how many green spotted puffers in a 20 gallon?

ThatGUY · 09-22-2007, 06:28 PM

my friend wanted to get green spotted puffers how many in a 20 gal? also how much salt per gallon?

**Scuba Kid** · 09-22-2007, 06:30 PM

None.
A full grown green spotted puffer will require a 30 gallon tank BARE MINIMUM. I'd suggest a 55 gallon. They are also brackish as juveniles and require full marine conditions as adults.
I'd tell your friend to look at some different fish.

fishbone · 09-24-2007, 09:37 PM

He could still go with a puffer, just not the green spotted.
Maybe a dwarf? He'll be a little guy and afaik won't require brackish, they're freshwater.

A decent rule of thumb is 2 leveled tablespoons of marine salt per gallon will give you low-end brackish, somewhere around 1.005 parts per thousand salinity. Just keep in mind it's marine salt, not aquarium salt.

flamingo · 09-24-2007, 09:40 PM

If you want something like a green spotted puffer, try a figure eight.

They're much smaller, thrive in very low Sg, and are very similar to GSP in how they act.

09-22-2007, 06:28 PM	#1
ThatGUY Fishy Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 11	how many green spotted puffers in a 20 gallon? my friend wanted to get green spotted puffers how many in a 20 gal? also how much salt per gallon?

09-22-2007, 06:30 PM	#2
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,221	None. A full grown green spotted puffer will require a 30 gallon tank BARE MINIMUM. I'd suggest a 55 gallon. They are also brackish as juveniles and require full marine conditions as adults. I'd tell your friend to look at some different fish. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

09-24-2007, 09:37 PM	#3
fishbone Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 415	He could still go with a puffer, just not the green spotted. Maybe a dwarf? He'll be a little guy and afaik won't require brackish, they're freshwater. A decent rule of thumb is 2 leveled tablespoons of marine salt per gallon will give you low-end brackish, somewhere around 1.005 parts per thousand salinity. Just keep in mind it's marine salt, not aquarium salt. __________________ My YouTube aquaria videos

09-24-2007, 09:40 PM	#4
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,899	If you want something like a green spotted puffer, try a figure eight. They're much smaller, thrive in very low Sg, and are very similar to GSP in how they act. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

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