Straight forward advice about keeping freshwater pufferfish
There’s no question about it, snails are probably one of the most widely recommended sources of puffer food. They come in varying sizes, they’re easy to breed, and with the exception of piscivorous species, most puffer fish love them. However, this leads many people who are new to keeping puffers to the conclusion that snails [...]
You probably already know that freshwater puffer fish need hard foods to maintain their teeth – if you didn’t, you wouldn’t be asking where to get feeder snails, right? Just as a quick recap, if puffers aren’t regularly fed crunchy prey items, like snails, crabs and whole fresh shrimp, then their teeth will get too [...]
I like to keep a variety of snails on hand for my puffers, including pond snails (also known as bladder snails), Ramshorn snails and Mystery snails. There many different species of pond snails, but most of them look almost identical, which makes it hard to tell them apart – this is why I am using [...]
Just like any large, wild animal, giant freshwater pufferfish pose some safety hazards when they are kept in a captive environment – in fact, even the little guys can leave a nasty bite if they’re bold enough. Fortunately, all it takes to stay safe around a large puffer is a little bit of common sense [...]
While there are plenty of freshwater pufferfish to choose from if you’re interested in keeping a puffer tank, there are a few species that you should avoid purchasing. Many have very strict husbandry requirements, and others simply get way too big for the average fish tank set up. 1. Mbu pufferfish. While these guys make [...]