RockoB Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Could you provide some more info than just the title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockoB Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 i have a long 40 gallon tank it is a 40 breeder any full freshwater puffers that would work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Are you looking at housing other fish with them or will this be a species only tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockoB Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 species only tank i would like it to e single specimen if it could be so i can get a bigger puffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) 'Bigger' is a relative term, but in the case of this tank your best bet would be species only from the following: Dwarf Puffers/Pea Puffers (you could get a group of them, but they will top out around 1.5" for most) South American Puffers (I wouldn't go more than a school of 5 and that's pushing it in a 40B) Hairy Puffer (would go only with a solo one, not the most active and not always have the stereotypical puffer personality) Target Puffer (there is a handful of species that go by this name, I would only recommend going solo still, a bit more personality since they are not all ambush species) I'm sure there area few more, but I don't have the experience on those in tanks smaller and 75 gallons, so I wouldn't recommend them. Others who have kept them might have better information on them in medium aquaria. I've also not included some of the smaller varieties that are not common. The one I've intentionally left out of the list is the Emerald Puffer AKA Avocado Puffer as IME these guys are nasty and were not great when I needed to get my hand in the tank to clean and do other maintenance. Edited September 19, 2021 by Tihshho 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockoB Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 what about a spotted congo puffer i might be able to get a tank for my living room about a 75 any options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 I don't have direct experience with those as of yet, so I didn't want to recommend them. There are a handful of people on here who have them that hopefully will chime in once they see the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockoB Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 full freshwater puffer wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 If you have the budget I’d go for a Spotted Congo Puffer in a 40 breeder. I’d like one but the $300+ price is a little high. @Keeg is lucky enough to own one. If your budget is a bit lower maybe a Hairy puffer. If you haven’t seen one in person they look super cool. They’re like a little dog when they surf the glass begging for food. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockoB Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 i found a spotted congo online for 150 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 If you're able to get a Congo or another medium sized puffer, be sure to QT it first and monitor it for internal parasites before it goes in the main tank. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeg Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Spotted Congo puffer will do just fine in a 40 g breeder. For 150 I would be skeptical if it were captive bred or wild caught. In either case, I would treat for internal parasites. But beware they are definitely not "friendly" like what most of the internet claims. And they need lots of attention compared to most fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 I have 3 green spotted puffers in a 40 but maintenance and water charges are need more often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 3:07 AM, Brandon p said: I have 3 green spotted puffers in a 40 but maintenance and water charges are need more often Aren't green spotted puffers brackish into marine as they mature? They're looking for full freshwater. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeg Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 7:04 AM, H.K.Luterman said: Aren't green spotted puffers brackish into marine as they mature? They're looking for full freshwater. 🙂 They can be slowly turned over to marine but it's more common practice to keep them in brackish. Definitely not freshwater though. I think he was just trying to say that he keeps 3 puffers with the same approximate size in a 40, so that he could get more. I believe Dean's Fishroom keeps 3 spotted Congo's in a 40 as well, but I find that a single one thrives just as well in a 40 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) @Keeg, how big is your CSP? Would you go any lower than a 40 for a single? Edited September 20, 2021 by Patrick_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeg Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 9:48 AM, Patrick_G said: @Keeg, how big is your CSP? Would you go any lower than a 40 for a single? Currently he's like 4 and a half ish inches. I got him as a juvenile and kept him in a 20 tall for about 2 years, until he started wanting more space. So that's why he's in a 40 now. I wouldn't recommend keeping a single one in anything smaller because it was pretty stressful for him to be moved to a whole new set up. It can definitely be done short term, but eventually they'll need more room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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