FrogFrenzy
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I have a 20 gallon long freshwater tank and I wanted to get a pufferfish(es) in it. Any suggestions or ideas on what kind I can put in a 20 gallon freshwater?
Look up dwarf puffers! They're tiny but really cool. I think they might be the only true freshwater puffers but don't quote me! There are also small ones like green spotted and figure 8s but I'm pretty sure their brackish if not full salt water. I like you're idea of them though, puffers are such interesting little guys.
Green spotted will outgrow a 20 gallon
ok hope you find useful information. And thanks for the previous infoI'm actually going to stay tuned on your thread. I want to add some dwarf puffers to a 20 gal long but deff need more info. So if you don't mind I'm going to pop in and see how things are looking out
ok thanks for all the useful information! Are there any kinds of puffers that get bigger that I can house in a 20? And can I just have a goldfish bowl of snails and how do I get them to reproduce? And how often do they need to eat live foods like snails?Although i don't have a dwarf puffer (also called Indian Dwarf Puffers) tank myself, I've been very interested in getting one in the 10-20g range. This is some of what my advice would be: Firstly, don't keep them in a community aquarium, although you may have a chance with 1-2 ottos or a few females in the community. I've actually witnessed them (wasn't sure which gender) nipping at cherry barbs in a Petco, and that was in the 30 seconds i was watching them. So pretty much, keep it a species specific tank. Also, I would only do one or two males in a twenty, as they can be very territorial/aggressive towards each other. Even though they reach about .75-1.0 inch at max, it is recommended to keep it to about 1 for every three gallons, so that means 7 maybe 8 in a 20. Also I highly recommend setting up a snail farm ( can be just a few gal.) of either MTS (Malaysian trumpet snail) or ramshorns, as snails are must for these. The MTS and ramshorns are recommended because the reproduce very fast ($5-$10 for 50-100 MTS). Also, it is hilarious to watch the puffers eat snails (just Youtube it). Another food would be blood or black worms, and some can be trained onto flake. Finally, DO NOT make this a brackish tank, as these are %100 freshwater, despite what a few places will tell you. They are freshwater. Hope This helps!!
Look up dwarf puffers! They're tiny but really cool. I think they might be the only true freshwater puffers but don't quote me!
There are also small ones like green spotted and figure 8s but I'm pretty sure their brackish if not full salt water.
I like you're idea of them though, puffers are such interesting little guys.