Punkyfish
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My 68 litre will soon be available as I'm moving my fish in a 300 litre and I really want to get a figure 8. How many can I get?? And any advice?? Thanx
Punkyfish said:Well it's about 17.5 gallon I think. I'm not sure what to do now? I wana get one but I want it to be happy. I won't b able to get a bigger tank for about 6 months. How quickly do they grow ?
patola_l said:any more than 1 in a 20 gal is definitely too many. I wouldn't recommend putting one in a 15 gallon....they need space. Also, the are low-mid swimmers usually so an extra tall tank is not aways the best for them... When they swim up and down the tank it is called pacing, and it is a sign of boredom. Nearly all fish do it when they are in a small tank.... if i were you, i would wait for a larger tank or think about a different kind of puffer, perhaps a few pea puffers? Figure 8's are also brackish fish, so they need marine salt in their tank. I agree with Homer8....for now the tank will be good enough, as long as it is aquascaped well and they have lots of decor.....but as it reaches adulthood, it will need a larger tank for sure. good luck!
patola_l said:I'm going to have to fully (respectfully) disagree on the 20 gal for a pair. At MOST one figure 8 could be put in a 20 gallon. I am basing this on years of research and that i have kept figure 8's for 3 years myself, and my father for over 20 years. A great website, which has 100% reliable advice and information on it is pufferforum.com, they have encylopedias on all different kinds of puffers which are created by puffer experts that have kept puffers for many many many years. i would put one in a 15 gallon tank... but again that is a minimum. As fish keepers and hobbyists we should attempt to give ALL our fish the best lives we possibly can. And if we all go by the minimums, we are giving our fish a life in which they can't live to their potential.... of course no tank is big enough for wild fish but I myself keep just 1 figure8 in a 40 gallon and he never has paced up and down the glass because he has ample space to live and grow. I would recommend at least 30 gallons if you want to keep a pair of figure 8's