NILE PUFFER QUESTION

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NILE PUFFER QUESTION

Post by guesty1982 »

hi everyone, will a 4x2x2 tank be big enough fo a nile puffer? also is it better to have an external filter or to use a sump for the filteration as the tank i may be getting will have one being an ex marine tank.

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Re: NILE PUFFER QUESTION

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First of all, welcome to the forum!

According to the PufferPedia, your fahaka will need at least 120 gallons. Keep in mind that this is a minimum, not the optimum. If I were going to give a home to a fahaka, I'd try to have a 300 gallon tank for it, at least. I know that's big, but it's not about what's convenient for us, it's about what is good for our fish - and if we can't house them properly, it's best to choose a smaller puffer. Do you have an outdoor swimming pool you can convert? ;)

Sumps are great, and definitely the way to go for large tanks. If one comes with the tank you may be getting, that would be wondeful.
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Re: NILE PUFFER QUESTION

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That tank is ok (I believe it is 120g). Sumps are always helpful to dilute the wastes.
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I wish I could do something like that, that'de be awesome to have a pufferfish in a pool or some HUGE tank that looked like an ocean lol...
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Post by LilGreenPuffer »

It's 119.69 gallons. I'd call that close enough. :)
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