Okay I am thinking maybe about getting some cute little dwarf puffers, I know they are aggressive and need 1 male per 2 or 3 females, an that they can't have any other fish with them. My question is, is what do I need for the tank? which is ( decorations,water) Also how do I breed them? and how many eggs do the females lay total? I would like to know EVERYTHING about them. Please tell me all the advise you can give me. Thanks

well, first of all these puffers are 100% FRESHWATER.

These are one of the most aggressive puffers, despite their size. They should not be kept with any other fish, however some puffers will tolerate otos, shrimp, and bumblebee gobies. Each puffer should have at least 3gallons each, and the tank should be heavily planted with lots of hiding places. They will live in a wide range of pH, however the pH needs to be stable, as they are very sensitive to changes in the water. Due to having no scales, any traces of ammonia or nitrite will be very dangerous. Also, never let your puffer puff air! If you need to catch them and take them out the tank for whatever reason, dont take them out of the water. Instead, get a little cup and herd them underwater into a cup.


Dwarf puffers only have tiny mouths. Therefore they need tiny foods. Sub-adults will eat chopped bloodworms and brine shrimp. Adults are usually capable of eating whole bloodworms. Puffers also love snails.


Sexing mature puffers is easy. Males have little wrinkles behind the eyes, which females don't have. Also, the dominant male will have a stripe on his front.



i dont know about breeding myself, i'm currently trying to breed mine but no luck so far.

Thanks, So I dont need to do any water changes? I heart that green spotted puffers don't breed in tanks, but dwarf puffers do.

nope, you still need to do water changes.

what i mean was that they are sensitive to changes in pH

Oh okay. Thanks

Check out the oddballs forum and there is a pinned topic in there

Dwarf Puffer