Hi there,
I'm very new to puffers and for Christmas I'm setting up a 15 gallon puffer tank. I'm going to get a single figure 8 puffer, but I was wondering if I could get 2-3 bumblebee gobies as well. I'm going to have plenty of caves, rocks, fake plants and hopefully live plants. On aqadvisor the stock level is 107% and my filtration is an enihim pickup 60. I can get a sponge filter if that would be needed as well though. Would this work, or if not are there any tank mates for my figure 8 puffer?
Thanks in advance, Kate.
Figure 8 and bumblebee gobies in a 15 gallon?
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Re: Figure 8 and bumblebee gobies in a 15 gallon?
Considering a 15g is the bare minimum for a single F8, you could try a few BBGs but my F8s always ate them. I wouldn't try anything else.
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Re: Figure 8 and bumblebee gobies in a 15 gallon?
Awsome thank you for the reply. I’ll try them if it goes well then I’ll stick with them if not, I’ll take them back. How many would you recommend?
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lorteti
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Re: Figure 8 and bumblebee gobies in a 15 gallon?
2-3
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Re: Figure 8 and bumblebee gobies in a 15 gallon?
Why not just go with a 20 gallon or a little larger? The extra 5 gallons wouldn't take up much more room but would give more for a larger bio-laod.
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Re: Figure 8 and bumblebee gobies in a 15 gallon?
Yeah if you’re in the us, a 29g set up is probably cheaper than a 15
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Re: Figure 8 and bumblebee gobies in a 15 gallon?
^^^^^^
AGREED!!!
AGREED!!!
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Re: Figure 8 and bumblebee gobies in a 15 gallon?
Noticed they’re in NZ...
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