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hey guys,

one of my F8's is displaying slight nips to its rear fins...
it's a species tank, I didn't think F8's would nip each other...

am i wrong?

I think that most if not all puffers will nip each other in the right circumstances. They're nippy fish.

Flutter wrote:I think that most if not all puffers will nip each other in the right circumstances. They're nippy fish.

aahhh. ok. thanks for that. WIll they nip more if they're hungry?

it may be partially due to the tank size vs population
from your other thread: "The tank is 160 litres - which in gallons is about 36."

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eieio wrote:it may be partially due to the tank size vs population
from your other thread: "The tank is 160 litres - which in gallons is about 36."

library/puffers-in-focus/fig8/

yes i think you're right, the guy at the store said it would be fine.
I suspect not.

hmm....

If fighting for space/territory, even F8s will nip. Be sure your tank is heavily decorated with lots of broken lines of sight with taller decor.

Pufferpunk wrote:If fighting for space/territory, even F8s will nip. Be sure your tank is heavily decorated with lots of broken lines of sight with taller decor.

good advice. thanks. I'll get more decor on the weekend. i have some plants that will grow very tall in the long term but i need a short term fix for thier sake.

I doubt live plants will fair well in BW. Go with plastic or silk.

You need to really think about re-homing 1 of your puffers. Maybe the nippy one?

Pufferpunk wrote:I doubt live plants will fair well in BW. Go with plastic or silk.

You need to really think about re-homing 1 of your puffers. Maybe the nippy one?

yeah, i may see ifthe shop will take it back, but I don't want to cause it more stress than necessary... no one i know is able to
keep a freshwater tank without my help, let alone a brackish..

I think it's best for the other 3.

Pufferpunk wrote:I think it's best for the other 3.

ok,we've another tank which is about 50-60 litres, If i set that up over the ext few days as a brackish tank (no fish currently occupy this one) would thatbe acceptable for the nippy puffa?

it'd be a bit of work, but naturally it's worth it,

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What are the measurements/dimensions.

JRC3 wrote:^
What are the measurements/dimensions.

45cm high 80 75cm long 50cm wide

Are you sure about those dimensions? That would give you a tank that holds about 169L so it would probably be a 40gal tank.

If those are the dimensions then you could probably put in 2 of them.

18"H x 30"L x 20"W = 47G

*edit*
Are we talking about the main tank or the other tank for the nippy F8?