Starting a new tank. What can I put in it?
Starting a new tank. What can I put in it?
Hi. I have started setting up a twenty gallon high tank. What species of puffer would be happy in it?
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Re: Starting a new tank. What can I put in it?
Look over our puffer profiles in the Pufferpedia, under the Learn tab above.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
Re: Starting a new tank. What can I put in it?
Have been looking at f8s, red eyes and dwarfs. Am I missing any other species that would fit in this tank? Would a 20 high be cramped for a single f8? How are they personality wise? Or would it be fishality? I liked the way the gsp would come to the front of the tank and be curious... Until the poor thing got sick.
What kind of filter will I need? Will an aquaclear 30 work while the fish is small?
Thanks.
What kind of filter will I need? Will an aquaclear 30 work while the fish is small?
Thanks.
- Pufferpunk
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- Posts: 32776
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
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Re: Starting a new tank. What can I put in it?
A single F8 would be fine in there. They live longer as singletons.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Starting a new tank. What can I put in it?
A Figure 8 will also come to the front when it sees youDerpyFish wrote:Have been looking at f8s, red eyes and dwarfs. Am I missing any other species that would fit in this tank? Would a 20 high be cramped for a single f8? How are they personality wise? Or would it be fishality? I liked the way the gsp would come to the front of the tank and be curious... Until the poor thing got sick.
What kind of filter will I need? Will an aquaclear 30 work while the fish is small?
Thanks.
That filter would probably do alright to get rid of the waste from the puff but I didn't think that my Hob type filter turned over the water sufficiently and so let the algae grow quicker.
Re: Starting a new tank. What can I put in it?
Where is the pufferpedia learn tab gone? i remember using that alotPufferpunk wrote:Look over our puffer profiles in the Pufferpedia, under the Learn tab above.
- Pufferpunk
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- Posts: 32776
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
- Location: Chicago
- Contact:
Re: Starting a new tank. What can I put in it?
It got lost in the upgrade. I was quite proud of that source.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
- Iliveinazoo
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Re: Starting a new tank. What can I put in it?
A Figure 8 will also come to the front of the tank when he/she spots you.DerpyFish wrote:Have been looking at f8s, red eyes and dwarfs. Am I missing any other species that would fit in this tank? Would a 20 high be cramped for a single f8? How are they personality wise? Or would it be fishality? I liked the way the gsp would come to the front of the tank and be curious... Until the poor thing got sick.
What kind of filter will I need? Will an aquaclear 30 work while the fish is small?
Thanks.
When seeking amfilter look for one that does around 10x the volume of the tank per hour. This turnover rate will help limit blue green algae and will help maintain a good turnover rate even after the media has accumulated some waste.