The Puffer Forum

hey i have a 72 gallon bow front tank, i dont know much about puffers but i want one, preferably one that would thrive in freshwater, and i would also like a couple. any ideas and info would be great! thank you!

Welcome to the Forum!!


With a 72 Gallon and freshwater I think a nice school of South American Puffers would be nice. The do require heavy dentistry though. I.e. you will have to trim their teeth on occasion.

Look over our Pufferpedia & Library for ideas & info on care of different species. Both are found under the Learn tab, above.

is there any of the larger aggressive puffers that could permanetly fit in a 72 gallon?

One problem you're going to come against is that if you want an aggressive puffer, you won't be able to have 2 in your tank because they will kill one another.

I would take PufferPunk's suggestion and look at all the different posibilities available in the PufferPedia and see which puffers you are interested in, and go from there. Each puffer biopic tells what size tank they need too.

Hey schismy007
This is way off topic, but in your signature the fish on the left side is that a mud skipper?
My bf and I were watching a documentary on discovery channel about fishies last night, and one of them was in it. lol

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