question on dwarf puffers.

[guppy_man]

how many dwarf puffers can i have in my 20gal
with a couple of snails and plants.

 

[Fella]

how many dwarf puffers can i have in my 20gal
with a couple of snails and plants.

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Most people say minimum 1 per 5 gallons, but I'd probably be keener to keep 2 in a 20 gallon, mainly because of the massive horror stories you see about how too many puffers in a small space eat everything in sight.

Sir minion is the puffer hero on these forums from what I've gathered in my short tme here

 

[mandi]

If the tank is well-planted, I think 3 would work in a 20-gallon.

This might be a stupid question, but when you say "with a couple of snails" -- are you talking about snails for food, or snails as in apple-snails or something that you want to keep as pets? Snails are a favorite snack of puffers, and I'm sure they'll thank you for the tastey meal!

Actually, before I got my two DPs I read somewhere that they would only eat small snails, but I've been surprised to see them clean out snail shells larger than they are. Quite a meal!

 

[SirMinion]

Puffer hero?
Ha ha ha, thank you

Yeah I'd say three in a 20 gallons. In theory four might work but three is more certain to succeed.

And snails in the tank regardless of size will be killed and eaten.