Two MBU puffers living peacefully 2gether (WITH PHOTOS!)

[Julian MBU]

[pufferpuggirl]

I don't doubt that they live together peacefully. My Mbu lives with all sorts of fish and never bothers any of them. Some of them are very gentle. My question would be -- is your tank large enough for 2 Mbu to be together?

[Flutter]

I guess we don't know for sure if it's his tank or not but those fish are very obviously both juveniles.

I'd like to hear back in 3 years about how things are doing

[lesleyanndunn]

says under his name he has 4 mbu?

[Dadof4]

Sure two adult MBU's can live together...if you have the acreage to house them.

[RTR]

IMHO, those fish are doomed to stunting. Someday folks will learn that juveniles and mature hunter predator fish are different - if they ever get to mature.

[johnnyfishtanks]

actually these species of puffer are very social in the wild so i think they would be fine

[pufferpuggirl]

I don't think there's any argument about them getting along together but rather the size of the tank they are both being kept in. One Mbu needs a huge tank, so two Mbu are going to need a massively huge tank. I think that's the issue at hand, at least that's my understanding.

[Pufferpunk]

+1

[LD50]

Largest tank I ever saw an MBU in was a 300g tank and he seemed dandy, I would love to see one in the recomended 1000 gallon's but I figure an indoor pond would be most likely.

[L!$A]

Every fish is different, my mbu was friendly with certain fish, he hated bichirs for some reason... and he would bite huge chunks out of them.
I agree with Nick, I believe most fish, get more aggressive with age.. imagine living with the same person in close quarters for the rest of your life, I don't blame them. lol
It could also be the opposite though, and be a breeding pair... then comes to the tank size issue.

[RTR]

But Puffers, unlike some Cichlids in captivity (more likely rare in the wild), do not form stable mated pairs. Breeding is seasonal, and matings are short-term.

My personal experience with T. mbu was that I could not support the fish properly in less than 400 gallon of water. Below that quantity, I really needed automated daily partials.

[Flutter]

My personal experience with T. mbu was that I could not support the fish properly in less than 400 gallon of water. Below that quantity, I really needed automated daily partials.

Can you please explain what variables you were monitoring (like nitrates) and what you deemed supported properly? Err, I didn't word that well at all but hopefully you can understand what I'm trying to ask...

[Mikeyburnsey]

Having read the replies some good and then again the negative replies, all I can say looking good and all the best for the coming months and years don't worry they will both grow and be happy

[SnailSnacks]

Nice pics Julian!
Is that a watermelon pleco in there? Nice lookin fish whatever it is