15 tall stocking question

[eraagne]

I have a 16 bowfront (about 15.9g I think) and I wondered if it was too small for a F8 puffer. It's 18.5x12x16.5. I would decorate it well and get a really good filter for it. So it would be nice. But it would still be rather tall and not long.

[J-P]

Typically you have upper, middle and lower strata fish. Many puffers are none of these. They utilize the entire tank.

I personally have never kept an F8, but I can't see why that tank wouldn't keep a solo F8 happy. I'm sure others will chime in and offer decor ideas etc.. or maybe correct me

[Aquarist]

Looks good to me. Be sure you have plenty of filtration*160 or so gallons per hour on that tank for 10x/hour turnover rate* and plant it nicely. These guys get bored very easily. Just thought I would put my $0.2 in

[eraagne]

Okay. I'll get some kind of puffer toys and decor and switch it around for interest. I won't be getting one for awhile I don't think. Gotta line the pockets a little first so I can afford all that expensive shellfish to give them.

[sao870]

lol expensive not at all i feed my gsp regular shrimp from the store un cooked but normal ol shrimp i can get like 9 for a buck and just freeze them and thaw when im ready to feed them to fish...

[JRC3]

I have 2-15g high tanks (20w x 10d x 18h) and I thought about putting my F8 in one when I first got him but I figured it would be pushing things a bit too much. Keep in mind that a regular 15 is minimum to house a figure eight and it has a footprint of 24".

I would think that a really young F8 would probably do better if he grew up in one though, idk.

[RTR]

That tank has inadequate swimming room for me. I would never house an F-8 in that tank. There is a big difference between ~18" and 24".

[eraagne]

Yeah I would agree. I thought a lot about it over the last few days. And I had already decided I'm going to use the 15g as a shrimpery and my 29 for the puffer. I was thinking about using the 29 for a mini fish community but I want a puffer more.

[xrayjeeper83]

sounds like a good plan to me

[Pufferpunk]

Okay. I'll get some kind of puffer toys and decor and switch it around for interest. I won't be getting one for awhile I don't think. Gotta line the pockets a little first so I can afford all that expensive shellfish to give them.

LOL, one lil F8 won't eat you out of a fortune of food!

[eraagne]

Okay. I'll get some kind of puffer toys and decor and switch it around for interest. I won't be getting one for awhile I don't think. Gotta line the pockets a little first so I can afford all that expensive shellfish to give them.

LOL, one lil F8 won't eat you out of a fortune of food!

At this point I have trouble buying gas and dog food. More because of my poor spending habits then any financial crisis. So I gotta make sure I have the money to buy shrimp, clams and such I don't want the little thing to go hungry for a few days because I didn't presave for him. I only work part time atm and go to college.

[Pufferpunk]

Nevermind the salt you'll need for weekly water changes.

[purplecandle]

Shell on Mussels = $3.50 a bag at Walmart (would last you weeks)
Shell on shrimp = $5.00 a bag at Walmart (would last you weeks)
Frozen Peas = $1.08 at Walmart (would last forever)
Frozen blood worms = $5.00 Pet stores/Petco/Petsmart(would last a few weeks)
Worms/Nightcrawlers = $3.00 a tub at tackle shops (Would last up to 2 weeks)

Poor people can own, feed and maintain puffers = Priceless!!!!

I feed and clothe a family of 5 with $200 every 2 weeks and My puffers never go hungry!

If yo buy some salt in bulk..it will not be that big of an issue with an F8 being so low brackish

[eraagne]

Well I'll probably go to shoprite. But it's good to know they aren't that hard to afford. It'll still be awhile before I get one though. I got plenty of other fish tanks to work on. Plus I gotta buy 100+ dollars worth of plants. 50+ worth of filtration. For all my tanks not just the puffer Plus I'm an art student so lots of materials ect ect. Plus I want to make sure a puffer fits into my schedule.

[RTR]

For an F-8, the cost of food is the investment in a 10 gallon tank and a simple filter and you can rear your own lifetime supply of fresh live snails. I used out of date fish food but a smallish container of inexpensive food will keep them going for moths and be better for the F-8 than the other foods available as staples. Some variety is desirable,but it need not be a big part of the diet.