GSP Tank Mates

[adamsmx34]

What are good tank mates for a GSP in full marine conditions? The salinity is 1.024

[Arny]

You could get a ceylon

[bertie 83]

Depends on tank size and a million other factors. Give us a full rundown of the tank in question

[RTR]

Most puffers are best off as singletons. Some will adapt to con-specifics if all are young enough when added to the tank (size of both the fish and the tank really, really matters, as does the set-up itself). Don't try to add young fish to mature fish.

[Pufferpunk]

Tank size? Why is the SG so high, are there corals in the tank?

[adamsmx34]

I am purchasing a 75gallon tank tonight. The salinity was high because I did a recent water change and I'm looking at adding a coral. I'm undecided on that part though. Once I move them into my 75gallon I'm hopping to keep the salinity around 1.20-1.22. It's fully cycled. The tank I'm buying has a sump that does 1500 gallons an hour. The GSP are juvenile. Also have an emerald crab in there until they eat him, which will be a while as he much larger then my GSP. I have live rock in the tank as well.

[Pufferpunk]

What fish are in there now?

[adamsmx34]

Domino Damsel Emerald Crab and my GSP

[bertie 83]

Get rid of the damsel if you can, if it's not already it will become a monster! It will terrorise all in its path/tank

[Pufferpunk]

Damsel won't be bad with the puffer, they can hold their own. BUT they are schooling fish, so you could get 2 more of them. I did well with a tomato clown with my GSPs.

[adamsmx34]

Okay, I was thinking about grabbing a clown at first but a lot of things I read say they are pretty passive

[RTR]

Clowns tend to look gentle and can be among the nastiest fish you ever keep. I would not keep even a singleton with GSPs myself in other than a 6x2x2' tank, and I think I would not do it in any case. I consider them fish for species\-only tanks as they make very strong hierarchies.

[Pufferpunk]

Keep in mind, clowns are damselfish. I would not get Perc clowns. I added 2 to my GSP tank & 1 was left in the morning. I added a Maroon clown next & the GSP's tails were shredded to the bone within a day.

[RTR]

The Maroons are right up there on the peak of the horror curve, worse than Ephippiums and Tomatoes. They are so elegant on their own though. Do remember that I got my stainless steel mesh gloves and dry-box gloves to protect me from Clownfish, not puffers... Clown teeth are so fine and sharp - akin to surgical scalpels.

[Stratters]

But Nemo seemed so NICE.

<shattered Disney illusions>