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Hi! I need your preciuous advice.

I'm an italian guy and i want introduce a puffer fish in my 360l heavily-planted tank (100x60x60). The tank has a 55l filter/sump. (I include photos to look it)

I wish introduce puffer fish: colomesus asellus (my favourite, i'm lovin' it) OR carinotetraodon travancoricus.

How many specimens I can buy? I think 3/4 c.asellus or 6/7 c.travancoricus. It's right?

I need to know behaviour of both fishes, and compatibility with other fishes.


Thank you, and I hope my English is clear. :D
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Don't all puffers nip fins? See this thread: https://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/vi ... =4&t=32537

No personal experience, and don't know anything about dwarf puffers and compatibility...
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That tank is PERFECT for C travancoricus! They love a heavily planted home. Not so much for the C asellus . Then need LOTS of swimming room. library/puffers-in-focus/dwarfpuffercare/
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Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:41 pm That tank is PERFECT for C travancoricus! They love a heavily planted home. Not so much for the C asellus . Then need LOTS of swimming room. http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/lib ... uffercare/
Amazing link.

If I remove some plants to have more free space, can I put 3 c.asellus? They are the most beautiful puffer fish!!!

Ps: I forgot to say that I have a loooooot of physa, and I know they are indispensable For puffer fish.
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I still do not think that tank is appropriate for SAPs.
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Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:01 am I still do not think that tank is appropriate for SAPs.
Why? Only because I have too much plants? I remove them, and obviously I set the correct water conditions with a RO water changes.

library/puffers-in-focus/sap/ Here I read "a pack of half a dozen specimens would look great in a 125-180 litre", I have 360l and i want put in 3-4 specimens. :?:
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C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
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burrfish
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Lots of open swimming space. A long tank is much better than square.
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Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2017 4:50 pm Lots of open swimming space. A long tank is much better than square.
Ok. Then I choose c.travancoricus. But how many specimens? 5?

Is it compatible with a small group of gastromyzon or similar like beaufortia?
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Hi, I need another advice.

In many italians forum no one knows the correct value for ph and Kh.

I need both values for Colomesus Asellus and C.travancoricus.

Now My tank has ph 7.5/8 and Kh 9.

Please help me!!!
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Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
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Perfect!
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Ok thanks.

Then I maintain this value.
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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
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Location: Chicago
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What are the values of your tap water?
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Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2017 9:23 am What are the values of your tap water?
The tap water has ph 7.5 and Kh 9.


I top-up with RO water and it has ph 5.5 and Kh 2.
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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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Forget RO water, just do water changes with your tap water, it's good.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:31 pm Forget RO water, just do water changes with your tap water, it's good.
Are you sure?

Can I use only tap water for top-up and for weekly water changes?
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