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- Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:55 pm
- Forum: Marine Puffers
- Topic: Suitable size tank for stars and stripes?
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Re: Suitable size tank for stars and stripes?
Thanks for all the feedback. Has anyone ever try to keep a kole tang with a puffer as a means of algae control or would a 5-6 inch tang become dinner? and the last two questions...1) how important is tank height? and 2) Would a Picasso Triggerfish be a better tankmate for a puffer then a red coris o...
- Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:29 pm
- Forum: Marine Puffers
- Topic: Suitable size tank for stars and stripes?
- Replies: 8
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Re: Suitable size tank for stars and stripes?
Thanks for the info. So would the 60x30x24 be enough for a fish that can reach around 17-20 inch's? or am i better off getting a smaller puffer like a dogface or porc? I dont want to be one of those people with a fish too big for thier tank. Also is it better to by marine puffers when they are small...
- Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:00 pm
- Forum: Marine Puffers
- Topic: Suitable size tank for stars and stripes?
- Replies: 8
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Re: Suitable size tank for stars and stripes?
Thanks. Also does it just depend on the individual fish as far as maximum length in a home aquarium? I know some will never get as big in home aquariums as they will in the wild. And last question was thinking about getting a 50 gallon trigger system sump. Is that suitable for bio-load if it was hoo...
- Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:38 pm
- Forum: Marine Puffers
- Topic: Suitable size tank for stars and stripes?
- Replies: 8
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Suitable size tank for stars and stripes?
I saw an aquarium made by deep sea at a local fish store in Dallas, Tx. The size of the tank is 180 gallons. The dimensions are somewhat different then most tanks at 60 inch long/ 30 inch deep/ and 24 inch high? Since i only had nano-reef tanks my question is do large fish such as stars and stripe n...