Puffers for 10 gallon? help?

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Puffers for 10 gallon? help?

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hey im new to here and i used to own a gsp and he was bought from walmart xD i went to a store before hand and bought supplies they told me it was freshwater....and to give it snails and could go in a 10 gallon tank alone happily....they were wrong it only lasted 2-3 months...(longest a fish from walmart has ever lived but still) and umm i am dedicating a 10gallon tank especially for this kind of fish cuz i love puffers but i decided i wanted something more sinister looking but thats still friendly to their owners and less shy that can go alone in a 10 freshwater gallon tank im going to buy fake sand the one from pet stores and wash it and like you know put alot of plants and a hidding spot. i wanted like dark brown sand and plants that will look like trees xD and make it look like the woods XD and i was gonna clal the puffer Deku xD and umm you know i was thinking if there was a puffer fish with red eye like you know like...hmmm beady red eyes and a dark brown body if there was such a puffer id like it umm or if not a puffer with red eyes and darker skin would suffice my interest x3 ived read alot about puffers and iam extremely good at following directions i just need species with the care and everything
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2-3 dwarf puffers. i believe they are called red eye puffers but not sure. you could have 1 of those. be sure to check the pufferpedia.
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Irrubesco has red eyes, I think they are called "Red-eye" puffers. It may need a larger than 10 gal tank though.
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A single irrubesco or lorteti (both have red eyes) will work fine in a 10g--if you can find one. Look in our Pufferpedia (above, under the Learn tab).
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Pufferpunk wrote:[welcome]
A single irrubesco or lorteti (both have red eyes) will work fine in a 10g--if you can find one. Look in our Pufferpedia (above, under the Learn tab).
well were exactly could i buy one?
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Your LFS might be able to order it for you, or you could order it online, but not to many sites sell them.
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Where are you located? if your in SoCal, pet kingdom in SD sometimes gets them. along with fugu, GSP, figure eight, and an assortment of marine puffers.
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there pretty easy to get hold of in the uk, where are you.
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