Arothron Black Dog Face Puffer and Mappa Puffer

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Arothron Black Dog Face Puffer and Mappa Puffer

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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone have had these two puffers in the same tank. I currently have a 180 gal FOWLR and already have a 6" mappa puffer and wanting to get the Arothron Black Dog Face Puffer but wasn't sure if they are compatible??
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
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Re: Arothron Black Dog Face Puffer and Mappa Puffer

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The tank is already way too small for the Mappa. They need at LEAST 250g, but I would put them in something closer to 500g.
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Yep, 250. Don't add anything else in there, and be on the lookout for something bigger.

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It kills me reading about these big tanks and these big puffers. I swear if I ever won the lottery I'd spend it all on fish and tanks.
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I would not add any other puffers/triggerfish/or other big fish. Maybe go with some damsels if your looking for more fish?
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Re: Arothron Black Dog Face Puffer and Mappa Puffer

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I have a Mappa, and "babysat" a friend's dogface for a few months. IME, there isn't such a thing as puffers that don't occasionally nip at each other, but they got along fine for the most part. I'm not really a fan of keeping puffers together though, and always keep only one per tank.
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