What puffers can I keep??

[Topheredward]

I recently bought this tank
http://www.petco.com/product/117467/Aqu ... shFC_Tanks
(The 8 gallon version) intending on getting a betta. But after some research I became very interested in puffers!! Are there any that I could keep in this tank?

[Pufferpunk]

1 or 2 dwarf puffers:
library/puffers-in-focus/dwarfpuffercare/
library/puffers-in-focus/sexing-carinot ... rf-puffer/

[sgtmyers88]

Get a 30g and you can do a couple figure eight puffers or a single green spotted puffer.

[Topheredward]

What size would I need for 1 figure 8?

[*GSP*Fan*]

What size would I need for 1 figure 8?

I believe 15gallons is the minimum for one Figure 8, more is always better of course.


Info on Figure 8s from the library.
library/puffers-in-focus/fig8/

[Topheredward]

What about the Red Tail? Would I be able to keep one of those in a tank that size if it were heavily planted?

[Master of Puffers]

There's several species of red-tail puffers. Which one were you thinking of??

[Topheredward]

I believe C. Irrubesco? The more mild tempered one.

[Topheredward]

Rather small but a little larger than the dwarfs.

[Master of Puffers]

our C. Irrubesco is in an approx 15 gallon tank and he's only an inch and a bit, 3 cm.. and we are planning to get him a bigger tank.


He's currently sharing with an otto catfish.

[bertie 83]

Please bear in mind an 8g tank will not hold anywhere near 8g of water once decorated. Realistically you could only house 1 dp, certainly nothing bigger.