Dwarf Puffers?

[rocknurworld2006]

Could dwarf puffers live in brackish conditions with bumbleebee gobie??

 

[OohFeeshy]

They're not brackish fish and, generally, BBGs don't need to be kept in brackish either.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

if i got a couple of bbg's how would i acclimitize them to my freshwater tank??

 

[chicklette]

Dwarf puffers cannot handle salt. They are totally freshwater. And bumble bee gobies are brackish water fish, not freshwater. They will be much more healthy kept in brackish water.

 

[pat3612]

Do not but get puffers unless you are going to do alot of research first they are sensitive they cannot breath in any air and they need a fully planted tank with fine sand also the tank has to be cycled and as posts above they are totally fresh water also they can be picky eaters. That said if you have the time to spend to look after them they are cute little guys and have loads of personalty.

 

[andywg]

Dwarf puffers cannot handle salt. They are totally freshwater. And bumble bee gobies are brackish water fish, not freshwater. They will be much more healthy kept in brackish water.

From an interview with Naomi Deventhal (who studies gobies for a living) it was established that the BBG most often found in the trade is Brachygobius doriae, a fish found in soft freshwater rivers in the wild as well as low end brackish areas. The main cause of woes is almost certainly getting them to feed, and not a lack of salt as this fish does not need salt to live.

Secondly, while dwarf puffers may be freshwater, I am fairly sure they are secondary freshwater fish, meaning they have some of teh "equipment" left over from their ancestors which were marine. This will usually (though not always) give the abiltiy to handle salt better than primary reshwater fish.

My BBG have been living for 3-4 years now in a FW community.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

if i buy bbg's whats the best way to acclimitize them from brackish in the shop to freshwater in my aquarium??? how many would be best with puffers in a 2 foot tank??

 

[andywg]

The chances of BBG being in brackish at a shop are somewhat slim. Most lfs will just keep brackish in FW and save on the salt costs.

If you are sure they have them in brackish, just drip acclimatise for an hour or so. That should do them, fine.