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Just exploring some possibilities. I will b setting up a 180g african tank for medium-large cichlids. Any puffer species that would be apropriate for that tank?

not really but it depends on the type of africans. the only freshwater puffer I'd try to keep with tankmates is the South American/Brazilian puffer...Colomessus assellus. However, this fish will only work with some of the more peaceful africans. In most cases however, either the puffer will be too aggressive for the cichlids or vice versa. It will be very difficult to find a mixture of African cichlids and puffers that will get along together.

The only other option would be to put a Fahaka with some mbuna and hope that the puffer can't catch the cichlids. I wouldn't try it though.

Jason

[span class="edited"][Edited by jason_r_s 2004-08-15 00:37][/span]

I think the Fahaka is the meanest puffer out there either him or the arrow head it would be more of a matter of the cichlids not even knowing what hit them when the puffer strikes. My arrow head is always covered in gravel just waiting for a shrinp to come along.