Hello from Essex UK

[PUFFER3010]

Hello !!!!

Fellow puffer friends

My Name is Jack and have just brought my second tank i have a 130l tropical tank, went out today and brought a 63l juewl tank especially for some new puffer's.

Well just thought id introduce my self and say Hi.

From what i have read this seems like a very friendly forum and you all seem to know your stuff !!

Look forward to taking on board some helpful info.

Kind Regards

PUFFER3010

[purplecandle]

Welcome!

What kind of puffers were you thinking of getting?

[PUFFER3010]

Thank you !

I have been looking at the Tetraodon nigroviridis puffers aka green spotted puffers

[purplecandle]

Thank you !

I have been looking at the Tetraodon nigroviridis puffers aka green spotted puffers

Forgive me for giving you bad news!!!! Ok I think 63l equals 16 gallons??? If so a green spotted puffer needs 30 gallons for one. They just get too big and make so much waste!

If you like the gsp you might like an f8 ( one would like your 63l).

[purplecandle]

Here is some info on the f8

ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Brackish/T_Biocellatus/

Like a gsp but smaller

[PUFFER3010]

Arhhhh that is bad news the girl at my local shop told me i could have 4 gsp's in a 63l tank

Clearly she just wants to sell these fish.

back to the shop i go haha

[purplecandle]

Arhhhh that is bad news the girl at my local shop told me i could have 4 gsp's in a 63l tank

Clearly she just wants to sell these fish.

back to the shop i go haha

Awww I feel bad... but truthfully those gsps cannot grow to their full size in a tank that small. Look at the tank and imagine a small kitten inside of it.

[PUFFER3010]

is there such a thing as dwarf gsp's as she was pretty adidment that they would be ok there where only an inch in size ?

[purplecandle]

is there such a thing as dwarf gsp's as she was pretty adidment that they would be ok there where only an inch in size ?

They start off little and cute and then you get these

[PUFFER3010]

Ok so correct me if im wrong

what your saying is, that i would need like a 250l (roughly 60 gallons) tank to keep 4 gsp's

[purplecandle]

There are dwarf puffers, but not dwarf gsps

Here is info on them
ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/C_Travancoricus/

[PUFFER3010]

OH and lovely puffers by the way hahaha !!!

[purplecandle]

Ok so correct me if im wrong

what your saying is, that i would need like a 250l (roughly 60 gallons) tank to keep 4 gsp's

55-60 gallons for 2 gsps, I have 2 in a 75 gallon with no other fish.

[PUFFER3010]

Ok so correct me if im wrong

what your saying is, that i would need like a 250l (roughly 60 gallons) tank to keep 4 gsp's

55-60 gallons for 2 gsps, I have 2 in a 75 gallon with no other fish.

understood

back to the shop tomorrow for an upgrade haha

[purplecandle]

Ut oh, sounds like we may have a new puffer addict