I've always wanted to keep monster fish but due to size constraint, i've thought about it and minimised the option to keeping puffers. They are badass monsters but dun grow too big
Just a simple qns, would i be able to house a fahaka / MBU in a 4x2x2 tank? Will it be able to see him throught life? And what about their bioload? Would it be huge!? And also, what kind of habitat would be suitable for it? I know some of these answers could be found somewhere in the forum but oh well, might as well post it here
I would be keeping a small tank of feeder snails as well... hope this would help to cut down on cost
Welcome! You've come to the right place, and it's great that you're asking questions before you buy your fish. Otherwise you'd have had a major oopsie...
I'd start in the PufferPedia. Reading really is the best place to get started. A fahaka will require 120g, I think, and a mbu needs at least 1,000g. A 4x2x2 would definitely not be enough - mbus get to be three feet long! Yep, the bioload would be massive - puffers are very messy eaters! I don't know that they would do too well together, as fahakas can be quite aggressive!
A snail-breeding tank would help cut costs, but you'll need a pretty big one for these guys. Most people feed them clams and mussels and such.
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
LilGreenPuffer wrote:Welcome! You've come to the right place, and it's great that you're asking questions before you buy your fish. Otherwise you'd have had a major oopsie...
I'd start in the PufferPedia. Reading really is the best place to get started. A fahaka will require 120g, I think, and a mbu needs at least 1,000g. A 4x2x2 would definitely not be enough - mbus get to be three feet long! Yep, the bioload would be massive - puffers are very messy eaters! I don't know that they would do too well together, as fahakas can be quite aggressive!
A snail-breeding tank would help cut costs, but you'll need a pretty big one for these guys. Most people feed them clams and mussels and such.
Pardon me but 4x2x2 is roughly 114g no? This is in US' gallon conversion btw.
Yeah i think this forum is pretty informative =D Great to have discovered this place thats dedicated to puffers!
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept: T lineatus T miurus A modestus T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan C lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
If you want a larger puffer species i would personnally go with the lineatus, as they do get to a decent size and your tank should hpuse one for life or at least many, many years. Mbu do need a much larger than but to be honest i think that 1K gal isnt that nessiary, yes a large tank but i would have thought that a 300-400 gal would do for a very long time. But thats just my opinion still a very large tank is required.
I would personnally use decor such as smooth rocks and nice pieces of bogwood/driftwood. Just my opinion
Bogwoodbruce wrote:If you want a larger puffer species i would personnally go with the lineatus, as they do get to a decent size and your tank should hpuse one for life or at least many, many years. Mbu do need a much larger than but to be honest i think that 1K gal isnt that nessiary, yes a large tank but i would have thought that a 300-400 gal would do for a very long time. But thats just my opinion still a very large tank is required.
I would personnally use decor such as smooth rocks and nice pieces of bogwood/driftwood. Just my opinion
Nope. Too long in the 300-400 would stunt them, and by then the 1,000g won't help - its lifespan would already be shortened.
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
My Puffers: Mbu Puffer named Naboo South American Puffer named Bollo RIP :( 3 Dwarf Puffers yet to be named Red Eye Red Tailed Puffer - Returned to LFS for being to vicious Porky the Porcupine Pup the Dogface
I've always wanted to keep monster fish but due to size constraint, i've thought about it and minimised the option to keeping puffers. They are badass monsters but dun grow too big
Just a simple qns, would i be able to house a fahaka / MBU in a 4x2x2 tank? Will it be able to see him throught life? And what about their bioload? Would it be huge!? And also, what kind of habitat would be suitable for it? I know some of these answers could be found somewhere in the forum but oh well, might as well post it here
I would be keeping a small tank of feeder snails as well... hope this would help to cut down on cost
If that is the biggest size tank you're going to get then it's perfect for the Fahaka Puffer. A 4x2x2 tank holds 144us gallons (120 uk gallons PP ), so that's 24g over the recommended minimum sized tank. I'd personally get a bigger tank when he gets to 18inches or before as at 18inches he'll be almost half the length of the tank in size, but that's your choice when he gets to that size
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept: T lineatus T miurus A modestus T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan C lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
I personnally would choose to filter that with an external canister filter and price will vary on brand and model etc... I would personnally go for either the Fluval FX5 which would be mega-overfiltered which is what you want, (although these are more expensive than some of the alternatives on the market) im running 5x FX5's and cant rate em highly enough.
My Puffers: Mbu Puffer named Naboo South American Puffer named Bollo RIP :( 3 Dwarf Puffers yet to be named Red Eye Red Tailed Puffer - Returned to LFS for being to vicious Porky the Porcupine Pup the Dogface
), so that's 24g over the recommended minimum sized tank. I'd personally get a bigger tank when he gets to 18inches or before as at 18inches he'll be almost half the length of the tank in size, but that's your choice when he gets to that size