puffer fish in 250 lt

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puffer fish in 250 lt

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hi everyone...i want to ask what I can put puffer fish? thanks^^ :D :D
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My 1st question to you is what FW puffers do you have available to you to buy in your area? Have you looked around? FW puffers are quite aggressive & many do not play well with others, even of their own kind

That tank is perfect for a few F8s or 2 GSPs. Look at our Pufferpedia (under the Learn tab, above), for profiles of different FW/BW puffers.
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in my area there is an importer who takes them in germany .... I know that must be alone because aggressive .. what are the F8S or 2 GSPS??
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F8S Tetraodon biocellatus
GSPS Tetraodon nigroviridis
People have some problems with scientific names here.
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I have no problems with scientific names but try to keep it simple for most newbies. ;)
Especially since they won't be labeled as such at the stores.
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but are not puffers brackish water the nigr and biocellatus??I want a puffer fish freshwater also to be kept alone...which do you recommend?
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Rather you want freshwater, brackish, or marine really sets up the choices you have. So, what is your tank prepared for, or what do you want to prepare it for?
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Look in to SAPs (South American Puffers.) They're FW. I guess you could do a singleton, but they enjoy company of other SAPs.
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I.Puff.Too wrote:Look in to SAPs (South American Puffers.) They're FW. I guess you could do a singleton, but they enjoy company of other SAPs.
Singletons aren't actually good because they don't do well unless in groups. There's like a 3% chance a singleton would do okay, but these puffers are group puffers. They are about the only puffers that PREFER to be in a group.

They also require teeth trimmings because most people can't supply the amount of crunchy foods they need to keep their teeth trimmed.
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Re: puffer fish in 250 lt

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I agree with NG--SAPs are not for beginner puffer-keepers.
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