Hi all, I have a newbie q's which may sound stupid.
Can Colomesus asellus be housed with dwarf puffers since they are both FW?
newbie q's re Colomesus asellus
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Myaj
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Re: newbie q's re Colomesus asellus
Yes, but make sure you give them plenty of room and a lot of decor (plants especially, live preferred) because the dwarves are little hunters that might harass a SAP and SAP's are extremely hyperactive and need a lot of room to swim.
Re: newbie q's re Colomesus asellus
Thanks Myaj so my q's doesn't sound as stupid as I thought. :pMyaj wrote:Yes, but make sure you give them plenty of room and a lot of decor (plants especially, live preferred) because the dwarves are little hunters that might harass a SAP and SAP's are extremely hyperactive and need a lot of room to swim.
How big of the size of tank will I need if I'm keeping say a pair of each? or 1 SAP and few DP?
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Re: newbie q's re Colomesus asellus
Figure 3-5 gallons per dwarf puffer (and they do best kept in ratios of 2 females to one male).
For the SAP's, its a bit more tricky.. they are actually one of the only puffers that prefer to school, so they do best when kept in groups. Minimum tank size to handle the bio load of ONE SAP is around 10-15 gallons, but they need a tank with a big footprint (width vs length) to give them a lot of swimming room... Ideally I wouldn't want to see a SAP in a tank less than 3 feet long, just because they are so active.
For the SAP's, its a bit more tricky.. they are actually one of the only puffers that prefer to school, so they do best when kept in groups. Minimum tank size to handle the bio load of ONE SAP is around 10-15 gallons, but they need a tank with a big footprint (width vs length) to give them a lot of swimming room... Ideally I wouldn't want to see a SAP in a tank less than 3 feet long, just because they are so active.