figure eight puffer

[nitrous]

today i bought a small puffer fish that is about 1.5-2 inches long and i have it in my 5 gallon tank with 2 other small fish i think tetras is that a good idea
i do also have my 20 gallon tank with 2 african chiclids in it, the puffer and the chidlids are roughly the same size, should i keep the puffer in the 5 gallon or put him into the 20 gallon with the chiclids?

 

[Guest]

i think that puffers are supposed to be species only. If you wan't to keep him in the 5 gallon, then i would return the tetras.. and you will want to get some snails in that 5 gallon for him to much on. Also depending on what kind of puffer they may need brackish and eventually marine water.

Puffers are always recommended SPECIES ONLY.

 

[rich311k]

He should not be in with any of them. Puffers are very aggresive and nippy fish. They should in a species only tank.

 

[nitrous]

alright well ya i just had the tetras in there to get the tank goin now that it went frm cloudy to clear

 

[greenmaji]

please do a search for figure 8 puffers and do some reaserch.. there is much more to keeping this fish then you reilize from the sounds of it..

 

[vero]

I agree with greenmaji.

DO some research on the puffer. They get bigger (up to 3inches oaccording to liveaqiaria.com), too big for a 5gal tank (recommended is a 30gal!). Also, they are brackish... need salt in the water.

 

[Hrafnkel]

A 10 gallon is the minimum for one F8, and they're brackish fish (low end, so an easy one to keep as far as salt goes).