The Puffer Forum

I'm planning to get a 55 gallon tank with a porcupine puffer and a toby puffer and a few clowns. Would clams be ok for this tank. i'm also going to have live rock.
are anemones safe from puffers. polyps, sea sponges?

I have another question, would an ehiem 2213 canister filter be good for a 55 gallon tank in addition to a aquaclear 70 filter for mechanical filtration.

what is your experience with ehiem canister filters for salt water?

55 gallons is MUCH too small for that stock list, or for even a Porc on it's own. Just the Toby and the clowns would be great in that tank though.
Any puffer would most likely destroy any clams in the tank. Though I've seen a great reef tank with a Toby before- it depends on the individual fish though. Puffer are notorious for munching on corals.

Those filters won't work for a saltwater tank, you'll need to get a skimmer.
This is what I used on my 55gallon SW tank when I had it set up, it worked great
http://www.amazon.com/AquaC-Protein-Ski ... B001EHB1FQ

You pretty much need a minimum 150g for a porc

I agree 100% with all the info given you above!

thanks, maybe i'm just being to ambitious I don't want to deprive any fish of a rightful home.. but a 55 gallon tank with a toby puffer and some clowns would be pretty sweet.

sounds like a great set up Marcink125. look forward to your progress on it.

i know that a lot of people feed their larger puffers small clams as treats. I give my small puffer some raw clam meat sometimes, so my bet is they'd eat it. could be worth a try though. if it works cool. if not, then your puffer got a snack