Pea Puffer

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Natural Range: Kerala, India

Estimated size at shipping: 0.25-0.5"

Adult Size: around 0.5-1"

Sold as: Unsexed

Overview:

One of the most fun fish to keep, these nano-puffers have all the inquisitive personality which makes their larger cousins such great wet pets, but are less expensive to buy, less expensive to feed, and much easier to house.

While a few customers report success keeping these puffers in a mixed species community aquarium, our experience, and that of the majority of our customers, is that these feisty puffers are likely to nip the fins of other species. While keeping a single specimen in a tank by itself is fine, they are also one of the few species of puffers which can be housed in groups. If more than one of these puffers is housed together, we recommend keeping a large group so no individual is overly targeted during the establishment and maintenance of their social hierarchy.

Fun Fact: Puffers are one of the few species of fish which can blink their eyes.

All of our puffers are dewormed upon arrival.

Setup Considerations:

In nature, this species inhabits areas with low or no water flow, so, while filtration with gentle current is fine, aquariums with very strong water movement are best avoided. These fish spend their days curiously scanning the nooks and crannies of plants, rocks, wood, and other surfaces for food items. Adding lots of these surfaces to the aquarium will enrich their lives.

Diet: Carnivore

True carnivores, Pea Puffers thrive on a diet of small live and frozen foods such as bloodworms, brine shrimp, scuds, and blackworms. They relish snails. With a little time and patience, they will usually also learn to accept dry prepared foods.

Unlike some puffers which require regular tooth trimming, we have never had to perform dental maintenance on our Pea Puffers

Location: Wyoming, United States

Shipping: Please review checkout for final shipping options based on items selected, quantity, and groupings. Heat or cold packs will be included as needed at no extra cost.

• UPS Next Day Large: Fits 28 for $49.99
• UPS Next Day Medium: Fits 17 for $45.99
• UPS Next Day Small: Fits 10 for $39.99
• UPS Next Day Giant: Fits 52 for $69.99

Find details about our shipping process in our FAQ. For example, we ship most orders on the following Monday or Wednesday.

Water Parameters: We keep all our fish at a temperature of 79 F.

Our pH measures around 8.3 with a KH and GH a bit over 300ppm. That being said, we want to caution folks with different water parameters from thinking that they need to change their water for our fish. We have many customers in the Pacific Northwest, Upstate New York, and other areas that have very soft water. Our fish do just fine in their water without any parameter matching. What is most important is that the water our fish are put in upon arrival have steady parameters, not that your water parameters match ours.