If you do as you should for Dwarf Puffers by giving them a heavily planted jungle tank, you really shouldn't be too worried about the sex... If you provide enough tall plants to break the line of sight of the fish, you could easily keep 3 or 4 in there... Females are generally more peaceful, but if they feel threatened, they will not hesitate to lash out... If you can, females would be best, but a mix is nice, and could lead to potential spawning... Large, bushy plants like Java Fern, Swords, Ludwigia, and Vallisneria make great hiding spots for less dominant Puffers... Keep in mind that Puffers are very aggressive fish, and almost all fish, regardless of species, are likely to be attacked by these little guys... If you don't want to deal with the joys of a planted tank, plastic plants can easily fill that role... As ZTM said, males will have a dark line on the underside of their belly, accompanied by "wrinkle" marks around their eyes... Contact me if you have any questions.
Soop Nazi
2007-11-20 13:26:37
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answered by nosoop4u246 7
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the DPs like to nip at sluggish moving fish. they are no longer the rampant killers that those human beings look to think of they are. I easily have a woman and male pair that have bred earlier... nevertheless the rasboras ate numerous the fry. i first have been given them for my 2.5 planted tank. i had them in there with a male and femal guppy. they did great however the male chased the female (puffers it is) somewhat initially. i then moved them to my 25 gallon "small fish" community with neons, glass cats, cories, gold barbs, otos and chain loaches. the only issues that have been given picked on have been the otos and cories. even then it grew to become into merely little fin nipping. DPs are the countless cleanest fish i've got ever considered! my different fish will spit out some nutrition, however the DPs merely take entire bloodworms with out fuss. i've got additionally in no way considered a dookie putting off my puffers earlier, ever, as I easily have with another fish i've got ever owned (must be far greater than 80 species and 500 specimens) they now stay in a 10 gallon with a 2'' striped raph catfish, and four harlequin rasboras. the rasboras are larger Aholes than the DPs, i'm extremely questioning approximately removing them and getting some greater neons/cardinals. in a 6.5 you will possibly desire to do the two or yet definatle no longer the two, the DP will nip the betta unmercifully. DP's pass throught the comprehensive tank a minimum of 5 situations on a regular basis. and no puffers are not labyrinth fishes.
2016-11-12 06:19:14
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answered by ritzer 4
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okay.simplest explanation is that males have a stripe along their stomachs from their mouths to their tails but sometimes it doesn't show up until later in life. If you get them from a pet store and they have been tank mates for a bit they will usually get along. Just watch them, in the tank at the store... that's basically how they will get along with each other at home.
Good luck with them. They are an amazing fish.
2007-11-20 14:58:22
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answered by Jasmine 1
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Two females or male/female will be fine.
DPs are hard to sex at an early age, but when they mature, they'll be easy to sex. Males have a dark line running underneath their belly, and they often have wrinkles behind their eyes. See the link referenced in the source to see pictures.
ZTM
2007-11-20 12:06:47
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answered by ZooTycoonMaster 6
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if im not mistaken, males have a reddish brown streak.
2007-11-20 12:06:29
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answered by FishRfine 6
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