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CRclownfishy21 Fingerling Posts: 43 Kudos: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-May-2004	I was thinking about keeping a dwarf puffer in my thirty gallon. Is this the correct size tank? I've read that they need up to 50 gallons and I know someone who's keeping one in a 10 gallon, so I'm a little confused. Also what else could I keep with them? I've read that they're to agressive towards others of their species so you can only keep one per tank. Does this means that they have to be kept alone or is their a species or 2 that will get along with them? Thanks [span class="edited"][Edited by CRclownfishy21 2004-07-01 18:58][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
Kim Big Fish Posts: 327 Kudos: 436 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	They do require a species tank. With 2 exceptions: otos and shrimp. The shrimp may become snacks. They've never bothered mine. General rule for dwarfs is at least 2gal per puffer. In a 30gal, you could get 15. If you went to a larger puffer like a South american, you could probably keep 3. If you want to go brackish, a Fig8 or Green spotted. Cycle the tank first. they are very sensitive to water conditions. I(and others in the hobby with puffers) do a weekly 50% water change. If you want more info, go to dwarfpuffers.com Kim
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
me is already in use Fish Addict Posts: 596 Kudos: 99 Votes: 25 Registered: 02-Dec-2003	In larger tanks, the basic guideline is 3 per gallon, but for smaller tanks it is usually 2 per gallon I would go with around 10 dwarf puffers, and plant it a lot, with live plants OR fakes Minimum tank size would be 5gallons, but larger is better, of course Feed them live food or frozen, they will not accept dry food Feed them snails weekly so their ever-growing teeth will be kept under control yeah http://www.dwarfpuffers.com is a recommended site! IMO, 30 gallons might be small for Green Spotted Puffers at 6" Some GSP's end up living in full saltwater as adults
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
me is already in use Fish Addict Posts: 596 Kudos: 99 Votes: 25 Registered: 02-Dec-2003	ah here it is http://www.wetwebmedia.com/BrackishSubWebIndex/gspsart.htm edit: whoops, not full marine [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-07-01 23:16][/span] edit: woah, pufferpunk wrote this! ...didn't know that [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-07-01 23:18][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
Klee Banned Posts: 420 Kudos: 307 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-May-2004	Try about 5-6 dwarves, 6 ottos and 5 bumblebee gobies. Make sure filter flow is at a low, too, and heavily planted.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	they need brackish water from what i understand so you could keep some other cool fish with them!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
Kim Big Fish Posts: 327 Kudos: 436 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	The Gobies are brackish. Kim
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
cherrybarb Enthusiast Posts: 170 Kudos: 64 Votes: 10 Registered: 12-Feb-2003	Klee i dont think your set up will work, arnt gobies brakish? and dwarfs are full freshwater and will have problems if kept in brakish. just my 2 cents
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
me is already in use Fish Addict Posts: 596 Kudos: 99 Votes: 25 Registered: 02-Dec-2003	fish1, Kim, cherrybarb are all correct sounds like a nice stock though klee (well except for the compatibility problems, of course) [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-07-02 17:48][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22


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