Reccomend a puffer please?

[ahud]

Hello,

I have a 30gallon breeder and I think I want to try my first puffer. The tank is 36x18x12. I have been keeping Tanganyika cichlids for a year and other fish for about three so I am experienced in fish keeping.

Could you suggest a freshwater puffer?

I am worried that the DP are too small to be of interest.

Thanks,
Aaron

[J-P]

Welcome to the forum!

You're going to enjoy the community

[Flutter]

Are you interested in an active hunter or a lurker type? Browse the PufferPedia, there's tons listed in there

[Pufferpunk]

Look above, under the Learn Tab, for the Pufferpedia. Good profiles in there. You're going to have to cycle that tank though, before you add a puffer.

[ahud]

Oops, I should have included preferences.

I am looking for an active "hunter". I was first interested in the GSP, but I am starting a salt tank soon and I am not ready to deal with two high maintenance tanks. I don't mean puffers are not high maintenance, but what is a water change with a python

For right now I want a puffer that will be totally happy in a 30g (Another reason I don't want a GPS, since that is their min tank size) and show some interesting hunting behavior. Maybe a DP is the best match?

[ahud]

Also the tank is already cycled. Running an eheim 22 uh forget the second number. Its rated up to 65 gallons.

[Pufferpunk]

Are there fish in the tank now?

[ahud]

haha yeah, I like this forum already. You guys are blunt and you ask a ton of questions.

Right now there is only one julie transcriptus, but I am going to pull a large sponge filter off the 112 gallon tank. The large sponge should handle the extra bio load until the canister catches up, unless I am totally under estimating puffer bio loads.

I have plenty of options for increasing the bacteria count in the tank if you guys think I will need it. I have 5 tanks running at the moment.

Will the Canister filter suffice for the 30gal (its rated up to 65 gallons) or should I add some filtration?

So are DP interesting?

[Pufferpunk]

Good job, that will do! I instant-cycle all my tanks with filter material from other tanks (benefit of "multiple tank syndrome"). DPs are cool, if you like little friends.

[ahud]

I am stuck between wanting a bigger puffer, but also wanting plenty of room for them. With only 30gal most of the larger puffers would only be content from what I have read. The DP on the other hand seem like they would be happy with the large footprint.

I love my Tangs so I don't want to give up any of the bigger tanks for puffers sorry guys.

[purplecandle]

Auriglobus silus....Auriglobus Modestus

Hard to find right now..at least I am having a hard time! Perhaps they are not in season?

[SammyDee]

Two F8 puffers Low BW thou not FW I think

[ahud]

Guess I am going with DPs. How many would you do in the 36x18x12?

If I don't like them I can just flush them down the toilet like I do most of my other fish........JK!!!!!

[Nick]

That tank has a nice BIG footprint. I'd say 6 would be no problem at all, maybe even 8.

[Pufferpunk]

Be sure to read the article in our library on sexing DPs. I'm just full of great advice here, HUH???