hi im looking into and reserching keeping porcupine puffers that ive fell in love with after seeing one
question is that i have a 6 foot tank so could i keep more than one?
and would sex matter?
sorry if question maybe a little obvious but obviously not to me lol
thanks
can you have more than 1 porcupine puffer in a tank?
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piranha12345
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Re: can you have more than 1 porcupine puffer in a tank?
I would not try to keep more than 1 porc in a tank unless is was like 1000gal. There's no guarentee they would have problems, but you're really taking a risk, especially when they grow up. Many people have success keeping porcupine puffers with other types of SW puffers.
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Re: can you have more than 1 porcupine puffer in a tank?
thanks for that do you have any idea which other puffers?
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Re: can you have more than 1 porcupine puffer in a tank?
2 porcs can work but the tank would need to be huge.
I know lots of people who have kept dogface and porcs together. Porcs are very docile puffers so any other timid puffer will work great.
Also what size tank do you have? 180?
I know lots of people who have kept dogface and porcs together. Porcs are very docile puffers so any other timid puffer will work great.
Also what size tank do you have? 180?
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Re: can you have more than 1 porcupine puffer in a tank?
ye think its 180
dimensions = 72"x24"x24"
thanks
dimensions = 72"x24"x24"
thanks
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Re: can you have more than 1 porcupine puffer in a tank?
Yeah thats 180. You could do both porcs if you really wanted but anything you chose should work.
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Re: can you have more than 1 porcupine puffer in a tank?
I'd go with something like a Dogface. Make sure you QT.
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Re: can you have more than 1 porcupine puffer in a tank?
My mate keeps a porc and a dalmation together and they stick together like lovers 