Indian Dwarf Pea Puffer
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- Live Arrival Guarantee
- All our live fish, shrimp, snails are care with love and passion, when through minimum of 14 days quarantined and shipped from Splashy Fish facility in Springfield, Virginia, USA
This is only apply to live fish order.
100% Live Arrival Guarantee. Every live fish, shrimp, and invertebrate ships overnight in an insulated box with a heat or cold pack matched to your weather. If anything doesn't arrive alive and healthy, send us a photo within 1.5 hours of delivery and we'll make it right with a replacement exclude shipping cost or store credit. Please note: livestock is covered by replacement or store credit, NOT a cash refund.
For more detail information about the policy please read the below:
What is Our Live Arrival Guarantee?
Benefit from our extensive experience in shipping live fish. In 2021, our records indicated a mere 0.5% dead-on-arrival (DOA) rate for all live fish orders, compared to the industry standard of 1.5%. These numbers translate to only 5 out of 1000 orders experiencing DOA fish.
At Splashy Fish, customer satisfaction is our priority. That's why we provide a 100% Live Arrival Guarantee on all animals shipped via USPS, UPS, or FedEx. Please note - Splashy Fish reserves the right to void Live Arrival Guarantee protection under the following circumstances:
- The customer has chosen USPS First Class Mail as a shipping method.
- The shipping address is a PO Box address
- The order was refused delivery by the customer.
- If the order is returned to the sender for any reason. For instance, an incorrect shipping address, an undeliverable address, etc.
- The order was held for pick up at USPS, UPS, and FedEx offices for longer than 24 hours after the last update on the tracking number.
- The Live Arrival Guarantee claim does not include all the requirements mentioned below
- The Live Arrival Guarantee claim is made after the claim period mentioned below.
- The animals are not in their original packaging
Live Arrival Guarantee Claim Period:
For Live Fish and other invertebrates, one and a half hours (1.5 hours) after the posted delivery time.
For Snails: 48 hours after the posted delivery time.
Steps to claim Splashy Fish's Live Arrival Guarantee:
- Take a picture of the shipping box and the shipping label.
- For live fish and other invertebrates: Please provide two pictures of each bag (containing the dead fish) upon arrival. Ensure the images display the bag in its original, unopened condition with the original rubber band intact
- For Snails: Position the snail in one corner of the tank. If the snail does not move within 48 hours, please take several pictures of the snail's opening
- Send an email to DOA@splashyfishstore.com with the subject line: DOA and Your Order Number, or message us on social media.
- In the body of the email, include your tracking number.
- The claim must be sent within the claim period mentioned above.
After submitting the required information, please allow us 1-3 business days to determine the cause of the issue. If the claim is valid and approved by our team, you will
- Receive a store credit for future purchases, excluding the shipping cost, of the dead-on-arrival fish
If the Live Arrival Guarantee claim does not meet all listed requirements, Splashy Fish reserves the right to reject it.
Shipping live animals and plants is a complex process, and temperature plays a crucial role in ensuring the safe and secure delivery of your order.
If the highest daytime temperature in your location and the lowest nighttime temperature here in Springfield, Virginia—where our facility is situated—fall below 40°F or exceed 90°F, we will proactively delay your order. This measure is taken to prioritize the well-being of the animals and plants.
For the safety of our living cargo and to protect your investment, we retain the right to suspend shipping as necessary due to extreme weather conditions. Our Splashy Fish team will assess the situation and determine if it is unsuitable to ship, considering the safety of the animals.
To stay informed or address any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to our dedicated Splashy Fish Support team via email at support@splashyfishstore.com.
Once our team prints and packs your order, we'll notify you via email. This notification will include your tracking number and the expected arrival day. If you opt for UPS 2 Day shipping, your package should arrive within 2 days after shipment. Similarly, if you choose UPS 1 Day, your order will reach you the day after it is shipped. In the case of orders containing only plants or dry goods, they may be shipped via USPS, provided that this is the selected shipping option during checkout.
We ship all of the customer orders from our warehouse located in Springfield, VA. We pack and ship our orders depending on the orders with the exception of someday we cannot ship out live fish.
All Orders: will be shipped out from Monday to Thursday each week for overnight shipping by UPS.
Sunday: (Splashy Day) Today is the day we let our hard-working team members and our fish to destress and ready for the following week's shipment.
For more information regarding about shipping please visit us our Shipping Policy and Schedule
The Dwarf Pea Puffer (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) is a tiny freshwater predator packed with personality. Also known as the Pea Puffer, Dwarf Pufferfish, Indian Dwarf Puffer, or Malabar Pufferfish, this miniature puffer is famous for its curious behavior, expressive eyes, and ability to hunt tiny snails and other invertebrates.
Pea Puffers are visual hunters that spend much of their day exploring plants, investigating their surroundings, and searching for small prey. Their combination of intelligence, compact size, and bold personality has made the Dwarf Pea Puffer fish especially popular among nano aquarium enthusiasts.
A full-grown Dwarf Pea Puffer is exceptionally small, generally reaching around 1 inch (2.5 cm), with some individuals approaching approximately 1.25 inches (3 cm). Their compact bodies feature yellow-green to olive coloration covered with dark spots and irregular markings. Their large, independently moving eyes give Pea Puffer fish an alert and expressive appearance as they carefully inspect their environment.
Mature males and females can develop noticeable differences. Adult males often become more intensely colored and may develop a darker line along the underside, while mature females generally have a rounder body. Their small Dwarf Pea Puffer size makes them suitable for compact aquariums, but their territorial nature means stocking density matters just as much as tank volume.
The Dwarf Pea Puffer is curious, intelligent, active, and surprisingly bold for such a small fish. Pea Puffers frequently recognize activity outside their aquarium and may approach the glass when expecting food. They spend much of their time exploring plants and hardscape or actively hunting.
However, Pea Puffers can be territorial and aggressive, particularly when crowded or housed without enough visual barriers. A heavily planted aquarium with caves, driftwood, rocks, and dense vegetation can break lines of sight and give individual fish space to establish territories.
Pea Puffers are not conventional schooling fish, but they can benefit from the presence of their own species when provided with sufficient space, vegetation, and individual territories. For multiple Dwarf Pea Puffers, prioritize a larger footprint and dense planting rather than trying to fit several fish into a small nano tank.
At Splashy Fish tropical fish store, our Dwarf Pea Puffer for sale and other Puffers for sale are tank-raised, healthy, and carefully selected for vivid coloration and optimal size. Shop online or visit our aquarium store in Virginia to discover high-quality freshwater fish for sale, betta fish for sale, freshwater shrimp for sale, aquatic plants for sale, and essential aquarium supplies.
WHAT MAKES THIS FISH SPECIAL?
- Adult Size: About 1–1.25 inches
- Care Level: Intermediate
- Temperament: Territorial; can be aggressive
- Diet: Carnivorous
- Water Type: 100% freshwater
- Aquarium Level: Primarily midwater, exploring throughout the tank
- Best Setup: Densely planted, species-focused freshwater aquarium
RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS
- Tank Size: 10+ gallons for an appropriately planned setup; larger footprints are recommended for groups
- Temperature: 74–82°F (23–28°C)
- pH: 6.5–7.5
- Water Hardness: Soft to moderately hard
- Water Type: Freshwater only
- Filtration: Gentle to moderate flow with excellent water quality
CARE GUIDELINES
- Diet: Dwarf Pea Puffers are carnivores and should receive a varied, protein-rich diet.
- Tank Setup: Create a densely planted aquarium with plenty of cover, caves, driftwood, and visual barriers.
- Behavior: Expect an inquisitive but territorial fish. Observe individuals for chasing, fin-nipping, or food competition, especially when keeping several Pea Puffers together.
- Tank Mates: A species-focused setup is the most predictable choice. Small shrimp, snails, and slow or long-finned fish should not be considered reliably safe with a Dwarf Pea Puffer.
Visit here to explore more about How to Care for Dwarf Pea Puffer.
FAQs
Are Dwarf Pea Puffers aggressive?
Dwarf Pea Puffers can be aggressive and territorial, particularly toward their own species or slow-moving, long-finned tank mates. Dense planting, adequate space, visual barriers, and careful stocking help reduce conflicts, but their behavior makes a dedicated Pea Puffer tank preferable to a conventional community aquarium.
Do Pea Puffers eat snails?
Yes. Pea Puffers naturally hunt small snails and will readily eat appropriately sized snails in an aquarium. Snails can be part of a varied carnivorous diet, but they should not be the fish's only food source.
Are Dwarf Pea Puffers good for beginners?
Pea Puffers are better suited to aquarists with some fishkeeping experience. Their freshwater requirements are straightforward, but their territorial behavior, preference for meaty foods, sensitivity to poor water quality, and specialized tank-mate requirements make Dwarf Pea Puffer care more demanding than many beginner nano fish.
