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davetherave Hobbyist Posts: 112 Kudos: 82 Votes: 1 Registered: 12-May-2004	Hi gang My smaller tank is "infested" with snails - will a puffer(s) eat any kind of snail? How many do you advise me to have in a 120Litre "busy" tank? What kind is best? Will they eat any other food and/or menace the other community fish? Thanks Dave
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I'm only familiar with dwarf puffers, I'm not sure if there are any that can be kept in a community tank. [link=This link]http://puffernet.tripod.com/partners.html" style="COLOR: #FF3333[/link] gives some info on potential tankmates for puffers. My dwarf puffers eat pest snails, they don't bother my Malaysian trumpet snails. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
pufferpunk Big Fish Posts: 462 Kudos: 395 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Feb-2003	What fish do you have in your tank now? DPs are viicious fin-nippers.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Since you have a "busy" community tank, I wouldn't go with dwarf puffers. As mentioned, they are very adept at gobbling up the fins of tankmates, and are a general nuisance. Depending on how many fish are already in there, you would probably be better off with some kind of small loach, like yoyos. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21


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