{"product_id":"indian-dwarf-pea-puffer","title":"Indian Dwarf Pea Puffer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking for an oddball centerpiece fish for a nano aquarium? Perhaps your tank has a snail overpopulation problem?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out these tiny pea puffer fish!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst: the warnings:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndian Dwarf Pea Puffers (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) should not be kept with slow moving, long finned fish such as Bettas. They love to aggressively nip and pick at fins. I have had  success keeping a single Puffer with a school of quick darting Tetras, but I would not recommend it as a matter of course.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you do keep a Puffer with other fish in a community tank, do know that they are aggressively territorial. You will need to have plenty of space (a 20 gallon minimum), and lots of plants and decor to break up the line of sight for these guys, \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecondly, Pea puffers will not eat dry foods. They are exclusively live and frozen feeders. They enjoy chopped up frozen bloodworms, live snails, and hatched baby brine shrimp in my tanks. I have heard of other hobbyists having some success with dry foods when these Pea Puffers are in groups. Didn't work for me though!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are able to both:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ekeep pea puffers in a species only tank, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efeed them live foods, then they are remarkably undemanding!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow the perks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese Puffers are tiny!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI keep one comfortably in a planted 5 gallon kingdom. They keep my tanks snail free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are among the most intelligent fish I've ever kept. Distinct and endearing personalities make these a winner for me!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNative to India, these are some of the only fully freshwater species of puffers in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour puffers will grow to a maximum of 1\". Purchase size is smaller, about 1\/2\", and are unsexed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCare Parameters:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnivorous Puffers can be kept with quick moving community fish\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShould not be kept with Snails (including nerites and mysteries) or shrimp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMales are territorial, so make space!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowth to a maximum of 1\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-5 year life span\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eUndemanding Water Parameters:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePH: 6.0 - 7.5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemperature: 70- 80 Degrees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardness: 5- 15 dH\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003eI ship insulated with medicated water, and Purigen, by tracked and insured USPS Priority only, and use cool packs when needed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDo consider purchasing a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/glassgrown.com\/products\/live-animal-heat-pack\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eheat pack\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e if the temperatures in your area are below 40 degrees!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003ePlease arrange to pull these little guys right indoors once they arrive to your mailbox. USPS also has a free mail hold service on their website. Please utilize this service if no one can be home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhile in quarantine before being sold, we treat all our live fish with the ‘Med Trio’; Maracyn for bacterial infections, Paracleanse for internal and external parasites, and Ich-X for fungal infections.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Glass Grown Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Single","offer_id":46325708488875,"sku":"370200","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"School of 3","offer_id":46325708521643,"sku":"370201","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"School of 6","offer_id":46325708554411,"sku":"370202","price":85.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/0142\/7371\/files\/Indian-Dwarf-Pea-Puffer-Live-Animals-Glass-Grown.jpg?v=1773778300","url":"https:\/\/walnutcreekpet.com\/products\/indian-dwarf-pea-puffer","provider":"Walnut Creek Pets LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}