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.
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@sebigamer5 жыл бұрын
By far the best care guide video for pea puffers with awesome footage!
@MARKSAQUATICS5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. 😊
@willproctor73015 жыл бұрын
That snail got picked off right on cue. Nice :)
@ocdmodernwarfare2049Ай бұрын
Aside from being informative, this is definitely one of the cutest videos I've ever seen----- your nice demeanor is so soothing.
@willwaterworth42615 жыл бұрын
Look at that carpet!! Great info
@Kingsmasterx54 жыл бұрын
What is the name of carpet plant?
@rutgerwentink4 жыл бұрын
Kingsmasterx5 monte carlo
@HayleyJeffs3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a video just on that planting! It is glorious!
@Aquascape_Dreaming3 жыл бұрын
@@HayleyJeffs look up S. Repens. It's a similarly carpeting plant but much prettier. It's not as easy care as monte carlo, but worth having if you've the time and energy to look after it.
@HayleyJeffs3 жыл бұрын
@@Aquascape_Dreaming thanks!
@coviegirl5 жыл бұрын
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!
@sharonjack8582 Жыл бұрын
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.💦🙏🐟😊
@Aquascape_Dreaming3 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear an aqua hobbyist who knows the difference between schooling fish and shoaling fish 😊
@mortisia943 жыл бұрын
I really REALLY like their little feeding dish!! I will definitely be adding it to my future tank!
@marksmith5664 жыл бұрын
By far the best pea puffer care video 👍
@MARKSAQUATICS4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark. 😊👍
@franciscorenobato65634 жыл бұрын
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
@bobs55965 жыл бұрын
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.
@MARKSAQUATICS5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob 😀👍
@peacelovetrombones27314 жыл бұрын
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.
@MicroRotors5 жыл бұрын
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!
@vampgaia5 жыл бұрын
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.
@augustvukosovich46835 жыл бұрын
I saw these little guys at a pet store for the first time last week. Now that I see yours I know that the ones in the store were super skinny. It makes me sad.
@lexitsmyopinion34483 жыл бұрын
Mine are very skinny, i just got them a few days ago, I hope I can help them become healthy!
@augustvukosovich46833 жыл бұрын
@@lexitsmyopinion3448 You will! Update us!
@lexitsmyopinion34483 жыл бұрын
@@augustvukosovich4683 will do! Got lucky and got 2 Female and 1 Male too!!
@davidkasiorek50823 жыл бұрын
They are always skinny at the pet stores which is sad. They ate right in the bag while acclimating, you know they are starving. I feed mine live brine shrimp and now they are all chubby little peas lol. I have 1 picky one that will eat nothing but snails. I was hoping he would watch the others and catch on but he looks at those brine shrimp and says I'm not eating that thing!!!
@davidkasiorek50823 жыл бұрын
@@lexitsmyopinion3448 live brine shrimp. after 2 days mine looked completely healthy
@gregghorner91075 жыл бұрын
I just discoverd your marvelous, instructive and entertaining videos. This is my new favorite fishkeeping channel.
@martisl96525 жыл бұрын
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!!
@MARKSAQUATICS5 жыл бұрын
Hi. Thanks for watching and subscribing. 😀👍
@maryburr3145 Жыл бұрын
What an outstanding video! I love your sensitivity to the fish and the information about their intelligence and stimulating environment.
@rb53372 жыл бұрын
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.
@johnkendall27365 жыл бұрын
Fantastic insight Mark i found it really useful thanks. Lots of love to you and yours.
@jaz581073 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video, I never even thought about the remains of snails rotting away, good clean up tip. Also never seen them eat from a bowl it's adorable. I've been researching these the past few weeks and am slowly getting a tank together, my mum kept them before and is helping me out setting up - there's still things she didn't know either😅
@MARKSAQUATICS3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Emmie. Glad you enjoyed the videos.
@johnfloydman77355 жыл бұрын
Lovely looking little fish , I have kept marine puffers before and they were great fun ..🙏👍✌
@v_the_engineer Жыл бұрын
Feeding dish- brilliant!!!
@FishEZ5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another fantastic video, I've learned more about these fish than I ever new before. I often see them single, but I can see from your video that having a half dozen or so makes for a very lively and interesting tank.
@wotrulke58685 жыл бұрын
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. 👍🏼🐡
@darrenrichardson53105 жыл бұрын
Another great video, full of information also nice to see them feeding and a nice tune too👍👍
@markdemark24455 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic clip, first kept these about forty years ago, will def do as a species set up this time round. Cheers Mark
@deadboynyc5 жыл бұрын
I had to separate mine, wouldn't stop breeding.mine are with shrimp also.Thx for the vid.
@crystalcruz44084 жыл бұрын
Do you keep your water brackish or fresh?
@lisasaxon78283 жыл бұрын
Please DO help me with how you bred them so well...x
@deadboynyc3 жыл бұрын
@@lisasaxon7828 it's easier to show you than to explain do you have Instagram because my wife could send you a bunch of photos or Facebook or something
@lexitsmyopinion34483 жыл бұрын
@@deadboynyc what's your Instagram? I am very interested in seeing your breeding process
@droeksonfishkeeping Жыл бұрын
Great video! I also have them, great wet pets.
@annasflorafauna71335 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark great video on the care if this cute and funny species. I've definitely learnt some new information, thankyou for sharing 😊
@shesellsfish5 жыл бұрын
Lots of great information. Thanks, Mark. 👍💕👍
@mootsym4 жыл бұрын
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.
@whatzupxxx38265 жыл бұрын
can you do videos about tips for plants?? 😁
@beckaliz5 жыл бұрын
Thanks as always, these fishes are so so cute, i love watching them eat!
@seraph20183 жыл бұрын
I'm getting 4 of these guys tomorrow. I'm very excited ! And good idea with the feeding dish, I'll have to get one myself.
@neilviertel49484 жыл бұрын
I used to have 3 Pea Puffers when I was stationed in HI. Definitely unique fish.
@celsius70415 жыл бұрын
Great video as always Mark and very timely as these are on my shorlist to keep soon as a species tank 👍🏻
@--Paws--4 жыл бұрын
From experience they really have different personalities. Some don't bother fish or even baby shrimp and another would annihilate a shrimp colony. What I notice is that a tank with lots of plants is really best for their sanity. No matter their personality they like hiding and exploring. They actually don't mind a "dirty" tank (I do have lots of plants), they are durable. However, snail shells should be picked up.
@Zerstore854 жыл бұрын
Lovely song at the end. Looking forward to you learning about breeding these little fellows!
@MARKSAQUATICS4 жыл бұрын
Look in my playlists ive done a series on breeding them.😀👍
@cirice66645 жыл бұрын
I love mine , however the feeding can be a pain . I have a pest snail tank and i try daphnia colonies in there too
@bettablue26605 жыл бұрын
I really love these guys. I can’t wait to see if you can successfully breed them.
@tanyamiller41122 жыл бұрын
Amazing video..im getting my first puffers this weekend and I'm so excited.su bed,great channel keep them coming!!!
@Piranhafish1234 жыл бұрын
Great video Mark :) Does anyone know what proportion of pygmy puffers currently sold in UK are wild caught? I'd love to keep them but would hate to contribute to their decline. Any suggestions for shops which stock captive bred ones?
@markjump28373 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video and very informative
@gabsschneider80235 жыл бұрын
Nice info on theses cute little ones, thanks for sharing. What kind of water parameters do they generally like? Temp? It’s nice to know how to feed them properly, I’m always worried I won’t have enough snails. Thank again.
@emilyhofland82194 жыл бұрын
I have a palladarium for tree frogs. And an infestation of snails. I added two of these, to help. Frogs do eat the snails too. I just hope my measly 7 gal with lots of cover, is enough space.
@leighsandham37185 жыл бұрын
Fantastic little video mark .
@Shaden00405 жыл бұрын
They can also take live meal worms (not the super worms), frozen mysis shrimp, and freeze dried krill, slightly crumbled up.
@FireflyXOXO14 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the great information
@Jimmy_Watt3 жыл бұрын
Great video, and I love your demeanor. Thanks for the information. Cheers.
@t.c.baquariumfish34235 жыл бұрын
GREAT INFO 👍
@katnewman28565 жыл бұрын
Really interesting, thankyou! I always steered clear of these as my lfs told me that they would need worming once a month and that you couldn't put your bare hands in the tank because they were toxic, but clearly not the case? I'll have to give them a go one day.
@MARKSAQUATICS5 жыл бұрын
They're harmless little dudes. Such characters. 😀
@katnewman28565 жыл бұрын
They do look alot of fun! I have sparkling gourami in my bedside tank who are also fun but if I didn't, pea puffers would be my next choice.
@soniareynolds432011 ай бұрын
Fabulous ❤️ I want one of those feeding dishes
@getthatcornouttamyface24614 жыл бұрын
I just picked one of these up, very interesting fish, his little eyes are so inquisitive ! I have mine alone in a five gallon planted tank. Do you think these could go with tiger barbs?
@peppapig-gv9jo4 жыл бұрын
I got 4 young peas, but they do live with others, they're doing fine, but I have a 125 litre tank, about 60 gallons I think. I hope it'll work tho. Auch. I was wrong, 125 litres is 33 US gallons
@Christory1313 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your nice video, we see that you like them your little guys and I like that ;-) all your advice will help me for my specific little guys ! :-)
@AquariumAdventures5 жыл бұрын
Great tips - thanks 👍
@NoCigar794 жыл бұрын
Really informative: thanks Mark! :)
@adnailsupply Жыл бұрын
Look at all those oxygen bubbles from plants awesome! Is there a filter in this tank also?
@alexjohnston96855 жыл бұрын
Very helpful thank you
@majorbruster59164 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the informative video. What hardness is the water you are keeping them in?
@Shaden00404 жыл бұрын
I use a small tea cup with warm tank water to melt the cubes in, then drain it into a net then rinse again with more water from the tank, then add them to my tanks to feed my fish. I don't use tap water because of the chlorine and chloramine. Frozen foods arer known to be high in ammonia. You want to remove all of that as well as keep the chlorine from tap water out of your frozen foods.
@LovieSje2 жыл бұрын
Pea puffers are truly the cutest fish everrr
@AlanMartinez-wm9pu5 жыл бұрын
New sub, awesome video! I want to start breeding mine, but don’t know how. Please make a video on this! 😁
@MARKSAQUATICS5 жыл бұрын
I will don't worry. 😀👍thanks for subscribing.
@pecosR0B2 жыл бұрын
is your carpeting plant pearlweed or monte carlo? Also, how much do they eat in one sitting??
@dereksmith7995 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark I to have mine with shrimp to. I feed mine with a syringe its cool thay all take it in turns feeding from it and this helps keeping the tank clean. I sometimes feel im not feeding them enough. How often do you feed yours as they all look in good health
@MARKSAQUATICS5 жыл бұрын
I feed mine twice a day. They always pretend you've forgotten to feed them.😂
@Anthraxster15 жыл бұрын
I have got 4 puffers in with my endler guppies they seem to be doing ok
@alankedziora35544 жыл бұрын
I might try get 2 from my local fish shop for £6 and keep them with my guppy’s wish me luck ! 😁👍
@samthomson33944 жыл бұрын
What happened
@Hnr_CiChlidS5 жыл бұрын
i really like theses fishes, they're so interesting to watch , with much personality ^^ my trio are incredible :D ?nice video btw !
@MARKSAQUATICS5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.😀👍
@jmac23344 жыл бұрын
Another great video, thx!
@M7BCN4 жыл бұрын
What a great video. I’ve got 4 in a 40 litre superfish home tank. Shop said it was easily big enough. Should I be worried and rehoused some or wait and see? I keep marine setup and tropical tank. I really don’t have any room for anything bigger than what I have. I reply would be really appreciated. BTW water quality is excellent.
@MARKSAQUATICS4 жыл бұрын
4 in a 40l is fine. 😊👍
@M7BCN4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark, all the best mate.
@kirstyjenkins12253 жыл бұрын
Where can I get one of the tree bark bowl things? Brilliant idea and a fab little video 👍🏽
@MARKSAQUATICS3 жыл бұрын
I make the feeding bowls from oak.
@johndustyrhodes25685 жыл бұрын
Thanks mark
@treefiddy5673 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the good video my friend! Like + sub for your Sir!
@shivakosma4 жыл бұрын
Hi. Thank you for the great video. i have two questions, how old will they get usually? And do they have to be feeded every day or is it ok to skip one or two days a week? Thanks!
@JD-zi5oo Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information very insightful questions. How many can I keep in a 29 gallon?
@hayleygiles63374 жыл бұрын
Mark, hopefully you see this. How may males and females would you have in a 100ltr tank? Great video, best one for advice I’ve watched ☺️
@MARKSAQUATICS4 жыл бұрын
Hi. I'd go for one male and five female's 😀👍
@hayleygiles63374 жыл бұрын
MARK'S AQUATICS perfect thank you 😊 can’t wait to get some, do you sell privately or just to local fish shops? I’d love to find someone independent
@EricKonkol4 жыл бұрын
I keep pea puffers in my community tank. They never bother other fish, only other pea puffers.
@tonyphatboy4 жыл бұрын
my 3 pea puffers just died without any warning signs= kept in a 25ltr quarantine planted tank with lava rock / sand
@shadeaquaticbreeder29143 жыл бұрын
I am trying to breed pea puffers (15) with australian desert gobies (4) that are breeding and growing up in a low boy (2'x4') but I am not having any luck with the puffers yet. Oh and they have 1 blue dream female that owns the tank lol
@FIUPanther3055 жыл бұрын
Great video. Have you tried using Hikari Vibra Bites? I'd like to pick up some pea puffers soon, but would like to be able to transition them to a flake/pellet eventually as their staple food.
@MARKSAQUATICS5 жыл бұрын
Some will eat processed foods, but I've always used live or frozen.
@gregghorner91075 жыл бұрын
My DP's have never accepted any food that was not live or thawed frozen.
@chrisb7785 жыл бұрын
The downside of feeding snails is the fact that their shells will rot. I just feed him black worms and tubifex, He wont eat anything else. Well, snails. But i rarely give that.
@amandaford8643 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@luster54973 жыл бұрын
I was just think what they would do with larger shrimps and medium crayfish & crabs, when I notice the cherry shrimps in your tanks. How do they do with medium-large invertebrates? Will they only take tiny-small invertebrates or will they go full psycho and take a big Amano shrimp?
@ashketchum98582 жыл бұрын
I know i'm late on this video , but I am impressed, how much gallons does that hold ?
@SuperKoi1235 жыл бұрын
Can I request a video on Japanese fighting fish. Betta splender. Colours , keeping and breeding .
@MARKSAQUATICS5 жыл бұрын
Look in my playlists. All the betta breeding videos are there ok.
@SuperKoi1235 жыл бұрын
@@MARKSAQUATICS . Cool thanks just watching episode one.
@ISayNukem2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, thank you! I have kind of a different question: How do you keep live bloodworms? I really want to, but I read about, I think, midge flies, and having to time it right etc. Seemed a bit much. Do you mind sharing your process?
@MARKSAQUATICS2 жыл бұрын
Keep bloodworm alive in cold fresh water.
@melaniesimpson63222 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I have a 10 gallon I’d like to set up. Can I have 3 pea puffers and a couple cherry shrimp?
@marcgould89225 жыл бұрын
Very helpful mark thank you.will you spawn them in that tank or move them to a designated breeding tank ?
@MARKSAQUATICS5 жыл бұрын
Probably move them to another tank.
@christemple63114 жыл бұрын
What’s the smallest tank that a single pea puffer could be in? The LFS has some that are like 1/3”
@MARKSAQUATICS4 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris. With good filtration you could go for a 5 gallon tank. But bigger the better.
@justinpaoli5 жыл бұрын
Yeah I love these! but people should do their homework. So many people think they have a planted tank for them but a handful of anubias nana isn't going to cut it *smh*. They need space and safe space. they also need to identify male from female and start distributing them among other tanks to have a minimum of 2 female to 1 male or no males. Also, I let the bladder snails breed to their hearts content because they love them.
@dogsrfun4rae4 жыл бұрын
This is excellent. Question on feeding. I have 8 youngish specimens. They are good eaters of live worms, snails and anything frozen. You mentioned feeding twice a day. Do you feed that tank twice a day with that many worms? I’ve been feeding every other day so now I’m concerned that I’m not feeding enough. My fish look good. Tank is healthy. Any additional information is appreciated.
@thebeigesheep6132 Жыл бұрын
What kind of carpet is that
@lindaross40259 ай бұрын
I have had these before where can I purchase them now? I would like to start a group of my own.
@ShaneZettelmier4 жыл бұрын
What about big snails? Like a narite or mystery snail?
@MacHamish3 жыл бұрын
We have two pea puffers in a 10 gal and I spotted one teasing the other with a bloodworm in its mouth like dogs do to each other with toys trying to get a play chase going. I've never seen this behaviour in fish. 😁
@MARKSAQUATICS3 жыл бұрын
They're great little characters.
@ioannisgeorgiou43475 жыл бұрын
Can you pls take a really close up photo of the male and female!!! I don't understand the difference,it would help me a lot 😁😁😁!!!
@daczgegrbt83245 жыл бұрын
to spot a male you have to look at them from beneath a male has a stripe from the middle of his belly back to the tail,females belly is clear.
@MARKSAQUATICS5 жыл бұрын
Ok I'll put them on my Facebook page ok.
@manbat8485 жыл бұрын
16:06 you can see the male Sorta has a look of xo) where x is its mouth, o is its eye and ) is the wrinkle. As Mark has mentioned, you can see the black stripe under its belly which is running tbe length and bleeding out into into its tail.
@janfont5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@minza19895 жыл бұрын
what kind of plant is on the bottom on the bottom and can you grow it out of gravel or does it need the dirt substrate?