Hello!
I've always wanted some kind of puffer fish ever since I started fish keeping, so I was wondering what kind of puffer I should get. I would easily get a porcupine puffer or a spiny box puffer, but they require a lot of space and I'll eventually go to college. So I have a 36 gallon bowfront aquarium, and it's a pretty strange tank size compared to the standard ones. So, what kind of puffers can live in 36 gallon aquariums? I'm open to freshwater, brackish, and marine. All three are doable for me. I'm gonna also need help with a food source.
I'm going to be busy with school but I'll try and reply as soon as I can Thanks for reading.
Thinking of preparing for a species of puffer fish
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- ParkerFishKeeping
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Re: Thinking of preparing for a species of puffer fish
Welcome!
Will you be moving this tank back & forth to school?
Will you be moving this tank back & forth to school?
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!"
- ParkerFishKeeping
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Re: Thinking of preparing for a species of puffer fish
Maybe, I'm going to assume yes.Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:12 pm Welcome!
Will you be moving this tank back & forth to school?
- Pufferpunk
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- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
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- 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
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Re: Thinking of preparing for a species of puffer fish
Can I talk you out of it? That is a good way to lose fish.
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!"
- ParkerFishKeeping
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Re: Thinking of preparing for a species of puffer fish
Yeah, I might go smaller in college. I thought that might be extremely stressful for the fish depending on what kind. I think I should wait after school to get any puffer that requires lots of care. Would a group of pea puffers work out? If not I understand.Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:13 pm Can I talk you out of it? That is a good way to lose fish.
- 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: Thinking of preparing for a species of puffer fish
I moved out of the house for about two weeks because my husband was misbehaving and brought my DPs with me. The move killed them.
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!"