r/PeaPuffers

Lights had just been turned on which is why hes still so pale.

I got my peas 10 days ago and I am already in love. I never had such cute, in the same time brutal and always entertaining fishies…absolutely adorable!

I think I’m getting there with the plants, I love how it’s turning out. I’m still on the fence about adding pea puffers to the tank I know people are saying they need 15 gallons and a group of 6 minimum but I’ve also seen a lot of people have successful 10 gallons with a group of 3. What do we think?? (Yes I’m gonna plant the Monte Carlo as soon as I get the time)

After moving my puffers last night to a bigger tank I noticed some white stuff on their lips, I read it could be a fungus. Anybody know and if so what to do?

So I’ve recently installed co2 and I’m struggling with getting the bubbles distributed properly throughout the tank.

The hob fluval AC50 I use is powerful enough to reach diffuser and push bubbles around, but it seems like it’s bothering my puffers a bit.

Previously I had a baffle on the filter to minimize disturbance within the water column.

What is the best solution here?

Who knows?🤷‍♀️
(Don’t worry, the shrimp survived, my peas don’t understand that they can eat shrimp)

She is so cute!

Just set up and began cycling a 20g long. Squeezed my sponge filter from my 10g and did a pinch of fish flakes to keep the bacteria fed.

The tank is planted with Egeria Najas, Crypts, Water Lettuce, Salvinia & Hygrophila. The hardscape are lava rocks. Going to try and add some spider wood as well. I did a fluval stratum slope and capped it with sand. Just looking for suggestions on anything I

I really don’t want to get rid of any of my puffers, but after I did extensive research I came to the conclusion it’s probably the best option. It’s a 5 gallon that the whole fish store said would be fine but now that I really know and have a pregnant shrimp I wanna do it right.

I was wondering if this is a good 10gal tabk setup for 3 puffers, made sure waters are at good parameters

This little one has been a difficult one.

We've done rounds of Expel-P, Paracleanse, and Maracyn + Ich-X. Little one is starting to fill out now, definitely had some sort of parasite.

Now, I cannot for the life of him get his skin to look normal. It's sort of rough and grey/white ish. You can sort of see it in the 2nd picture.

I'm a bit at a loss on how to diagnose and treat this.

He can’t compete with my other peas for food since I got him and was able to get rid of his parasites. He’s pretty far gone but I am trying my best to feed him. I am trying a buffet bowl for him and he’s going ham on the snails. Hoping I can rejuvenate him. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.