Will this work

thebrick · 12-25-2006, 07:58 AM

While at the LFS I saw a gorgeous 40 gallon tall. Now I know nothing about puffers but my idea was to get 10-12 of the little guys in this tank. I want to plant it semi heavy with live plants (which ones? unsure at the moment)

the puffers I want are the spotted ones. Now all you puffer experts what special things will i need in the tank and what should i consider?

is 10-12 too many for the 40 tall?

thanks in advance.

**TheOldSalt** · 12-25-2006, 08:14 AM

Er... no, this won't work. Not at all.
The puffers do look cute in their little group in the store but once in your tank, they will rip each other to shreds.

Puffer Pita · 12-25-2006, 08:50 AM

Green spotted puffers require a minimum of 30g each, high end brackish to full marine conditions, and become extremely aggressive as they grow up.

thebrick · 12-25-2006, 09:41 AM

booo oh well. guess ill go with my second choice. A few angels. all i know is this 40 is the bomb. Thought puffers would be a neat choice but if not then angels are just as cool.

Sable · 01-02-2007, 07:32 PM

You could do 4 very happy dwarf puffers (or 8 happy dwarf puffers), which like full freshwater conditions, or one or two figure 8 puffers, which require full brackish conditions. Figure 8 puffers have greenish blotches.

12-25-2006, 07:58 AM	#1
thebrick Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 123	Will this work While at the LFS I saw a gorgeous 40 gallon tall. Now I know nothing about puffers but my idea was to get 10-12 of the little guys in this tank. I want to plant it semi heavy with live plants (which ones? unsure at the moment) the puffers I want are the spotted ones. Now all you puffer experts what special things will i need in the tank and what should i consider? is 10-12 too many for the 40 tall? thanks in advance.

12-25-2006, 08:50 AM	#3
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	Green spotted puffers require a minimum of 30g each, high end brackish to full marine conditions, and become extremely aggressive as they grow up. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

01-02-2007, 07:32 PM	#5
Sable Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Massachusetts, USA Age: 19 Posts: 196	You could do 4 very happy dwarf puffers (or 8 happy dwarf puffers), which like full freshwater conditions, or one or two figure 8 puffers, which require full brackish conditions. Figure 8 puffers have greenish blotches. __________________ Sable on 12/25/2006, via cell phone camera. This would be my avatar if the forum would stop giving me an error message!

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12-25-2006, 08:14 AM	#2
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,360	Er... no, this won't work. Not at all. The puffers do look cute in their little group in the store but once in your tank, they will rip each other to shreds.

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thebrick Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 123	booo oh well. guess ill go with my second choice. A few angels. all i know is this 40 is the bomb. Thought puffers would be a neat choice but if not then angels are just as cool.

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