PTTM Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I would like to introduce a puffer into a community Tank, I am currently have a red tail shark, an ID shark, a pleco, and a five neon tetras. The tank is 50 gal. I am looking at either a figure 8, amazon or dawrf puffer. Is there any chance it will work out? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Figure 8 is low brackish fish...so no. SA puffer (amazon) will be fine in there, however, they can chase and nip your other fish. Depends on their personality. Also, SA puffs requires manual dentistry...their beaks seems to grow the fastest and needs to be trimmed every few months. Snails and hard-shelled fish will slow the growth a bit...I feed my NLS and it seems to help a little...but i can see that the beaks are growing a bit every month. Dwarf puffers are tiny and notorious fin nippers. They grow to a max of one inch...fun little guys. Just make sure you have lots of cover and break their line of sight to reduce aggression. Males, in my experience are a bit more aggressive. Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureNut Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I have a dwarf puffer in a 33g with emperors, swordtails and ottos and all is well. Only thing we ever see is the big emperor chasing the puffer, but we made sure there's lots of hidey spots in the tank and the puffer ducks into one and it's all over. I see them out happily together as well. I can't imagine not having a puffer again... addictive little critters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Each puff will have their own personality. I have a pair of dwarves with my EBJD, platies, and apistos. They get along really well...except for the platies...they are slower so they get nipped by the dwarves. They follow each other around EXCEPT during feeding where all puff is for itself...LOL. Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTTM Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Would it be possible to put a cobalt blue crawfish in with a figure 8 puffer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Nope...they eat crustaceans in the wild! Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTTM Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Ha ya true enogh, it just seem like a crawfish would be too big for him to eat.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Remember, crawfish are also highly predatory especially at night when other fish sleeps. I have found this the hard way in the past with smaller dwarf puffers. Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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