Dwarf Puffers in a 10g?

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Dwarf Puffers in a 10g?

Post by Purifire »

What Do you guys think, can I have 3-4 in a ten gallon that's planted and overfiltered?
29 Gallon Marine tank, with refugium, skimmer. Base rock, coral skeletons. Stock: Baby Ocellaurus Clown, young Saddled Toby, 3 Hermit crabs,one 2 inch Bristle Worm, hitch hiking starfish.

10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.

10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts

Some FW tanks.

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Re: Dwarf Puffers in a 10g?

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I would not go past a pair or perhaps 1M & 2F, with no other livestock in a ten.

Overfiltration does not change tank capacity, unless you have a 15 gallon tank as a sump on a 10 gallon tank, and it still would not provide enough space for territoriality.
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Re: Dwarf Puffers in a 10g?

Post by xrayjeeper83 »

what he said ^^^^
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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My Puffers: 2 Dwarf Puffers (C. Travancoricus) , 1 male 1 female.

Saddled Toby (C. Vallintini)

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Location (country): United States, Lompoc CA

Re: Dwarf Puffers in a 10g?

Post by Purifire »

Ok Thanks!
29 Gallon Marine tank, with refugium, skimmer. Base rock, coral skeletons. Stock: Baby Ocellaurus Clown, young Saddled Toby, 3 Hermit crabs,one 2 inch Bristle Worm, hitch hiking starfish.

10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.

10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts

Some FW tanks.

In My Experience, Fishkeeping is like Cooking. Five or ten basics will keep anyone from getting sick. But to be truly magnificent... You have to know the right Recipies.
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