Finally hatched palembangensis

[xenacanth9]

I wasn’t really expecting it and have no baby brine or other micro foods.
I tossed in some frozen daphnia but I doubt that will do it. Anyone have experience with these? They’ve laid eggs at least 6 times so I’m sure I’ll get more; I’d like to prepare for next time.
The parents are part of a group of 7 with a dominant male and female - the others hang around….
I feed them only insects

Woah, didn't know you could breed them

 

[nzeng1111]

Checking in - still have about 15 - 20. Now they’re acting like the parents, each fish has a spot they occupy, and they stay there all the time unless chasing food. Feeding blackworms and adult brine. Here’s one of them; about 1 cm long.
I put a bunch of feeder guppies in the tank and they’re curious but not harassing them. I’m hoping when they mature the puffers can eat the fry…
Also, I have a datnoid and a silver dollar living in the tank with the 7 adults, and they co-exist just fine. However, the last adult individual I introduced (number 8, purchased because it was in the store so long) to the adult tank, it was bullied and starved by the other puffers. I had to move it to another tank thinking it was sick. Since then, it’s started eating again.. I suspect this species may be semi social, sorta like cats.

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How large is the tank? might have to do with overcrowding as well as an established hierarchy.

 

[erythrinus]

it's about 25 gallons for the juveniles, and 7 adults in 50 gallon.
Here are the parents

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Beaitful! Are they more commonly known as the Humphead Dragon Puffer? I feel I’ve seen them at an LFS under this name

 

[nzeng1111]

Amazing!
Do you think their activity level differed at all when they were in a group vs by themselves?

 

[xenacanth9]

Update?

 

[Chub_by]

Wicked