The Puffer Forum

I have a well planted 450 litre tank which has 3 young f8's and 10 BBG's. I'd like to add more but don't want to cause problems. What do you advise?

Just want to make sure..is your water brackish?

450 L is about 120 gallons...is that what size tank you have?

How big are your puffers now?

The tank is brakish, around 120 gallons the F8's are around 2" long.

Well, yeah I think you could add some more. I would try to find F8's the same size as the ones you already have. You tank sounds understocked..which is impressive..

Got any pics of the tank..it sounds amazing

If it were me, I'd leave it at 3 F8s and add about 7-10 more BBGs, and add a shoal of 8-10 celebes rainbowfish. Or a few less BBGs and rainbows and add a knight goby or two, and/or maybe a pair of orange chromides.

There are also knight gobies, dragon gobies & a slew of other interesting fish you could add in there.

http://homepage.mac.com/nmonks/Projects ... shfaq.html

Many people report that Knight Gobies eat Bumblebees and anything else that is small enough to fit in their mouths.

I'd also be cautious about adding more BBG's, the rule that I stick with is 1 per 20cm diammeter of tank floor space, maybe one or two more if you have plenty of decor at different heights. The reason that I stick with it because firstly I read it in an Nmonks post and secondly over the course of 1.5 years mine have whittled themselves down from 4 to just 2 and I put this down to territories.

I'd probably try a pair of Orange Chromides in that tank.

I've ordered 3 Orange Chromides, I was advised to get 2 females and 1 male to reduce aggression. I'll see how that goes for now, may add something else later. Thanks for all the help!

Bridget wrote:I've ordered 3 Orange Chromides, I was advised to get 2 females and 1 male to reduce aggression. I'll see how that goes for now, may add something else later. Thanks for all the help!

Keep us posted especially if they breed for you

I hadn't even thought about the chance of them breeding! I'll keep you informed and attempt some pics!