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What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:34 am
by FitZ
Hello,
I am trying to start a new tank. I have a 25 gallon (tall) tank. It is going to be very similar to this one
http://www.bcaquaria.com/forum/showthre ... 345&page=4 Does anyone know what types of puffers would be suitable for the tank?
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:43 am
by The Bruce
dwarf puffers, south american puffer, red eye puffer, auriglobus silus/modestus.
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:47 am
by plurmaster
you can put different kind of puffer in that size of tank but puffers would be happier with heavily planted tanks. If you wanna know how many puffer of same species can fit your tank. You can check pufferpedia. It will tell you minium size tank requirement for each puffer.
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:27 am
by FitZ
Is it possible to mix different puffers together?
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:10 am
by riggers
No. To put it simply
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:18 pm
by The Bruce
just dwarf puffers and south american puffers are somewhat compatible
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:40 pm
by riggers
I stand corrected
. But no to everything else
(hopefully, or i will look very stupid)
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:52 am
by FitZ
Will dwarf puffers go with Lampeye Killifish, Otos, and Kuhli Loaches?
What types of fish are compatible with dwarf puffers?
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:53 am
by flash.dan
otos will be fine and loaches shouldnt be a issue. serpae tetras or giant danios will be ok aswell because there constantly moving
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:25 pm
by FitZ
Will they be compatible with Lampeye Killifish?
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:57 pm
by crazedpuffer
I wouldn't trust them wth danio's or tetra's, fast moving fish could stress them out.
Also I wouldn't risk a killi either
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:44 am
by FitZ
crazedpuffer wrote:I wouldn't trust them wth danio's or tetra's, fast moving fish could stress them out.
Also I wouldn't risk a killi either
What would you suggest then?
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:27 pm
by apachepufferman
my serpea tetras do fine with my dwarfs just get a school of them 5 or so. I think in a 25g tank you would want to keep a species only tank with your dwarfs as they are territorial. If you have them in a 50g+ then you would be able to get away with more as there is more area than just their territory.You could probably get away with some form of small algea eater like a siamese algea eater cause they don't have long fins and don't to large for a 25g tank. Honestly you never know with puffers most are aggressive and some are not.
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:28 pm
by FitZ
Im planning on getting a 50 gallon tank with a iwagumi scape...what do you think i should put with dwarf puffers?
Re: What type of Dwarf Puffer will be suitable for my tank?
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:56 am
by Mareva
Like apachepufferman said, you never know with puffers, they can be quite aggressive. Even the dwarf one, or should I say especialy the dwarf ones! It's like they know they are small so they act more aggressive to scare off the other fish!
So besides otos that have been proven to be compatible there's not really "good" tank mates suggestions for puffers... Dwarf puffers are known fin nippers and can really damage a bigger fish...