Figure 8 puffers

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chubsmcduff
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Figure 8 puffers

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I have been cycling my fish tank and growing plants in it for a while, it's 75 litres and I was going to get some pea puffers in it, however when I went to a maidenhead aquatics they said i could put figure 8 puffers in there instead and told me they would be fine in a freshwater 75 litre tank, however when I got home I did more research on them and many people are saying you need a lot more room per puffer, should i take them back and get the pea puffers instead or will they be ok in my tank?

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Re: Figure 8 puffers

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WOW, I would have thought Maidenhead would offer better advice than that! If you want those plants to live, you'd be much better with FW DPs.

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Re: Figure 8 puffers

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Thanks so much, i think im gonna get maybe 5 or 6 of the dwarf puffers instead, think that'd be ok?
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Re: Figure 8 puffers

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Did you read that article? They prefer to be in groups of 6 or more.
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Re: Figure 8 puffers

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I’m not sure if this is the best place to ask this but I was wondering if I wanted to get some figure 8 puffers what would be the best substrate, decorations and stuff like that. I have 3 GSPs and a Northern Puffer and I typically just find them a clam in the Northern Puffers tank, crack it open, and then feed it to them on the shell. I was planning on doing that again but would it be better to feed them snails? If yes how would I breed them/which ones would I get. Lastly I was wondering about tankmates. Do they prefer a community tank or species only. I saw that Bumblebee Goby’s are good tankmates with them what else would be good with them if it is better with a community tank?
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C valentini
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Re: Figure 8 puffers

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Please start a new thread in this forum.
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