Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
Does anyone have experience with keeping a green spotted puffer with a figure 8 puffer?
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PolishPuff
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
Welcome
Sorry but they can not live together.
F8 are Brackish Water and GSP are Salt Water Puffers.
Different SG will always separate these two
Sorry but they can not live together.
F8 are Brackish Water and GSP are Salt Water Puffers.
Different SG will always separate these two
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Pufferpunk
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
Never mind the fact that the GSP grows 3-4x the mass & much more times the aggression.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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El Scorpio
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
Yup. If the increased salinity doesn't shorten the F8's life span, the larger GSP's short temperment and sharp little beak most definately will.
Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
Then how's about Green Spotted Puffer and bumblebee gobies? Does anyone have experience with these two?
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greenspottedlover
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
Bumblebees are brackish so no.Duncan wrote:Then how's about Green Spotted Puffer and bumblebee gobies? Does anyone have experience with these two?
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RTR
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
I would sort of expect the GSPs to eat the gobies, or at least harass them.
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greenspottedlover
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
In a large enough tank I would say(from what I've seen) that mollies large enough to not be eaten are ok tankmates for a GSP, but no tankmates is even better.
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Pufferpunk
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
HUH???greenspottedlover wrote:Bumblebees are brackish so no.Duncan wrote:Then how's about Green Spotted Puffer and bumblebee gobies? Does anyone have experience with these two?
GSPs ate my mollies overnight.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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greenspottedlover
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
Mine left the females alone, but ate my less than an inch male(they were growth stunted due to improper care by former owner). Like I said no tankmates is best with GSPs.Pufferpunk wrote:HUH???greenspottedlover wrote:Bumblebees are brackish so no.Duncan wrote:Then how's about Green Spotted Puffer and bumblebee gobies? Does anyone have experience with these two?
GSPs ate my mollies overnight.
Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
Thanks for your help guys, really appreciate it!
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
Your future puffers will too. 
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
you CAN try a figure 8 with bumblebee gobies though. people have success with that.Duncan wrote:Then how's about Green Spotted Puffer and bumblebee gobies? Does anyone have experience with these two?
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
Yes, some have but not me. My F8s ate all but 1 of the BBGs.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Figure 8 puffer and GSP live tohether?
My f8's live with bbg's and a knight goby with no problems.