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need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:25 pm
by mike ftw
hello im new to this site.
i would like to do some sort of pufer for a 15 its doesnt really matter much which kind so far i've liked all kinds ive seen. just needs to live comfortable in a 15 for life. also a site that sells puffers would be great.
Re: need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:27 pm
by groovitudedude
Is it a 15 long or a 15 high? For that size tank, you could do 3 Dwarf Puffers if you want, but they are fairly small.
Re: need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:30 pm
by mike ftw
its 24lx12hx12w do you know any online vendors who carry a good selection of puffers?
Re: need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:33 pm
by groovitudedude
I have never ordered fish offline. If I were you, I would check out all of the Local Fish Stores in your area. DPs (Dwarf Puffers) are not that uncommon.
Oh yeah, and Welcome to The Puffer Forum!
Re: need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:43 pm
by mike ftw
i live in utah and have been to most of the fish stores in the state and they suck. 85% of them are full saltwater and the rest are african lol
Re: need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:49 pm
by mike ftw
do think a red eye puffer would work? or a figure 8?
Re: need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:21 pm
by cobra1713
f8 yes
red eye, sort of, i have no personal eperience but i believe the minimum is 20 gallons but if you were to stay on top of water changes it might work in a 15, but i would check with someone who has personal experience with them, i mean idealy its not the best but it isnt torture.
Re: need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:31 pm
by groovitudedude
Your tank is 2 feet long and 1 foot wide and tall. Planted, it could make an interesting tank for a red-eyed. Figure eight puffers aren't completely freshwater, so I would stay away from them unless you are willing to make a brackish tank.
And Cobra, F8s get bigger than Red-eyes

Re: need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:48 pm
by cobra1713
yea but i was going by the pufferpedia about red eyes lol i know a figure 8 would do great in a 15 i just have no expierence in irubescos and the pufferpedia says minimum is 20 so i didnt want to suggest something that was wrong, kinda like the mbu only grows, what 6 inches longer than fahaka but requires a tank almost 10X as large kinda thing.
Re: need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:15 pm
by mike ftw
cool so a red eye would work i really like their looks. i didnt want to do brackish unless i wanted to but i didnt want to do the oscar ina 30 thing either.
Re: need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:54 pm
by Pufferpunk
The term "red-eye" just won't work. There are way too many different species with red eyes. Which species are you refering to?
Re: need some info on puffer for 15 gallon
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:53 am
by Freshy
I would go for 3 or 4 Carinotetraodon travancorius in a densely planted tank.
