da_Fishylover Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I'm starting a pea puffer tank and I was wondering what other fish I put in there. The tank is a 20 gallon high and I was thinking of adding some dither fish like Celestial pearl danios or ember tetras or maybe even harlequin rasboras. I was also thinking of adding some julii corydoras or maybe panda corydoras. Or maybe some other fish completely. Let me know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeg Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) In my opinion, nothing. Every time I have had a pea puffer, they have just wreaked havoc on anybody and anything else in there. Thats the main reason why I won't be keeping them again anytime soon. I think your best shot would be something super fast, mobile, and short finned such as tetras. Some people have had luck with keeping them in a community tank, but personally havent seen this happen 😕 Edited May 21, 2022 by Keeg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) I agree with @Keeg. If you're going to have peas, especially in a smaller tank like the 20, it's best for all involved to keep the peas by themselves. They're called murder beans for a reason. Do a search on this forum and you'll get tons of great advice about them, how to keep them and what to feed them. There is a lot of information out there on the internet, but a lot of it can be misleading. I wish I had consulted the group before I got mine so I could avoid the mistakes I made when I got mine. They're living a happy life, but I would've done a few things differently. This might be helpful: Edited May 21, 2022 by Jennifer V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 All good advice, generally speaking. That post really helped me understand what I was getting into. I'd add two things that are particular to me and my pea puffer. Your experience will be different but I think it's good to know at least. 1. She's very docile for a pea puffer. I've added 5 ember tetras with no trouble at all. Cherry shrimp too, but the puffer takes out the shrimplets. Full sized, she won't pester them at all. I added Platy's for a week but they stressed her out so they went bye bye. 2. She's a finicky eater. It's live or nothing. Snails and baby brine shrimp are all I can get her to munch on. Frozen blood worms or brine shrimp were a frustrating no go. It's taken much more work to keep live food at the ready for her than I anticipated. I'm tired of my snail tank but my kid still loves her puffer and dang they are engaging and adorable little buggers. I'd say make sure you know what a thin puffer looks like to ensure yours aren't malnourished. I was worried about mine early on, turns out she's doing great but I couldn't tell since they look so different from other fish I've kept. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_Fishylover Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 Thanks @Chadfor the advice. I have a little pest snail colony growing in my 55 gallon tank so that I can give them to the puffers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 On 5/22/2022 at 10:46 AM, da_Fishylover said: Thanks @Chadfor the advice. I have a little pest snail colony growing in my 55 gallon tank so that I can give them to the puffers. Ah, good move. Enjoy and good luck, they're harder work than my tetras but I'm glad we have one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) I love my pea puffers, They each have their own tank, and share with Neocaridina, Amano, Nerite and snack snails. They have just discovered that shrimplets are food, so they hunt accordingly. Edited May 22, 2022 by eatyourpeas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 @Odd Duck had some great posts on keeping Pea Puffers in community tanks. I wish I had linked to some of them at the time of posting! The search function allows you to sort by author. I recommend going through past posts, including the one linked above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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