The Puffer Forum

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.

thanks james.

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.

That tank is ok (I believe it is 120g). Sumps are always helpful to dilute the wastes.

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...

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