Hey guys! I have a densely planted 10g aquarium. A lot of things are still up in the air, but its filtered with a eheim 2213, and I do, regular, large h2o changes.
Right now there is one fish in there, but I just sold him to a friend, so things are wide open fish-wise. There are just two things that I want with this tank.
#1. I want it to have a signature fish that is not only cool, but rare.
#2. I want it to be VERY densely stocked.
My plan so far is this, I am going to add two oto cats sometime next week, some glass shrimp, and put a couple snails in my small guppy breeding tank so that if I get a puffer I will already have a culture going.
I have always liked my little endlers guppies, and had a tank before where they all just lived and bred in the plants. It was pretty sweet. I want that look again for movement and color. So I will be adding one male and three females (all are about one cm long now). I would also maybe like a small cory cat. Last but not least...I would like a small, rare puffer. Reading the bios, the main problem seems that the Carinotetraodon travancoricus is the only one that is really active during the day. I have no problem with that, but did have my eyes on Carinotetraodon irrubesco which I think is prettier. Tell me what you guys think. Thanks
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Re: Planted Puffer 10g
The recommendations of tank size of the puffers here are for the single puffer only, w/o tank mates.kingfisherfleshy wrote: #2. I want it to be VERY densely stocked.
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Re: Planted Puffer 10g
Looks like plans change!
Oto cat(s)
And one of those two puffers? Anything else that could be recommended?
Shrimp and snails will stay as potential food items.
Oto cat(s)
And one of those two puffers? Anything else that could be recommended?
Shrimp and snails will stay as potential food items.
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Re: Planted Puffer 10g
Otto are fine
10 gal tank will be fine for 3 Dwarf Puffers
10 gal tank will be fine for 3 Dwarf Puffers
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Re: Planted Puffer 10g
To start I only think I will get one, and just based on availability it looks like it will probably be Carinotetraodon travancoricus...I dont have a problem with that, especially because they are supposed to be more active during the day, and eventually I would be interested in attempting to breed the little buggers. (Most likely in a bigger tank.) So for now Im just searching for a little baby one around me.
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Re: Planted Puffer 10g
That was my plan as well.I would be interested in attempting to breed the little buggers.
Good luck.
Java moss will be very helpful to stat the breeding proses.
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Re: Planted Puffer 10g
This tank is so densely planted I dont even know if I will have room too add moss! There is one little piece of driftwood...so maybe. Ha
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Re: Planted Puffer 10g
pics of tank?
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Re: Planted Puffer 10g
They lay eggs in Java Mosskingfisherfleshy wrote:This tank is so densely planted I dont even know if I will have room too add moss! There is one little piece of driftwood...so maybe. Ha
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Re: Planted Puffer 10g
no pics or it didn't happen 
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Pics or ban LOL
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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