The Puffer Forum

Hi

I have a freshwater aquarium that I am going to covert into a brackish setup. The fish I am interested in is the green spotted puffer. Would I get away with keeping 2 of them in a forty with weekly 50% water changes? Is there any plants that go well in brackish, is there a good kind of setup for these puffers?

P.S- found some of these puffers at local pet store. There colour is milkey white and they have barley any green on them. Is this alright, are they healthy? (They are very active)

Thanks for your help

You could fit one in a 40gal but definitely not two. I think they're more social with us when they're alone as well. There aren't any plants that would do well in the high brackish conditions that GSPs require. Many people go full marine with them and if you do I believe you could look into some macroalgaes.

Can you get some pictures of the ones at the store?

40g is perfect for a single GSP!
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I'd do 50% weekly water changes with just one in there.

I agree--at it's 6" adult size or until you got it in SW, with live rock & a skimmer.

thanks for the help,

And I could get some photos of the green spotted puffers at the pet store tomorrow or the next day.
How should I do water changes

See the BW mixing article stickied in this forum.

thanks for the help,

And I could get some photos of the green spotted puffers at the pet store tomorrow or the next day.

A couple quick questions,
Would I be able to keep a few bumble bee gobys with the puffer?
How should I do water changes in a brackish tank?

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Look up.

My GSPs ate BBGs.

+1 to PPs comments on the BBGs - plus they do not like full SW. They are better with F-8s in very light BW.

All but 1 BBG came up missing in my F8 tank too.