Dwarf Puffer

[spAcE mOnkEy]

I wanted to get some white cheek gobies for my 5 1/2 gallon tank, but i cant find them anywhere! I am giving up on them and i was wondering if i could get a dwarf puffer. the 5 1/2 gal tank is sand, has a flower pot hiding spot, and there is some other little spots in the tank where he/she could go. The filtration is what i wasnt sure about, Its a sponge filter, and since dwarf puffers are messy with food, im not sure if it would be enough filtration. But, if i did get more filtration, there would be a strong current that would probably disturb the puffer. Is this tank the right size? Do i need plants? Is the filtration good?
i also would like to know if i NEED snails for the puffers to grind their beaks down. Could they eat shrimp instead or something? I have some frozen krill, and ill probably get shrimp from a near by grocery store. Would the puffer eat crickets? i have lots of extra crickets because i just got a leopard gecko

 

[Pufferpunk]

Yes to most of your questions. I'd get a Aquaclear Mini for that tank though. Make sure the sand isn't deeper than 1/2-1". They love lots of live/plastic plants, to investigate. Make sure the food you feed them isn't larger than them, LOL. Small crickets would be fine.

 

[Gimli]

dwarf puffers like planted tanks and lots of hiding spaces.

 

[Gimli]

dwarf puffers also like live river shrimp and anything like that although there is a chance it may leave something as big as a river shrimp. But yes they probably do need some small snails at least every month or two.