Howdy puffer crew!
I recently got a 15 gallon fish tank and currently undergoing a fishless-cycle. I have within the last week become fully immersed in the freshwater puffer cult, watching countless puffer videos and reading countless posts. I was curious— what puffers are available for a tank of this size? Is it reasonable to consider anything other than simply pea puffers? Thank you so much!
Stocking a 15 gallon tank
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Re: Stocking a 15 gallon tank
I have a lurker, M turgidus in a 15g. He rarely leaves his cave, except to eat.
https://www.pufferfishenthusiastsworldw ... pufferfish
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- Puffer Fry
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Re: Stocking a 15 gallon tank
Ooooo okay, that would definitely be a fish I’d be interested in. Do you feel a spotted Congo puffer could work as well? A target puffer does sound great though. I foolishly got pebbles rather than sand for my tank so I’ll need to change that, but could I send you a photo of my tank to get any suggestions you may have? I want to ensure the best space possible for the fish. (Also— I’m gonna assume the answer is no, but are there any shrimp species you know of that puffers would likely avoid? I’d love to have a small cleanup crew to clean ant food scraps and to add some vibrancy to the tank.)
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Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
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Re: Stocking a 15 gallon tank
Shrimp are pufferfood.
There is an article on the S Congo on that site I linked you to. I don't think a fish that likes to swim a lot would be happy in a 15g.
There is an article on the S Congo on that site I linked you to. I don't think a fish that likes to swim a lot would be happy in a 15g.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"