Dwarf Puffers

So my 9g hex is finally empty & I'm retiring it. Bloody eyesore that they are. I'm going to pick up a 15g tank next weekend & this will become my wee Dwarf Puffer tank. :D

Today I've been trying to source some LFS that sell DPs & its proving ridiculously harder than I thought. One place no longer has them on their stock list so they can't order them. Another place never stocks them & their suppliers can't get them for them anyway. Final place I tried said he could order them in but I would have to collect them on the same day because he has no tank for them. He said that a customer had complained recently about an employee mis-selling them to a customer. The penny dropped, that person was me. The customer was my mam. I don't know if you remember but they told her that the DPs would do ok in the tank with her current fish. The 2 wee buggers anihilated her tank overnight. I wasn't home that weekend & wasn't speaking to her prior to it all so I couldn't even tell her to not buy them.

Now to think of an undercover name if they get them in for me.

Ooh how exciting - can't wait to see them! I love the little things.

Did the DPs or anything from your mum's tank survive?

The DPs had to be rehomed with a family friend that is puffer obsessed anyway so a happy ending there. The rest of the fish had their fins nipped, shredded etc. but they all survived. Their fins are growing back slowly but surely & they're only too happy to see the back of the DPs I'm sure.

I just love puffers. Happen when the last of my tropicals have gone I could put 2 small ones in there. Its only a small tropical but it needs cleaning out!

just done the tropical half out...cheating

The manager of this particular LPS is going to call me on Monday afternoon and let me know if he can get me the DPs or not. If he can't then I'm going to have to get them shipped I guess. Does anyone know of any reputable breeders etc.?

I adore puffers :D they're so cute! I'd try your local MA, they often have them in, and also have them on their freshwater stocklist on their site with some good info.

We don't have MA over here pet. Shame...

I'm sorry you're hvaing such trouble getting them in stock over there

Have you tried ordering via Wildwoods? Do they deliver to Ireland? Might be worth checking, they have a HUGE range of puffers usually available

I haven't looked into it until today Lou. I thought it would be easier to get them than this to be honest.

Hopefully the lad in one of my LPS will have good news for me on Monday afternoon. Fingers crossed!

I'll keep Wildwoods in mind though, ta. x

I do hope so, they're lovely fish. Be wary about feeding though, I've heard it can be quite difficult in captivity.

I haven't seen a DP yet that wouldn't rip your arm off for a snail or some bloodworms.

DP's tend to be very happy feeders even my Abei puff jumps OUT of the water for food!

LOL Don't get me started on other puffers, there would be zero chance anywhere around here would sell them!!!!!!

Hope they can get them in for you . Wildwoods are normally pretty good but ive seen a few people recently complain that they have been sent ill fish and wildwoods wont do anything because they where still alive when they arrived.

Cheers Kiz. I should know by Monday night if I can get them locally or not. I'm getting the new 60l tank on Thursday night, can't wait to get it up and running. :D

I cant wait to see pics. Sure it will look great. There a fish ive always wanted to keep but never had the right tank for them.

I've been trying to think of how I want my puffer tank to look but I'm really undecided. Don't mention wood! I know in the beginning it will look pretty basic because I'll just be using the silk plants and moss balls from the 6g tank. It will be a work in progress.

They do need lots of plants and caves to give them lots of room to get away from each other. How many do you think you will get?

I was planning on the 1 male & 3 females like you suggested, but it really just depends on what the fella can get me on Monday, if he can get me them at all.

Yeah that will be best because males can be a little territorial. Hope he can get them in If not you could always come for a holiday in Thetford lol 2 out of 3 of the LFS i got to regularly always have them in stock.

Grrr that bugs me. No idea why things are so crap around here.

Because it not as good as England haha. They have only just started getting them and one of them was only because i mentioned them. If you can get some the other thing you could do is have a go at breeding because if there hard to get around you they might be easy to sell.

Nah, I'm not a breeder, don't think I could do it.

You can get almost anything else you want except puffers and other tail types of bettas.

Just emailed a pet shop down South to see if they stock DPs. They're almost a 2 hour drive but if they had them at least they're another option for me.

Fair enough.

That always seems to be the way. About half the stocking i want for my tank i cant get around here.

If you can get down there IMO that would be a better and safer choose than getting them posted from wildwoods.