puffer..

[fishlover07]

are there any puffer you can keep in a 10 gallon tank? doesnt matter if its freshwater or saltwater..

 

[Opcn]

Dwarf puffers are fresh water fish that grow to 1 inch, 3 can fit in a tank

 

[Jason_S]

otherwise you could do a figure 8 which will do best in a low-end brackish or south american/brazilian puffers (colomessus assellus) which are fresh. you could keep a single red eye puffer (Carinotetraodon lorteti).

 

[fishlover07]

thanks

 

[Erised]

I'm gonna go against what they're saying
In a 10G you can keep 2 dwarf puffers if you're lucky, if you pick the wrong 2 chances of 1 harassing the other one/killing the other are quite high.
A 10G is too small for either a South American or a Figure 8, I dont know about the red eye puffer though

Best off sticking with fresh water and keeping a couple of dwarfs I think They're also better for starters than a SA (SA for example will often need its teeth to be trimmed by hand seeing as they grow really fast).

 

[jflowers]

I agree with Erised, 5g per DP, so two would be ok, though you may end up with one anyway. They like a well planted tank and lots of places to explore.

Jon

 

[SirMinion]

I too agree with Erised on this. Two dwarfs maximum.

Although the tank size is big enough to physically hold a Red-Eye or South American, they are such messy fish that it would be very hard to maintain water quality in such a small volume.

Same goes for brackish

Stick to a pair of dwarfs.

 

[mwm]

I think if you planted it and got 2 dwarfs it could be a really cool tank

Not to hijack but i saw a dogface puffer (saltwater) i was wonderin how big they got?

 

[Erised]

About the dogface puffer:
I'm quite sure they get to around 13". You'll need a 100G+ tank for that one =)

 

[LoachLover]

Dwarf Puffers

 

[SirMinion]

I think if you planted it and got 2 dwarfs it could be a really cool tank

Not to hijack but i saw a dogface puffer (saltwater) i was wonderin how big they got?

Depends on which dogface you saw, there are several species and some get over three feet, I understand.

 

[Hoplesswfish]

dwarf puffers are great i have three of them in a 8 gallon tank it is very well planted though I have had no problems but I am not an expert. They are great fish though

 

[fishlover07]

thanks yall. yea i saw a dogfaced puffer yesterday when we went to Birmingham to see my nephew and to go to a fish store. It was sweet.

 

[mwm]

I think if you planted it and got 2 dwarfs it could be a really cool tank

Not to hijack but i saw a dogface puffer (saltwater) i was wonderin how big they got?

Depends on which dogface you saw, there are several species and some get over three feet, I understand.

wow a 3 foot puffer!

 

[Opcn]

hey an mbu gets to be 36" long, even heard reports of them at 40" and they are fresh water