Mbu with dwarf puffers

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NJD
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Mbu with dwarf puffers

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Hi all

Firstly, I don't currently have a mbu, I am planning my dream puffer tank that I Hope to get in the next year.

From my research it seems most people agree that a mbu can be kept with tankmates, ideally smaller ones.

How about with dwarf puffers? I am picturing a 1000gal with 100 dwafs and a mbu

It sounds awesome but I'm sure there is something I've not thought of...

Thanks
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Re: Mbu with dwarf puffers

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sounds like a potential slaughter to me
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That's a very interesting question. Mbus are gentle giants & can be housed with fish much smaller than themselves. I might consider the DPs picking at the mbu though. Imagine keeping that lovely fish with 100 tiny piranhas.
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Hi I did think that, but surely do to the size difference the dwarfs wouldnt take on the mbu?
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Re: Mbu with dwarf puffers

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They don't care, just as a piranha wouldn't. They'd just keep pecking at it's fins. I've heard of DPs taking "fin-rides" on fish 10x their size!
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Re: Mbu with dwarf puffers

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The best comparison for this is a human, naked in the woods during mosquito season.
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