Fg8 Puffers

[Ben Harper]

I have got a 60 litre tank which i have added 2 FG8 Puffers, was just wondering what (if anything) makes good tank mates for them? The tank is fresh water and is quite heavly planted.

 

[Trollfest]

Don't FG8's need brackish water?

 

[Ben Harper]

That is what i was lead to believe, but my lfs shop said that these puffers had only every been kept in fresh water.... They seem very happy in the fresh water tank, they are eating well..

 

[Trollfest]

Oh good! I really want some dwarf puffers but I'm not allowed another tank I'm very jealous!

 

[jennybugs]

Just to quote Neale Monks here...

Figure-8 puffers should be kept in brackish water. Whether or not you are "willing" to keep them in freshwater is hardly a moral justification for keeping this species in conditions that will stress it, and likely make it sick.

You'll be wanting to get some marine reef salt to add to the water and a hydrometer to test the water and get it to a salinity of 1.003-1.005sg. They can take fluctuating salinity so it doesn't need to be spot on all the time, in fact I fluctuate mine on purpose with each water change as they live in estuarine areas that can be prone to fluctuations in salinity in the wild from fresh to brackish.

Neale's book is a very good buy if you're interested in these puffers and how to keep them so they maintain a good level of health and vitality in captivity

I would also say that 2 F8s in a 60L tank is stocked to the brim and hasn't got free space for adding more fish.

 

[Ben Harper]

Just to quote Neale Monks here...

Figure-8 puffers should be kept in brackish water. Whether or not you are "willing" to keep them in freshwater is hardly a moral justification for keeping this species in conditions that will stress it, and likely make it sick.

You'll be wanting to get some marine reef salt to add to the water and a hydrometer to test the water and get it to a salinity of 1.003-1.005sg. They can take fluctuating salinity so it doesn't need to be spot on all the time, in fact I fluctuate mine on purpose with each water change as they live in estuarine areas that can be prone to fluctuations in salinity in the wild from fresh to brackish.

Neale's book is a very good buy if you're interested in these puffers and how to keep them so they maintain a good level of health and vitality in captivity

I would also say that 2 F8s in a 60L tank is stocked to the brim and hasn't got free space for adding more fish.

I have got a 100litre tank spare which i could add them too, but small puffers in a 3 foot tank will look lost.... So in a bigger tank would there be any other fish i could add? I know cat sharks are brackish fish, would they live with my puffers?

 

[jennybugs]

I have got a 100litre tank spare which i could add them too, but small puffers in a 3 foot tank will look lost.... So in a bigger tank would there be any other fish i could add? I know cat sharks are brackish fish, would they live with my puffers?

I have a pair of F8s and 9 bumblebee gobies in a metre long 130L tank and they sure as anything don't look lost!

 

[MrNiceGuy]

I have got a 60 litre tank which i have added 2 FG8 Puffers, was just wondering what (if anything) makes good tank mates for them? The tank is fresh water and is quite heavly planted.

ben harper? i know you got the money, you should treat yourself to somethin bigger than 60 litres

 

[jennybugs]

Ooooh what are those plants? Are they those silk ones that are advertised as vivarium plants? I want some.

That's them...the big ones. I got mine at Pets @ Home

 

[Ben Harper]

I have got a 60 litre tank which i have added 2 FG8 Puffers, was just wondering what (if anything) makes good tank mates for them? The tank is fresh water and is quite heavly planted.

ben harper? i know you got the money, you should treat yourself to somethin bigger than 60 litres

In case you did not read post, i have said that i have a 100 litre tank for them if people believe that would be better for them...... I have got a nice big 550 litre tank but i dont know if they would be ok with the fish already in there..... If i put them in the bigger tank could i add any other fish with them or would it be ok to add another couple of fg8?