How To Care For Pygmy/pea Puffer Fish.

Hi Guys. On this video I'll be talking about pygmy puffer care.
All the do's and don'ts, Tank set up. feeding , and tank parameters.

[sebigamer]

By far the best care guide video for pea puffers with awesome footage!

[willproctor]

That snail got picked off right on cue. Nice :)

[ocdmodernwarfare]

Aside from being informative, this is definitely one of the cutest videos I've ever your nice demeanor is so soothing.

[coviegirl]

I absolutely ADORE pufferfish, whether they're freshwater, brackish water or salt water. Intelligant, soulful & comical, they're always great to watch. Lovely video & I love the close-up of the bloodworms too! Keep 'em coming!

[mortisia]

I really REALLY like their little feeding dish!! I will definitely be adding it to my future tank!

[peacelovetrombones]

This was a wonderfully informative video. I am considering getting a pea puffer and I am spending my time in quarantine doing research about them. Thank you for sharing your experience with these great little fish.

[Aquascape_Dreaming]

Nice to hear an aqua hobbyist who knows the difference between schooling fish and shoaling fish 😊

[MicroRotors]

Thank You Mark!!! While I'm not into Puffer's, I do find ALL of your breeding video's to be the most informational out there. If you only knew how many different kind's of fish I can make from just watching your video's. Simply put, ... Top Shelf material!

[bobs]

hey mark, hope you are healing your back. i have started sleeping on a ''pool noodle'' one of those foam tubes kids play with in the pool. got mine at Walmart for $4. it's tough but i got my life back. perfect spinal alignment at night and let gravity work wonders. keeps me in the 10 hut position all night. start with knees up grab your head board and pull till you pop/adjustment to your back. all the pain goes away suddenly and you will fall right asleep. i used to get a painful pop, but now its almost unnoticeable. i am back to bench and military presses and curls. this i great. btw i am 69 and ripped.

[gregghorner]

I just discoverd your marvelous, instructive and entertaining videos. This is my new favorite fishkeeping channel.

[franciscorenobato]

Thank you for tips and info! We just got a few and a random person told us that they CAN NOT be breed in captivity. I was like, Oh wow, i didn't know that. Then told my GF that all they did was read the first thing that popped up on google. lol Time to start a pea puffer-coops or PODS to save the wild ones lol

[martisl]

Great vid, mate! Got yourself a new subscriber :D
i also use tweezers to feed my little guys, and vacuum up any left over after each meal to help keep nitrates from spiking. I ve only had mine for about 6 months now, and they are the single most interesting little fish ive ever had the pleasure to care for. Love them!!

[sharonjack]

GREAT VIDEO! I really enjoy your videos, Mark. I have a pea puffer in with my male guppies in a 5.5 gallon tank. The reason all is well is 1) the tank is FULL of live plants for lots of coverage and places for ramshorn snails to lay eggs 2) there are a LOT of ramshorn snails. 'Puffy' single-finnedly manages the WHOLE colony of snails by himself. He eats the snail-eggs AND the baby snails. He leaves the adult snails alone. As the adult snails eventually die off from old age, I add more snails from my other tanks. Puffy works everyday checking the eggs. He does NOT bother the guppies. Occasionally the boy guppies try to get amorous with him and he just swims away, lol. LIKE YOU SAY, each puffer has its own personality and I wouldn't tolerate it being aggressive towards my fish. It is one of the great joys of my life to watch this 3/4 inch fish manage this entire snail colony. It is very important to add more snails when the old ones die naturally of old age, after laying lots of eggs in their life-time. 2 years now, this has been going on. LOTS of plants encourage the snails laying their eggs, and give Puffy lots to keep 'interested' in. He carefully SCANS every square inch of the tank for his dinners. AMAZING little fish. I am so grateful to know and be able to observe him.💦🙏🐟😊

[vampgaia]

Thanks for the information. I have 4 in a 29 gallon. When I turned the tank into a pygmy puffer tank, I had to remove all the guppies. One guppy proved illusive, so I left her in the tank. So far, she and the puffers and the bristle nosed pleco seem to be doing ok together. I do plan to one day outsmart the guppy and move her into the guppy tank. I hope the pleco will do okay with them. I'd like to leave him in there.

[maryburr]

What an outstanding video! I love your sensitivity to the fish and the information about their intelligence and stimulating environment.

[johnkendall]

Fantastic insight Mark i found it really useful thanks. Lots of love to you and yours.

[rb]

Nice healthy fish, too many vids have stressed-out puffers in them. I'm setting up a 15-gallon Pea Puffer tank this week. My first try and you gave us valuable information in this presentation 🐡🐡🐡. I use a terra-cotta tray as a feeding station in my tanks.

[wotrulke]

Absolutely stunning video Mark, very good advice as always I keep mine in a tank on their own watching them chase daphnia is a great pastime 🤓 thanks for sharing. 👍🏼🐡

[marksmith]

By far the best pea puffer care video 👍

[mootsym]

Great video! Beautiful tank!! Plants look incredible!
I'm a fish guy and thinking about getting these for my girlfriend, who LOVES the pea puffers. I want to set her up for success. I'm not sure if 2 in a 10g would result in aggression.. probably depends on their individual temperament.. and then i'm concerned we may get a male and female, where the male will stress her out once they mature. Maybe 3 in a 10g? So then I was thinking 1 puffer in a 5g.. but will it then get lonely and without much stimulation while she's at work? I know you can't really put other fish with them.. maybe a large mystery snail?

With the feeding.. how would you even go about feeding 1 or 2 of them with live foods? The live food will likely expire by the time even half of the stuff is used up. So then I was thinking maybe a 1g tank of just snails to pull from? .. but then I feel bad for the snails. Would the puffers be happy and healthy with frozen food, freeze-dried bloodworms.. and even.. flakes?

anyone's input is much appreciated.