Dwarf Puffer And Shrimps

[iSnail]

Just some recent pictures of one of my little puffs and some shrimps.

 

[Liam]

Cool pics. The puffers are leaving the shrimp alone then, that’s great, I was a bit dubious about the combination but I take it that its working. I really like the willow moss pic with the shrimp on the leaf.

 

[paul_219]

Very nice shrimps and cool puffer. Superb pics.

 

[Gill]

OMG I want them So Badly.
Stang1 has them for sale ATM and I am So Tempted to buy them, I have A Never Ending Supply of Pond Snails for them to Munch on.

 

[jennybugs]

DO IT!!!! I have 3 DPs and I love them to bits. Right little fatties mine are.

i-snail...lovely piccies there! I am impressed that your puffs haven't eaten the shrimps. I put a glass shrimp left over from the F8s in my tank and they ignored it. Then I realised the other day that it had vanished. I guess I won't be putting any more in there then

 

[MermaidMel]

Niiice is that willow moss attached to the wood?

 

[iSnail]

Liam & Jenny, the cherries and puffs have been together for quite a few weeks now and as you can see, the shrimps still have full antennae and legs They are not scared of the puffs and roam in the open a lot. This might sound very cruel to some shrimp lovers but the puffs eat any new born baby shrimplets they can catch. I have some clumps of mosses in the tank for shrimp babies so hopefully some will make it to adulthood. Btw Liam, I know you like your shrimps, do you by any chance know of what species my orange shrimp is (last 2 pics)?

Gill, you know what I would say

Thanks Paul

MermaidMel, the willow moss is only tied to the wood by some sewing thread. I don't think it attaches to wood like some other mosses. I might be wrong. It's only been tied there for about 3 weeks and it's nearly doubled up. I've had the willow moss for a long time mainly in tubs on the window sill but not growing as fast and there is some thread algae on it It's a beautiful moss in my opinion.

Here's a pic of my youngest fatty (same one in my avatar)

 

[Liam]

The orange shrimp are great looking dont know what species they are quite similar to cherry, the little fatty is super cool looking, some day I will keep DPs

 

[iSnail]

Thanks Liam My orange shrimps have become much darker in colour over the last week or so. They are showing more dark patterns on their backs. Have to try take some photos. I'm hoping that they will breed like cherries but some websites say that these breed more like Amanos . Not sure if they are the same ones though.

DPs are super fun to keep. They remind me a lot of your freshwater gobies (both look and behaviour). Here's my latest addition. Size of a sesame seed (if that) but already very aware of me taking picture of it Excuse the poor quality.

 

[invader]

I've always wanted to keep DPs... they're too cute!

 

[iSnail]

I've always wanted to keep DPs... they're too cute!

Yeah, they are super cute

Ok, here's a pic of the orange shrimp taken today. Not a clear pic but you get the idea. It's turned a different colour. Strange

 

[flyhawk]

soooooooooooo cute, the puffer is!

 

[iSnail]

soooooooooooo cute, the puffer is!

Which one??

 

[oliesminis]

great looking fish and pics. what sort of camera are you using for the shrimp pics

 

[iSnail]

great looking fish and pics. what sort of camera are you using for the shrimp pics

Thanks Olie
I'm using a Cannon IXUS 900Ti compact digital. I can just about use the basic functions

Here's a pic of my little Gremlin

Here's little Pea