The Puffer Forum

what size is good enough to house a full grown Fahaka puffer? is an 80 Gallon good enough just for a Fahaka puffer itself? where can i buy Fahaka puffer here in Cali? or online? Thank you

125g tank, preferably with a width of 2ft to accomodate him if he reaches around 18".

if you put him in a tank to small he will be stunted. I would go with as big a tank as you can afford and have room for. And remember to double your filtration, these are messy fish.

A 125 is the minimum I would recommend, larger if you can. Haven't you already had fahakas? If so, what happened to them?

I have had kept couple of fahaka puffer in the past, but then i have to sell my tank and gave up my hobbies cause i'm going to college and need some $$$ for textbook, but now i'm all settle down and want to go back into keeping a fahaka puffer again. I probably going to buy 100 gallon acrylic tank to keep my fahaka. if any of you know where they sell fahaka puffer in cali please let me know thank you.

Just bought a fahaka from pacific reef in fountain valley (3-4 minutes from from the 405 on brookhurst) http://www.reefpacific.com 714 964-8899 Brian is a great guy, very helpful

I kept Fahakas in 120s and 180s and they were fine - both size tanks have 2x2' cross-sections, the smaller 4' long, the larger 6' long.

So a 48x24x25 .. 120 gallon would work for a Fahaka? That makes sense.. As long as he has the 2 foot turnaround.

jnheinz wrote:So a 48x24x25 .. 120 gallon would work for a Fahaka? That makes sense.. As long as he has the 2 foot turnaround.

Yes

Definitely recommend Brian's store, too ... Pacific Reef in Fountain Valley. Bought my 2nd fahaka there a couple of weeks ago. (He brought a couple in for me to choose from.) Nice stock, all healthy & excellent service. Getting my new custom tank from him too ...