Fw Puffers

[Sliceofbeef]

Hellooooo,

I would like a puffer, and decided upon a dwarf puffer for a 4 Gallons / 17 Litre tank (by itself) But then I noticed there are a lot more: [URL="http/www.fishforums.net/content/Oddballs...ers-The-Basics/"]http/www.fishforums.net/content/Oddballs...ers-The-Basics/[/URL]

Would either the Red-eye Puffer, the Red-eye red-tailed puffer, or the Leopard Puffer be able to fit in the tank?

Thanks for any help

Regards

George

 

[Fella]

Take a look at the pinned topic

 

[DarkEntity]

Hellooooo,

I would like a puffer, and decided upon a dwarf puffer for a 3 Gallons / 13 Litre tank (by itself) But then I noticed there are a lot more: [URL="http/www.fishforums.net/content/Oddballs...ers-The-Basics/"]http/www.fishforums.net/content/Oddballs...ers-The-Basics/[/URL]

Would either the Red-eye Puffer, the Red-eye red-tailed puffer, or the Leopard Puffer be able to fit in the tank?

Thanks for any help

Regards

George

in short...No

 

[Sliceofbeef]

What about Figure 8 Puffers? They only grow to 2.5 inches.

Thanks for the reply though, even thought it wasn't what I wanted to hear

 

[Snooks1!]

Too big for a 3 gal tank.


If you plan on keeping a puffer you need to up your tank size and filtration.

 

[Sliceofbeef]

What about a tank that's 4 Gallons / 17 Litres?

 

[Snooks1!]

I don't think there are any puffers that can be kept in anything less than 5 gal.

Dwarf puffers could probably be kept in a 4 gal, but you will need maximum filtration, and need to keep up on water quality & changes. They are also very inquisitive and intelligent fish, so you'll need a tank that has lots for them to interact with; also, they do better in tanks with plenty of places to hide. A bare tank, although good for viewing the fish, will only cause the puffer to be stressed.

As fella said, read the pinned topics at the top of the page.

 

[DarkEntity]

What about Figure 8 Puffers? They only grow to 2.5 inches.

Thanks for the reply though, even thought it wasn't what I wanted to hear

Fig8's hit more like 4"

 

[Sliceofbeef]

Hmm, I want a puffer that's slightly bigger than a dwarf, but smaller than 4" what about a Red-Eye Puffer?

 

[DarkEntity]

In 4 gallons....No

 

[geo7x]

Honestly, no other puffer other than a dwarf puffer will fit in your 4 gallon.

Puffers are extremely messy fish and 4 gallons is the bare minimum for a dwarf anyway. If you're not keen on fish that make the tank look empty then puffers aren't for you.

So apart from dwarfs there is no point in asking about any other puffer because the answer will be no