The Puffer Forum

Hey everybody, I just joined and Im interested in getting a puffer fish! It would be a fresh water one forsure but really that is all I have. As of pets I own 2 turtles, a goldfish, 2 mollies, guppies and over 20 baby guppies. Now a tank availiable is a 4 gallon tank that had a filter in built it. Im hopeing I could use this for a puffer but i could always upgrade. Well thats about all I have if anyone could send me some articles for getting started or anything that would be great thanks!

The 4 gallon be great to breed snails in. No puffer for that tiny of a tank though.

minimum tank for a puffer would be a 5gallon for 1(one) dwarf puffer.

But as stated would be a great snail breeding tank, then get a 10g and get 2 Dp's

you could take a look at:
ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/

to see the different basic care requirements

As it was said above none of them can be in a four gallon, but it would be great for snails.

A lot of freshwater puffers need at least 20 gallons for just one. But you can get a 5 gallon for one dwarf puffer. However, remember bigger is always better and puffers need extra filtration.

I say give the link, that J-P posted a look and decide on a puffer you like/want and research it =]

Best of luck and have fun with whatever you decide on.

Thanks guys! Ill check out the link and look into which one I like the best