snails. When I feed blood worms I use a pipe et and they pull the worm right out of the tip. Its really fun to see them get so excited when they see me with the pipe et. I would recommend puffs to anyone that wants to keep a nano tank as long as they keep them as a species only, other than snails and shrimp Love the vids man, keep up the great work!!
To make it even more maintenance free do you thing a bridle nose pleco would be compatible? And what do you thing the success rate of having tank like this is? I would love to have one and have some empty tanks to fill
No, plecostomus grow pretty big for small tanks as they grow up to 6 in. Also, pea puffers are KILKERS. Don't let their cute and small bodies change your perspective on them. Really agressive fish.
Justin Perkins they don't help maintenance really. They may clean the class, but you can do that easily yourself. The bioload and poop everywhere that comes with them are not worth it. Mine have even attacked other fish.
your tank will be ok until they start breeding, I don't know what it is but the male I had went psycho. i don't know if after mating the male drives off the female to get another in his territory or what but he just went nuts killing his mate. but they may not breed i don't know what triggers it. some fish it is a drop in temp, others it is a change is quality or the moon. who the hell knows.
I've been keeping pea puffers for quite a while have them in a tank with some Bolivian Rams and some blue Rams they do just fine I have a 4 pea puffers I feed them snails twice a week it keeps the weight on them they really like them and bloodworms and it gives them something to do besides picking on each other which does happen from time to time but if you put a variety of snails small to just a little bit bigger than their mouths they don't fight as much because they have something to do
Nice video, good your fish are in healthy condition. Tip : Its better to defrost the bloodworms in advance. Its healthier for the fish and less oil on the surface. I let off the frozen water from the package, i open the pack a little and turn it 90° to let the juice out.Like to see more updates!
Very cute fish and interesting setup. Are you going to add scavengers, or will the puffers bite at them? Are there any other fish that can be with pea puffers? Or maybe a crayfish, like you had awhile back?
I keep mine in a 90 gallon with Synodontis petricola. The synos in my tank believe it or not will bully them , even my small 2" synos push them around. Just the way my tank works. Thanks for the video. I should also add I keep them with cherry shrimp, they do not bother them at all.
How do you think they'd work with kuhli loaches? I think it would be fun to have the loaches hiding in the island and darting out once in a while with the puffers swimming around and picking on things
Looks good. Maybe get another tank so they can swim more. And if they reproduce they need another level to thrive . The avatar tank would of been perfect, But that was the rimless glass tutorial rescaped to the jungle. Mangroves the 90gal. Puffer island really good.
you can put 2 pea puffer fish per every 5 gallon tank. you should use 1 yellow algae eater fish to keep your algae in check and itll give you that eal look like effect, itll be awesome. i love your tank setup, dude you rock thumbs up and get brine shrimp, they love it ;) ohhh they like fish fins preferably tails lol
I have three dwarf puffers in my community tank I have neon Tetris I have one angel fish I have . I also have runny noses. I have algae eaters and they leave them alone. I have male and female I have seen them mating but haven't seen any eggs or babies yet.
In my experience you have to keep them in a large group i.e. 10+ or just one by itself. Even in a smaller tank. As long as you mind the water quality. Anything else and they just go highlander no matter how many hiding spots or space they have, till there is only one.
dont believe the horror stories. i have 3 pea puffers in a community tank with a harem honey gourami, rocket killi fish, and red fire shrimp in a 20 gallon. and the do just fine i have got them over 1.5 year now.
Sammy B - it is recommended to keep the water around 70° F but mine just does fine in somewhat temperate water. It is still fairly warm, come winter I don't know.
I breed them. Wait until they start spawning... aggression does NOT usually lead to any injuries. Its all posturing. Feed heavy, clean heavy and have territories for every male. All else should be fine. frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp and snails are not needed.
Have you checked out Rachel O'Leary she has a vid on these guys. Mine didn't have a problem until they become mature of breeding age. So give it a couple months
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I bet the puffers would enjoy hunting some small shrimp. I know I'd like to watch that.
For the amount of puffers in the space with few hideouts and plants, I'd be careful because when they are young they get along, but once they grow up they become extremely territorial and more aggressive. When they become adults, the current layout may not be sufficient in housing them all in the tank. Just looking out for you!
puffer island kinda sounds like an island full of smokers
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Yes the tank provides entertainment to the puffer island that actually exists on the dry side of the glass
Now I have visions of them all with cigarettes...
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You know I think doing your own experiments with fish keeping is a good thing. You can show people how your fish react instead of just an internet forum
As pea puffers age they get more territorial. Yes you have 15 pea puffers be friendly for the first 2 weeks, but we'll see how many you have after 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months. Best is to have maximally 1 for 10 gallons 2 for 15, 3 for 20, etc. I did really well with 6 in a well planted and scaped 55 gallon tank. lots of line of sight breaks and lots of things to keep them interested in exploring.. Snails are good enrichment for them as are ghos shrimps.
Shaden0040 mine do well with 3 in a heavily planted 10 gal tank but there's plenty of hiding spots and caves go them. I do not think you should over over that and tbh even 3 was pushing it but they thrive and do great
i think you mean 1 for 10 litters,2 for 15 litters ,3 for 20 ,etc.Right?
I have one pea puffer in a community tank with a rainbow shark, danios, and neon tetras and he does just fine with them, so it all depends on the personality of your puffer. I am thinking about getting another so the other one does not get lonely:)
That would be really bad.
GARDEN STATE FISHING - my puffer is in also in a community tank. It does chase around the white clouds when they steal his bloodworms. It does sometimes chase only the fish in his way but tends to explore the tank thinking that I dropped in a snail
All the fish are about the same size, my sparkling gouramis bicker with each other more than the puffer. I feel it is lonely sometimes since it goes at the other end while the others swim about.
The same thing happens to me and that's why I'm getting another for my tank
The puffers are doing great so far! Looking forward to seeing this tank mature.
Crush some of that black lava rock and mix it with the white sand. Even a bit of black mixed with white ends up subduing the brown dirty look you get from detritus and mulm. Just make sure the grain size is about same as the sand. I did a similar thing with my tank's white sand bed and found it works pretty well. You still get the dirt but it doesn't look as bad.
Don't be surprised if you wake up in the morning with a dried up puffer on your floor, especially with no lid, happened to me before with these little guys:)
Sally Bloor could stick it in resin and turn it into a keyring
This is by far my favourite tank!!
It's all about having an interesting environment for the puffers and broken lines of sight which you have provided secondly just because people advise or books say different who cares its nature and what works for one person doesn't mean everyone else has to adhere
I love puffers and what you did with the puffer dedicated Tank was full of wonderful ideas>>>>>>Thanks>>>>> there is so much info out there about the number of puffers per tank size>>>>>>>you have inspired me to do a puffer only tank. Currently, I have one male puffer in a community tank>>>>>> I have a lot to do and think aboutthanks again
Looks great! In the wild they do shoal together so it makes sense that they are being civilized. I have two and I could watch them all day. 😊
They seem to be doing well and are so cute! 😃
Ever since I've watch are you people for videos they are now my favorite fish
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I love this tank, the puffers are looking great
I really enjoy this tank, looking forward to seeing what you put in Jungle tank - just whenever, I understand you have a life outside of TH-cam ☺
My mom gets so happy and laughs so hard when she sees a octupus a shark and a pufferfish! Mostly pufferfish
They ate very cute little puffers. Do they actually puff up, and if yes do you have a video on that. Love how the two are going for the same snail.
Those are so cute! I want one so badly! It looks like you're doing a nice job with them. 😊
pea puffers are so cute! maybe someday i will be good enough to keep some
Nice tank! I want to get a pea puffer.
Love how you've scaped this tank. In my experience it also depends how the tank is set up and whether there are a lot of hiding places etc. Although i'm certainly no expert.
I love your channel! I have fish my self and your videos are very helpfull!
Oh my goodness. I had these fish about 20 years ago. They breed like crazy. The male's get really yellow Orange with a solid stripe . the female's are spotted. They absolutely love snails. Its best to have only one male. They will fight to the death. Good luck with them. Like I said mine were constantly laying eggs .
I keep 2 pea puffs (1M&1F) in a 10gal with Val and tiger lotus. I feed blood worms once a week and I keep hundreds of ramshorn snails in the tank at all times. Oh ya and 1 amano shrimp. I've had them for almost two years about a year ago I put three amanos in there as food but they didn't bother with them. 2 of the shrimp crawled out and the last one cleans out the snail shells once the puffs are done with em . Its very interesting to watch them interact with each other and to watch them hunt snails. When I feed blood worms I use a pipe et and they pull the worm right out of the tip. Its really fun to see them get so excited when they see me with the pipe et. I would recommend puffs to anyone that wants to keep a nano tank as long as they keep them as a species only, other than snails and shrimp
Love the vids man, keep up the great work!!
To make it even more maintenance free do you thing a bridle nose pleco would be compatible? And what do you thing the success rate of having tank like this is? I would love to have one and have some empty tanks to fill
No, plecostomus grow pretty big for small tanks as they grow up to 6 in. Also, pea puffers are KILKERS. Don't let their cute and small bodies change your perspective on them. Really agressive fish.
Justin Perkins Otos are the only proven tankmates for pea puffers.
Justin Perkins they don't help maintenance really. They may clean the class, but you can do that easily yourself. The bioload and poop everywhere that comes with them are not worth it. Mine have even attacked other fish.
your tank will be ok until they start breeding, I don't know what it is but the male I had went psycho. i don't know if after mating the male drives off the female to get another in his territory or what but he just went nuts killing his mate. but they may not breed i don't know what triggers it. some fish it is a drop in temp, others it is a change is quality or the moon. who the hell knows.
I've been keeping pea puffers for quite a while have them in a tank with some Bolivian Rams and some blue Rams they do just fine I have a 4 pea puffers I feed them snails twice a week it keeps the weight on them they really like them and bloodworms and it gives them something to do besides picking on each other which does happen from time to time but if you put a variety of snails small to just a little bit bigger than their mouths they don't fight as much because they have something to do
Nice video, good your fish are in healthy condition. Tip : Its better to defrost the bloodworms in advance. Its healthier for the fish and less oil on the surface. I let off the frozen water from the package, i open the pack a little and turn it 90° to let the juice out.Like to see more updates!
Really love this tank. Great job.
i so love the pea puffer tank with puffer island
Very cute fish and interesting setup. Are you going to add scavengers, or will the puffers bite at them? Are there any other fish that can be with pea puffers? Or maybe a crayfish, like you had awhile back?
Would you ever setup a planted vivarium with frogs or geckos? Or a reef tank?
I keep mine in a 90 gallon with Synodontis petricola. The synos in my tank believe it or not will bully them , even my small 2" synos push them around. Just the way my tank works. Thanks for the video. I should also add I keep them with cherry shrimp, they do not bother them at all.
Love these little guys, I've just added some to my own setup... think I'll be subscribing now...
the plants are looking T H I C C nice propagation :)
Simply adorable
How do you clean the CO2 diffuser?
How do you think they'd work with kuhli loaches? I think it would be fun to have the loaches hiding in the island and darting out once in a while with the puffers swimming around and picking on things
Super cool tank
u might try some kuhli loaches to stir that sand a bit they might attack them but if they do i think you have more then enough tanks to transfer to
you could also start breeding Malasian trumpet snails and drop a bunch in there at once and some might make it into the substrate
Very cool tank!!
Can you plz do a fish room tour?
Looks good. Maybe get another tank so they can swim more. And if they reproduce they need another level to thrive . The avatar tank would of been perfect, But that was the rimless glass tutorial rescaped to the jungle. Mangroves the 90gal. Puffer island really good.
You should get those tiny plant pot and put them in the tank so they can use it at a little house
Plants look good!
Thanks for the giant yellow circle around the fish in the thumbnail, I wouldn't have been able to see the fish otherwise.
you can put 2 pea puffer fish per every 5 gallon tank. you should use 1 yellow algae eater fish to keep your algae in check and itll give you that eal look like effect, itll be awesome. i love your tank setup, dude you rock thumbs up and get brine shrimp, they love it ;) ohhh they like fish fins preferably tails lol
Hey, do you have any suggestions for a light for a 10 gallon planted aquarium?
Are they brackish? Or freshwater only?
I have three dwarf puffers in my community tank I have neon Tetris I have one angel fish I have . I also have runny noses. I have algae eaters and they leave them alone. I have male and female I have seen them mating but haven't seen any eggs or babies yet.
I have 3 in a fancy guppy tank .....I feed mine bloodworms,ghost shrimp and baby snails they love it
In my experience you have to keep them in a large group i.e. 10+ or just one by itself. Even in a smaller tank. As long as you mind the water quality. Anything else and they just go highlander no matter how many hiding spots or space they have, till there is only one.
May i ask why you don't use corals and such?
Thinking of getting some pea puffers myself what is the ratio from pea puffers to gallons
What sand do you use
What types of plants are these?
looks great
so cute!
Nice puffers 👍🏻I want one
So cute, I would love to get some when I do more research ( ;
Amazing vid man keep it up
You should get some neon tetras. Id like to see a bigger tank with tetras and pea puffers and all awesome stufg
Do you keep the snail shells in the tank?
dont believe the horror stories.
i have 3 pea puffers in a community tank with a harem honey gourami, rocket killi fish, and red fire shrimp in a 20 gallon.
and the do just fine i have got them over 1.5 year now.
That water! omfg
could i keep any in a well filtered 5gal tank? just curious, it's them or a betta :)
Bella Stead yes :)
2 per 5 gallons is most ideal
Be sure to put a lid or a few inches off the tank, the pea puffer can become skittish and jump - any fish actually.
_Paws_ eh I wouldn't be too concerned with peas. They don't care too much for the top of the tank. They're too busy snail hunting
Where did you get them
Can you please post more your videos are amazing!
is this a saltwater, brackish, or fresh sorry if I don't hear it
nice! love it!
Hello Do you need a heater for these fish?
Sammy B - it is recommended to keep the water around 70° F but mine just does fine in somewhat temperate water. It is still fairly warm, come winter I don't know.
Just about every fish needs a heater. So, yes. Probably 78
What gallon is this tank?
great video just got mine today love the tank new sub here
i have the same tank, with the mirror (?) on all side. is it really a mirror? i mean if its not imma get a betta
Hanif Zaki Anwar not a mirror, just a reflection
wait so i can put a betta without him fighting his own reflection?
bcs the reflection is so clear if you ask me
Hanif Zaki Anwar the betta will be fine.
Pretty much any fish tank is going to have a reflection unless it's scratched to shit. 😂
No heater needed?
Such a good vid love your tansk
I got 4 in a 6.6 gallon lots of plants is key
They're so cute.
I breed them. Wait until they start spawning... aggression does NOT usually lead to any injuries. Its all posturing. Feed heavy, clean heavy and have territories for every male. All else should be fine. frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp and snails are not needed.
But they do love to hunt so putting snails in the tank is good
As they mature id drop that number too ten though they get more territorial with age ime.
Put some snails. I use them as pest controllers... This type of puffer dont uses shells for their teeth then you need bigger onces
post more videos about fish diseases please because you are biologist and can help a lot
Hopefully the puffers will breed
put a video on co2 diffuser!
Do they puff up?
Valentin Yi only when he uses the tank as a bong.
I think they look nice and calm in this tank. Island, not my style but its nice oryginal idea.
Start at 10 gallon for 1 puffer then 1 puffer per gallon after that
Are they still poisonous? Cos theyre soooo tiny
Do the Pea Puffers need a heater?
cynthia dameron if they get cold yes they will need s heater if they get hot then no
Arent you worried about the fish jumping out? I lost 4 puffers on my rimless. They all jumped!
1 per 3... that's 8 puffers, so long as they aren't fighting it's should be fine. The bioload isn't doing to be massive
Have you checked out Rachel O'Leary she has a vid on these guys. Mine didn't have a problem until they become mature of breeding age. So give it a couple months
GET SOME RABBIT SNAILS IN THERE ! TURN OVER UR SAND AND BABIES WILL BE FOOD FOR THE PUFFERS !!!!
Isometric Aquariums Nooooo, not rabbit snails, Malaysian trumpet snails!
there so cute
do the fish puff?