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f8 temperment with other f8's
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:34 am
by Dawgz
so its been a while since ive been on the board now, but i had a really really good question to ask....i have a 10 gallon setup with the f8 puffer for a while now, when i bought him he was with other f8's in the tank....my question is....can i add ONE more f8? will my f8 injure him? or will it injure my F8? i cant upgrade to a bigger tank but i think two f8's in a 10 SHOULD be fine since they are really really tinny fish...but anyway, can someone tell me....
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:37 am
by YBeNormal
15G is the minimum recommended tank size for one F8. Two in a 10G would not be a good idea.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:39 am
by Dawgz
omg why did i post this in FW puffer section, my bad...
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:41 am
by YBeNormal
<<Moved to Brackish Puffers>>
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:34 pm
by The Fisherman
yeah, i have 1 F8 in a 10 gal tank, but im upgrading to a 20 long soon. 10 gallons is just too small i think.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:50 pm
by RTR
If you had gotten all three F-8s of the original group, you would have likely had a higher chance of peacefull coexistence. The earlier they are together, the better the chance of success IME. But as is common with puffers, once sexual maturity is reached (~18 months), all bets are off and it is purely individual personalities - you have to fall back on the Ebert technique and remove the offender(s).
How do you think I started all those single-tank F-8 tanks? Most were from separating out incompatables.