Puffer for a newbie?

[Dragonchild85]

Greetings.

I was orginally going to get a dwarf freshwater puffer, but saw some greenspotted and figure 8 puffers at the lfs today. I have an empty 5 gallon, and DON'T want saltwater fish. I've never done brackish water.

Should I stick with the dwarf, or try the others? What advice can everyone give? I've never had a puffer, and all the information I'm finding seems to contradict each other.

TIA!

 

[richiestang_78]

I would try for the freshwater, and puffers generally need to be fed live food so that will add to the care fo the fish.

 

[Purrbox]

You could keep one, possibly two dwarf freshwater puffers in that 5 Gallon tank. Depending on how big those other puffers get it may not be big enough.

Here's a great source of info on the dwarf puffers.

 

[sir_dudeguy]

i'd stick with the freshwater, because brackish, like salt, you have to watch the salt levels (sg) and in a 5 gallon, it can change fast, which is bad on the fish. Dwarf puffers are also very easy too.

 

[penpitt]

Greenspotted puffers require highend BW/marine conditions and 30 gallons/fish. Figure-8 puffers do best in low-end BW and need 15 gallons/fish.

 

[sir_dudeguy]

oh ya, sorry, i forgot that you put it was only five gallons...they would deffinately need bigger tank.