I've got a newly set up marine tank (FOWLR) which got its first fishy inhabitants today - 2 baby clowns. In a temporary tank is my little GSP, Billy, who is currently at an SG of approx. 1.010 but will eventually join the clowns and any other inhabitants. If it turns out that he can't play nicely then he'll get an upgrade all of his own but my pocket and my already jam-packed house are praying that if he's the smallest and last in, and we're stocked with fast-movers he'll take his place and be a good boy.
Obviously, we're going slow and steady with stocking and won't put another fish in for a minimum of two weeks but we're planning ahead and looking at our options for fish number 3... There's a Valentini in our LFS who has been there for months and a) we're kinda in love with him and b) we feel reeeeeally sorry for him. We know he'd be cool with the clowns but do you think he and Billy would take issue with each other when Billy finally goes in? It won't be for a good few months and the Valentini is at least 3, if not 4 times the size of Billy.
Surprisingly, it's the pair of clowns you should be concerned about, a mated pair can fight to the death.
What size of tank is this FOWLR?
It it's not a good plan to put a valentini and gsp together, they would probably kill other fairly quickly according to what I've heard from others' experiences. It is not a good idea to mix puffer species, and it is usually best to keep specimens as singletons.
Last edited by sevenyearnight on Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I'm kinda with Xray about the clowns. They're fiesty little buggers with sharp little teeth. The tank would have to be pretty big for your GSP to join them. The clowns need a territory to themselves. The second another fish enters it, they get attacked. I'd seriouly only try this if the tank was 75-100 gallons. Even then, I'd be nervous, especially with no corals (or anemones) for the clowns to hide in. Just my opinion.
"Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish." Mark Twain
"Fish recognize a bad leader." Conan O'Brien
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept: T lineatus T miurus A modestus T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan C lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
We'll cross Valentini off our list then. Thank you.
