The Puffer Forum

Hi,
I have a 110 gal tank that has 5 silver tipped sharks (cat sharks) and 3 GSP's I have brought the tank from fresh to salt at about 1ppt per day. It took a few months but I arrived a full salt a couple of weeks ago with no deaths.
Now that I am at salt I have a few questions.
1) What are some other fish I could add that the puffers will not kill?

2) I wanted to add a porcupine puffer to start with will they get along?

3) I want to add live rock because in a few years I could convert to a reef tank and I want to add the live rock according to my budget?

I ask this because I know that the puffers Love to bite things like my hands, the sharks fins, the air line to my protein skimmer my thermo wire, and they even took a nip from my nieces finger although how she got her hands in the tank I haven't a clue.

I wouldn't put anything else in with a GSP. You could put a porc in the 110.
I wouldn't try a reef with any puffers either.


Kim

It sounds like your tank is already fully stocked.

No puffers and reef don't mix. Puffers will be moved before it becomes a reef.
Sharks are only about 1.5-3 inches and are not permanent residents.

The "rule" for saltwater -- and, I agree, inch-per-gallon rules are useless, but still -- is 1" of fish per five gallons. You're already over that. While you could probably get away with more fish (compatibility issues aside), you might want to think carefully (and leaving the tank to mature for a while first) before doing so.

guess its time for the porc guy to wade in. hehe

Ive kept gsps and a porc together for a short time and i can tell you theses things

1. its not worth it to add Lr that is nice to a gsp system they will generally pick it rather clean.

2. porc and gsps do not mix. the porc gets an easy 18" + and those gsps get 6-7"

3. entirely different temperaments and feeding habits etc. they just don't work well period.

I did it due to a tank issue and because i was growing both up for clients. no actual damage or fighting occur ed but it was obvious that it would have happened sometime soon as the two were marking out territory.

I keep my porc in with various inverts. as long as they are not shrimp it is all fine.
sea cucumbers
scallops
hermit crabs
sea hare
nudibranchs
etc
etc