The Puffer Forum

Hello everyone I am brand new to fish keeping in general. I discovered Puffers while doing research on aggressive fish which was prompted by research on cichlids. The cichlids were my original choice for a first fish but I have since fallen in love with the dwarf puffer fish. As I am around the corner from officially having my tank set up, I decided to take a look again at puffer information and found this forum. I never knew that there were other puffer fish outside of the Dwarf Puffer for freshwater tanks. I am very excited to learn as much as I can from this forum, I know the value that these forums have after being a member of aquascapimg world forums. Get ready for my questions cause they are coming!!!

Ask away!

Hello and welcome to the forum.

We enjoy helping people and welcome your questions. We all learn from each other, so questions are good.

Well the nhere is my first question, could bumble bee gobies be in a 29 gallon tank with dwarf puffers or are they best kept with the figure 8's.

Bumblebee gobies need brackish water, and dwarf puffers are straight freshwater. So your answer is, F8s.

point taken, thanks. its funny cause i knew that but some how completely disregarded that bit of info when i had the idea. lmao

I just got F8s, too. Pretty neat little fish. I don't think I'll put anything in with them, though. Bumblebee gobies are cute, though!

MrCodexx wrote: The cichlids were my original choice for a first fish but I have since fallen in love with the dwarf puffer fish.

Another one bites the dust!

Once a puffer "charms" you... there's no turning back.

WELCOME to the club.

(This is a great place with lots of puffer knowledge to be had!)

So far I've had good luck with the F8, BBG combination...And they happen to also be in a 29g.

~reefchik~ wrote:I just got F8s, too. Pretty neat little fish. I don't think I'll put anything in with them, though. Bumblebee gobies are cute, though!

Did you buy your F8s at Gerber's or Jack's.

I bought the last two BBGs in Dayton about a month ago and haven't seen anymore since. I got them at Jack's but they can't get any more. I talked to Pet Supplies Plus on Stroop and they say they can order BBGs and some more DPs. I bought my DPs there and they were actually in stock at the time.

BeachORama wrote:

MrCodexx wrote: The cichlids were my original choice for a first fish but I have since fallen in love with the dwarf puffer fish.

Another one bites the dust!

Once a puffer "charms" you... there's no turning back.

WELCOME to the club.

(This is a great place with lots of puffer knowledge to be had!)

They are interesting little fish, I cant wait to get my first. Im just in a cash drought. lol I also need a place to set up my tank that can support the weight of the tank. But I think its settled Im going for 2 F8's and 5 Bumblebee Gobies.

I got them at Gerber's. He's got a bunch of puffers in stock now, larger GSPs, Fugus, and Figure 8s. I watched the F8s and GSPs carefully for a long time hoping to spot another species but I think that's what they all are.