Thinking Of Getting Some Dwarf Puffers.

[Harry1996]

i was thinking of getting some dp. i would like maybe 3 or 4? would a orca mt50 be ok for a few? the tank is about 80L. also what kind of food? i know they eat snails so how do get them. sorry for all the questions.

 

[Carlovel1]

i was thinking of getting some dp. i would like maybe 3 or 4? would a orca mt50 be ok for a few? the tank is about 80L. also what kind of food? i know they eat snails so how do get them. sorry for all the questions.

Around 5 Dwarf Puffers will be fine in your Orca MT50. YOu can feed them typical live/frozen foods (bloodworm, brineshrimp...) . Snails are not usually seen in fish shops but if you see some snails on a plant in the fish shop, the store usually lets you take them for free or if not , you can buy snails from people on the forum. You can keep snails in a seperate tank and as they reproduce quickly, you can feed the babies to the puffers every few days. Malaysian Trumpet Snails are the best to use as puffer food.

 

[Harry1996]

thanks what plants can i have under that lighting? and what sort?

 

[Carlovel1]

These Puffers love swimming in long plants so lots of vallis, java fern and amazon sword plants are especially recommended. And they really like caves too!

 

[Harry1996]

thanks you have been very helpful

 

[Harry1996]

ok few more questions.
1 i need c02 dont i?
2 do i need laterite?
i set up a tropical tank with plants years ago and times have changed a bit.
3 what substrate do i need?
i was thinking tetra optimat c02 thing?

 

[Carlovel1]

ok few more questions.
1 i need c02 dont i?
2 do i need laterite?
i set up a tropical tank with plants years ago and times have changed a bit.
3 what substrate do i need?
i was thinking tetra optimat c02 thing?

You dont need CO2 with the plants I've named
You dont need laterite
You can add a substrate if you aren't going to be moving the tank around. Bear in mind, for the first day, the tank water will be a dark brown colour which will disappear quickly with the filter turned on. I use Tetra Plant Complete Substrate.
Dosing the tank daily with plant 'food' like Tetra Plantmin will keep the plant healthy and give them all the minerals needed.

 

[Harry1996]

ok thanks
is there a way to dose it every 3 days? or something?
dose java moss need c02?

 

[Carlovel1]

Yeah you can dose the tank every 3 days aswell.
Java Moss doesnt need C02, just a good source of lighting

 

[Harry1996]

thank you so much

 

[Carlovel1]

thank you so much

 

[Fella]

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