The Puffer Forum

Can you keep two in the same tank? are they freshwater or brackish? how big of a tank would you need to house a 2-3 of these puffer species?

same as most puffers. I have kept around 8 of this species and most of them can be housed together if given plenty of space. However I have had others that just fight all the time.

Rocker, How large a tank do you keep multiples in?

I had 3 suvattii and one palembang in a 5 x 2 x2 tank that lasted a while until I had to remove one of the suvattii for constant fighting. The trio then 2 suvattii and 1 palembang were in there for another year together with no problems (see article in library). I had a problem with the tank and since it was in the garage that now ihas been converted to the office the tank was down graded to a rio 240.
The palembang met with an unfortunate death. He was replaced by two juvenile palembangs for a short while but then moved them to their own 33g. They developed a real bad case of tail rot and I took them back to the shop. The guy offered to let me keep them and medicate them along with two more replacements. The two sick ones died but I still have two in quarantine at the moment as I have been that busy with the suvatti fry.
So as of now the on mutiply tanks I have are around 12 Dp's in 75g
2 suvattii in a 240l
2 very young palembangs in a 33g quaratine.


lol and 14, yes 14 Tetraodon suvattii in a 2.7 UKG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1